Karen Hentschel-Franks, DO
Pediatric Sleep Medicine Physician · San Antonio, TX
Karen Hentschel-Franks, DO is a pediatric sleep medicine physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1306953468, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas K5993, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Hentschel-Franks
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Sleep Medicine Physician 2080S0012X
- License number
- K5993 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 358-5437
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 048533603 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040618000237); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Hentschel-Franks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K5993Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $178.53
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 75 providers of this specialty with any payment received $546.13 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
- University OF Texas Health Science Center AT San AntonioSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Hentschel-Franks among 14 pediatric sleep medicine physician records in Texas
Karen Hentschel-Franks, DO is one of 14 pediatric sleep medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 71% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080S0012X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Sleep Medicine Physician providers in Texas
There are 14 pediatric sleep medicine physician records in Texas.
All 14 in Texas → Every provider in San Antonio → Pediatric Sleep Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatric sleep medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose Palomares, MDSan Antonio, TX 782311003377896
- Alexandra Ables, MDJbsa Lackland, TX 782361962159673
- Shana Hansen, M.D.Kerrville, TX 780281427072156
- Minal PatelCedar Park, TX 786411891136784
- Meena Murti, M.D.Houston, TX 770571861694804
- Cindy Jon, M.D.Houston, TX 770301083641880
- April Hurlston, M.D.Ft Hood, TX 765481467614156
- Vidya Pai, MDGainesville, TX 762401639402340
Common questions
What is Karen Hentschel-Franks, DO's NPI number?
Karen Hentschel-Franks, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306953468, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Hentschel-Franks, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 358-5437. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Hentschel-Franks, DO's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K5993, 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.
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.