Karen Benik, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Lake Forest, CA
Karen Benik, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Lake Forest, California, and NPI 1447226386, issued on Feb 28, 2006. Check the license (California G60765, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Benik
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- G60765 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23832 Rockfield Blvd Ste 210, Lake Forest, CA 92630
- Phone
- (949) 770-8115
- Enumerated
- Feb 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 770-2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 23832 Rockfield Blvd Ste 210
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kim Tang, M.D.Dermatology Physician1790746147
Verify Karen Benik in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G60765Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
463 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Monohydrate92 claims
- Mupirocin67 claims
- Ketoconazole64 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide35 claims
- Metronidazole29 claims
- Valacyclovir29 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,300.53
64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
Other dermatology physician records in California
- Sam Abaza, M.D.Diamond Bar, CA1831148501
- Farah Abdulla, MDDuarte, CA1093934390
- Robert Abergel, M.D.Santa Monica, CA1841565843
- Karen Abisogun, MDLos Angeles, CA1124474515
- Glynis Ablon, M.D.Manhattan Beach, CA1144292889
- Arthur Abrams, MDMountain View, CA1518093178
- Payam Abrishami, MDAgoura Hills, CA1447288147
- Aseel Abu-NasserRedding, CA1609641711
- Rachel Abuav, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA1356481733
- Boya Abudu, MD, MPHSacramento, CA1336608637
Common questions
What is Karen Benik, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Benik, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447226386, issued on Feb 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Benik, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23832 Rockfield Blvd Ste 210, Lake Forest, CA, 92630. Phone: (949) 770-8115. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Benik, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G60765, 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 Benik, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Benik, M.D. had 463 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Benik, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.