Karen Altman, MD
Neurology Physician · West Hollywood, CA
Karen Altman, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in West Hollywood, California, and NPI 1518912211, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (California G56064, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Altman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- G56064 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8733 Beverly BL, West Hollywood, CA 90048
- Phone
- (310) 659-8451
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (310) 659-6620
- Medicaid ID
- 00G560640 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050224000479); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Altman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G56064Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
717 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Galantamine Hbr105 claims
- Memantine Hcl72 claims
- Gabapentin68 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa67 claims
- Mirtazapine42 claims
- Donepezil Hcl33 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $583.28
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
Karen Altman among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Karen Altman, MD is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in California
There are 2,339 neurology physician records in California.
All 2,339 in California → Every provider in West Hollywood → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cameron Adams, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481346247392
- Robert Baloh, MD PHDWest Hollywood, CA 900481164440699
- Andrew Blumenfeld, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481164459913
- Yvette Bordelon, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481922023449
- Maria Brickman, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481538107230
- Jeffrey Chung, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481437106366
- Douglas Davies, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481326073222
- Harris Fisk, MD PHDLos Angeles, CA 900481386669190
Common questions
What is Karen Altman, MD's NPI number?
Karen Altman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518912211, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Altman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8733 Beverly BL, West Hollywood, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 659-8451. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Altman, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G56064, 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 Karen Altman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Altman, MD had 717 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Altman, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.