Karen Christine Ludlow, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Salinas, CA
Karen Christine Ludlow, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1063494920, issued on Nov 16, 2005. Check the license (California A75270, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Christine Ludlow
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A75270 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 335 Katherine Ave., Salinas, CA 93901
- Phone
- (831) 751-6222
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 751-0918
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031120000885); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Christine Ludlow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A75270Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
674 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 50 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate44 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium34 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
- Omeprazole27 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims
- Losartan Potassium23 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: $19.46
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Athena Medical Group OF The Central Coast IncSalinas, CA
- OB/ Gyn Associates OF The Central CoastSalinas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Christine Ludlow among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Karen Christine Ludlow, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
130 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Salinas
They are 130 of the 4,530 NPPES records with a practice address in Salinas, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
All 17,133 in California → Every provider in Salinas → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- William Khieu, MDSalinas, CA 939011942203526
- Cecilia Loleng, MDSalinas, CA 939011053314542
- Michael Luder, D.O.Salinas, CA 939011730182510
- Warren Nishimoto, DOSalinas, CA 939011508840349
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Common questions
What is Karen Christine Ludlow, MD's NPI number?
Karen Christine Ludlow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063494920, issued on Nov 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Christine Ludlow, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 335 Katherine Ave., Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 751-6222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Christine Ludlow, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A75270, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Christine Ludlow, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Christine Ludlow, MD had 674 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.