Elina Kari, M.D.
Otology & Neurotology Physician · La Jolla, CA
Elina Kari, M.D. is an otology & neurotology physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1780860536, issued on Jan 10, 2008. Check the license (California A116411, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elina Kari
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otology & Neurotology Physician 207YX0901X
- License number
- A116411 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9350 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 857-8590
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130828000923); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 9350 Campus Point Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Elina Kari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A116411Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otology & neurotology physician in 2024
303 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 409 among the 340 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt50 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl39 claims
- Prednisone36 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim28 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide21 claims
- Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid15 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $497.81
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cochlear Americas. The 283 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,757.03 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Otology & Neurotology Physician providers in California
There are 53 otology & neurotology physician records in California.
Other otology & neurotology physician records in California
- Sumit Agrawal, M.D.Stanford, CA1508051301
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- Juan Andrade, MDHuntington Park, CA1740308907
- James Andrews, M.D.Northridge, CA1134143431
- Ben Balough, MDSan Diego, CA1083687594
- Richard Baron, MDStanford, CA1316442791
- Brent Benscoter, MDSacramento, CA1376703454
- Nikolas Blevins, MDStanford, CA1093863169
- Derald Brackmann, MDLos Angeles, CA1508876699
- Hilary Brodie, M.D.Sacramento, CA1407820095
Common questions
What is Elina Kari, M.D.'s NPI number?
Elina Kari, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780860536, issued on Jan 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elina Kari, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9350 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 857-8590. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elina Kari, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A116411, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Elina Kari, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elina Kari, M.D. had 303 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among otology & neurotology physician prescribers was 409. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.