Karen M. Carlson, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Dublin, CA
Karen M. Carlson, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Dublin, California, and NPI 1972522548, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (California A88585, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen M. Carlson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- A88585 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4050 Dublin Blvd, Dublin, CA 94568
- Phone
- (925) 875-6100
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041027001217); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen M. Carlson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A88585Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
200 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol60 claims
- Fluconazole18 claims
- Progesterone15 claims
- Yuvafem15 claims
- Acyclovir14 claims
- Climara14 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncOakland, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen M. Carlson among 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California
Karen M. Carlson, M.D. is one of 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 2,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Dublin
They are 11 of the 2,148 NPPES records with a practice address in Dublin, and 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Karen M. Carlson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen M. Carlson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972522548, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen M. Carlson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4050 Dublin Blvd, Dublin, CA, 94568. Phone: (925) 875-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen M. Carlson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A88585, 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 M. Carlson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen M. Carlson, M.D. had 200 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.