Karen M. Bontia, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Irving, TX
Karen M. Bontia, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Irving, Texas, and NPI 1871695924, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (Texas N8078, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen M. Bontia
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- N8078 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2021 N Macarthur Blvd, Irving, TX 75061
- Phone
- (972) 253-4270
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (972) 401-0458
- Medicaid ID
- 432319099 ME
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110628000405); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2021 N Macarthur Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karen M. Bontia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N8078Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
358 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin33 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er27 claims
- Oxcarbazepine27 claims
- Pregabalin27 claims
- Clonazepam22 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine14 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: $2,826.36
143 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- North Texas Institute OF Neurology And Headache, PAFrisco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen M. Bontia among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas
Karen M. Bontia, M.D. is one of 1,382 neurology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 930 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 46% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Karen M. Bontia, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen M. Bontia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871695924, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen M. Bontia, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2021 N Macarthur Blvd, Irving, TX, 75061. Phone: (972) 253-4270. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen M. Bontia, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N8078, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen M. Bontia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen M. Bontia, M.D. had 358 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.