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2026 NPPES data Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1609843382 MD
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Karen Knops, MD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Bellevue, Washington.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,637 in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
166
Medicare Part D claims · 43 beneficiaries · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
93%
generic claims · 7% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
79.2/100
▼ 4 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
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What the federal data shows

Karen Knops, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 79.2/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 166 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

79.2/100
MIPS score · -4 vs avg
166
Part D claims, 2024
93%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Karen Knops, MD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1609843382), first enumerated 03/02/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 166 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 79.2/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Washington statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Karen Knops, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: WMC annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1609843382 · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-BELOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1609843382
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-NARROW 1,637
  • MIPS-BELOW 79.2/100
  • RX-LIGHT 166
  • BOOK-THIN 42 in Washington
  • PHOTO-FINISH Robert Dohner · ±0.1

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Karen Knops, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

79 ≥ 26th percentile 26% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Karen Knops, MD sits

This provider among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician peers

Across the 329 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Karen Knops, MD writes more Part D claims than 40% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 25% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.949.974.899.8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Karen Knops, MD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Karen Knops, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Karen Knops, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Karen Knops, MD?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 03/02/2006

NPI 1609843382

Primary specialty

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

Niche

1,637 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

166 87% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,322

MIPS final score

79.2/100 4.3 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Washington

How Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Washington providers

Washington providers
Mental Health Counselor8.5%Massage Therapist6.4%Counselor5.7%Behavior Technician4.7%Pharmacist3.8%Physical Therapist3.6%Hospice and Palliative Medic…0%
Largest specialties in Washington (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Karen Knops, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
79.2/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%79.2%
MIPS final score (Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) - 79.2/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

1035 116TH AVE NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
(425) 635-6393

Provider Details

NPI 1609843382
Specialty Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Female
NPI Issued 03/02/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

79.168
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
74.5323
Quality
56.0276
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Karen Knops, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Overlake Medical Clinics LLC
Bellevue, WA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context - Washington WMC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~34K Washington medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Karen Knops, MD. To verify Karen Knops, MD's current license status, search the WMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

88
Total board actions, Washington 2023
Across 85 cases
2.59
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Washington statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
31 cases

WMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Washington disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

Karen Knops, MD - brand share 7.0%
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician average

7% brand-name claims vs 93% generic, on 166 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

166
Total Claims
$5K
Total Drug Cost
43
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
193.767
Total Day Supply
4,714
Brand vs Generic
7% brand / 93% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$2K
Generic Drug Cost
$4K
Opioid Claims
74 (44.6% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
76.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
2.76
Gender Split
44% female / 56% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Karen Knops, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Oxycodone Hcl
 27
Morphine Sulfate Er
Morphine Sulfate
21
Gabapentin
 16
Morphine Sulfate
 12

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview

How Karen Knops, MD fits within the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

1,637
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
51
States with Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,322
Avg Claims per Provider

Karen Knops, MD's 166 claims are below the specialty average of 1,322.

Nationwide Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Knops, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (79.2 here).

Robert Dohner 79.3 ME Maria Dans 79.3 MO Timothy Holden 79.3 MN Hermann Koller 79.3 MO

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Shereen Gamaluddin Roanoke, VA Timothy Jessick Oshkosh, WI Julie Formoso Onofrio Tampa, FL Henri Lee Boston, MA

Nearby Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Washington

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Washington, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Knops.

One of 42 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Washington, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Nauzley Abedini
M.D.
Seattle, WA
Dr. Robert Ali
MD
Seattle, WA
Dr. Nina Andersen
DO
Olympia, WA
Dr. Arthur Bagabag
MD
Seattle, WA
Dr. Meredith Brass
M.D.
Kirkland, WA

Compare Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Karen Knops, MD's specialty? ▼
Karen Knops, MD specializes in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in Bellevue, Washington. Credentials: MD.
How much does Karen Knops, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Karen Knops, MD wrote 166 Medicare Part D claims totaling $5K in drug costs for 43 beneficiaries.
What is Karen Knops, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Karen Knops, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 79.2/100 (Quality: 74.5, Cost: 56). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Karen Knops, MD located? ▼
Karen Knops, MD is located at 1035 116TH AVE NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004. Phone: (425) 635-6393.
What is Karen Knops, MD's NPI number? ▼
Karen Knops, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609843382, issued on 03/02/2006.
Does Karen Knops, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Karen Knops, MD's prescribing is 7% brand-name and 93% generic drugs by claim count, with $2K in brand drug costs.
Does Karen Knops, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Karen Knops, MD had 74 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 44.6%.
How many Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,637 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 51 states in the US. The average Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,322 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Karen Knops, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Karen Knops, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Oxycodone Hcl, Morphine Sulfate Er, Gabapentin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Karen Knops, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Karen Knops, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 166 Part D claims and 43 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Karen Knops, MD's credentials? ▼
Karen Knops, MD's NPI is 1609843382 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.