Karen J. Kish, MD
Surgery Physician · Darby, PA
Karen J. Kish, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Darby, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1538329503, issued on Jun 13, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD427347, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen J. Kish
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- MD427347 PA
25MA08375900 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Lansdowne Ave Ste G103, Darby, PA 19023
- Phone
- (610) 237-7922
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151229000833); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen J. Kish in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD427347Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
53 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Nystatin18 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen18 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: $164.08
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Medical GroupLanghorne, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen J. Kish among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Karen J. Kish, MD is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 43% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 surgery physician records list a practice address in Darby
They are 8 of the 465 NPPES records with a practice address in Darby, and 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,867 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Darby → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ali Ahmadinejad, MDDarby, PA 190231053382861
- Leon Clarke, MDDarby, PA 190231295717221
- Mardavij Hamedani, M.DDarby, PA 190231710267976
- Jonas Malla, M.D.Darby, PA 190231225958978
- Prashanth RamachandraDarby, PA 190231477537876
- Lars Johan Sandberg, MDDarby, PA 190231760707509
- Kanika Trehan, M.D.Darby, PA 190231033554969
- Seth Malin, MDDrexel Hill, PA 190261972671279
Common questions
What is Karen J. Kish, MD's NPI number?
Karen J. Kish, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538329503, issued on Jun 13, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen J. Kish, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Lansdowne Ave Ste G103, Darby, PA, 19023. Phone: (610) 237-7922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen J. Kish, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD427347, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen J. Kish, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen J. Kish, MD had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.