Karen J. Kowalske, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Dallas, TX
Karen J. Kowalske, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1134181944, issued on Apr 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas H7774, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen J. Kowalske
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- H7774 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390
- Phone
- (214) 645-0624
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (214) 645-0078
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070809000670); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen J. Kowalske in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H7774Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
237 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin18 claims
- Donepezil Hcl17 claims
- Baclofen16 claims
- Pregabalin16 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl13 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $76.34
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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 Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasTyler, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen J. Kowalske among 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Texas
Karen J. Kowalske, MD is one of 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Texas. 55% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 512 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 208100000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Texas.
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The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Heather Adair, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901841330123
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- Surendra Barshikar, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901366684920
- Juan Cabrera, MDDallas, TX 753901770763401
- Vincent Gabriel, MDDallas, TX 753901528020534
- Christine Johnson, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901841209558
- Merrine Klakeel, D.O.Dallas, TX 753901407152416
- Susan Murphy, MDDallas, TX 753901619076437
Common questions
What is Karen J. Kowalske, MD's NPI number?
Karen J. Kowalske, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134181944, issued on Apr 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen J. Kowalske, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75390. Phone: (214) 645-0624. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen J. Kowalske, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H7774, 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 J. Kowalske, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen J. Kowalske, MD had 237 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen J. Kowalske, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.