Karen Gawel, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Grand Rapids, MI
Karen Gawel, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1497702799, issued on May 30, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301061702, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Gawel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 4301061702 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4069 Lake Dr SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
- Phone
- (616) 267-8880
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Gawel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301061702Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
309 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium39 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium27 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Lisinopril12 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate12 claims
- Carvedilol11 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $81.02
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Karen Gawel among 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan
Karen Gawel, MD is one of 5,735 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 79% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
451 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Grand Rapids
They are 451 of the 18,005 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Rapids, and 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Karen Gawel, MD's NPI number?
Karen Gawel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497702799, issued on May 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Gawel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4069 Lake Dr SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546. Phone: (616) 267-8880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Gawel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301061702, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Gawel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Gawel, MD had 309 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Gawel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.