NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Gerard Karlin, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Leawood, KS

Joshua Gerard Karlin, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Leawood, Kansas, and NPI 1730594953, issued on Jun 26, 2014. Check the license (Kansas 0444826, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730594953
Name
Joshua Gerard Karlin
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License numbers
0444826 KS
2014020910 MO
2020017634 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4550 W 109TH St Ste 200, Leawood, KS 66211
Phone
(913) 721-3387
Enumerated
Jun 26, 2014
Record last updated
Nov 6, 2025
Fax
(816) 875-2597
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200819001172); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4550 W 109TH St Ste 200

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rahul Kapur, MDHospitalist Physician1578782355

Verify Joshua Gerard Karlin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

424 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 113 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Karlin424
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam100 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl57 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen44 claims
  4. Pregabalin42 claims
  5. Methocarbamol31 claims
  6. Diazepam28 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: $463.85

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joshua Karlin$464
  2. Specialty average$34,072

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

  1. Ascentist Physicians Group LLCBelton, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joshua Gerard Karlin among 21 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Kansas

Joshua Gerard Karlin, MD is one of 21 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 81% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 14 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Kansas

There are 21 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Kansas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Theodore Koreckij, M.D.Leawood, KS 662111841432937
  2. Adrian Jackson, M.D.Overland Park, KS 662231114985355
  3. John Ciccarelli, M.D.Lenexa, KS 662271205884889
  4. Joshua Bunch, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601932495769
  5. Douglas Burton, M..D.Kansas City, KS 661601194834168
  6. Larry Cordell, MDKansas City, KS 661601578567384
  7. Robert Jackson, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601174551808
  8. Joseph Weiner, MDKansas City, KS 661601053702522

Common questions

What is Joshua Gerard Karlin, MD's NPI number?

Joshua Gerard Karlin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730594953, issued on Jun 26, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Gerard Karlin, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4550 W 109TH St Ste 200, Leawood, KS, 66211. Phone: (913) 721-3387. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Gerard Karlin, MD's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 0444826, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joshua Gerard Karlin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Gerard Karlin, MD had 424 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.