K P. Karunakaran, MD
Surgery Physician · Saginaw, MI
K P. Karunakaran, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Saginaw, Michigan, and NPI 1922051457, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301039664, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- K P. Karunakaran
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 4301039664 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5685 Gratiot RD, Saginaw, MI 48638
- Phone
- (989) 497-5278
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (989) 497-8750
- Medicaid ID
- 2097705 MI
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify K P. Karunakaran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301039664Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
53 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metformin Hcl13 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.
K P. Karunakaran among 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan
K P. Karunakaran, MD is one of 1,376 surgery physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Michigan
There are 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan.
All 1,376 in Michigan → Every provider in Saginaw → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Khalid Malik, MDSaginaw, MI 486381730173014
- Peter Bistolarides, MDMidland, MI 486401407838048
- Heather Fennell, MDMidland, MI 486401073076311
- Mark Horness, MDMidland, MI 486401033108998
- Samer Kais, M.D., M.S., B.S.Midland, MI 486401851501613
- Ellsworth Ludwig, MDMidland, MI 486401689663510
- Shane Martin, DOMidland, MI 486401386872588
- Jennifer McLeod, M.D.Midland, MI 486401821432006
Common questions
What is K P. Karunakaran, MD's NPI number?
K P. Karunakaran, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922051457, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is K P. Karunakaran, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5685 Gratiot RD, Saginaw, MI, 48638. Phone: (989) 497-5278. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify K P. Karunakaran, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301039664, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does K P. Karunakaran, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, K P. Karunakaran, MD had 53 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.