Karen E. Appel
Naturopath · Seattle, WA
Karen E. Appel is a naturopath with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1053982744, issued on Jul 5, 2021. Check the license with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen E. Appel
- Primary taxonomy
- Naturopath 175F00000X
- Practice location
- 3837 13TH Ave W Ste 208, Seattle, WA 98119
- Phone
- (206) 588-6972
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2023
- Fax
- (866) 382-2299
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3837 13TH Ave W Ste 208
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Verify Karen E. Appel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average naturopath in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 109 among the 1,866 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Valacyclovir13 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.
Karen E. Appel among 1,532 naturopath records in Washington
Karen E. Appel is one of 1,532 naturopath records with a practice address in Washington. 35% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 35% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 175F00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
526 naturopath records list a practice address in Seattle
They are 526 of the 41,956 NPPES records with a practice address in Seattle, and 1,532 naturopath records in Washington.
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- Mark Shortt, NDSeattle, WA 981191205341401
- Jamine Blesoff, N.D.Seattle, WA 981181073816377
- Letitia Colston, NDSeattle, WA 981181780710715
- Michal Waldfogel, NDSeattle, WA 981181689179202
- Jennifer White, N.D.Seattle, WA 981181942446562
Common questions
What is Karen E. Appel's NPI number?
Karen E. Appel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053982744, issued on Jul 5, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen E. Appel located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3837 13TH Ave W Ste 208, Seattle, WA, 98119. Phone: (206) 588-6972. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen E. Appel's license?
Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen E. Appel prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen E. Appel had 32 Medicare Part D claims; the average among naturopath prescribers was 109. 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.