Karen Lynn Fink, PH.D., M.D.
Neurology Physician · Dallas, TX
Karen Lynn Fink, PH.D., M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1417993841, issued on Jun 22, 2006. Check the license (Texas J1456, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Lynn Fink
- Credential
- PH.D., M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- J1456 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3600 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 75246
- Phone
- (214) 820-8690
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (214) 820-8691
- Medicaid ID
- 105949503 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050526000690); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mayo Medical School, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Lynn Fink in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J1456Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
262 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam56 claims
- Lacosamide27 claims
- Lamotrigine17 claims
- Memantine Hcl16 claims
- Briviact12 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: $12,096.08
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC. 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
- Healthtexas Provider NetworkDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Lynn Fink among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas
Karen Lynn Fink, PH.D., 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
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 930 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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
There are 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas.
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- Divya Mella, M.DDallas, TX 752461013275213
- Jorge Romero, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461790708287
- Samer Saleh, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461609109966
- Sadat Shamim, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461013064435
- Shoichi Shimamoto, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461497166177
Common questions
What is Karen Lynn Fink, PH.D., M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Lynn Fink, PH.D., M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417993841, issued on Jun 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Lynn Fink, PH.D., M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3600 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX, 75246. Phone: (214) 820-8690. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Lynn Fink, PH.D., M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J1456, 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 Lynn Fink, PH.D., M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Lynn Fink, PH.D., M.D. had 262 Medicare Part D claims for 50 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.