Karen Louise Millender, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Karen Louise Millender, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1841392677, issued on Sep 2, 2006. Check the license (Texas P5557, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Louise Millender
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- P5557 TX
26905 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3131 Emancipation Ave Suite 103, Houston, TX 77004
- Phone
- (832) 357-0000
- Enumerated
- Sep 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (877) 887-6036
- Medicaid ID
- 631300107 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130327000567); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Louise Millender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P5557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,459 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium89 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium89 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate65 claims
- Lisinopril60 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate49 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide40 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Louise Millender among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Karen Louise Millender, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,123 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,123 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Karen Louise Millender, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Louise Millender, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841392677, issued on Sep 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Louise Millender, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3131 Emancipation Ave Suite 103, Houston, TX, 77004. Phone: (832) 357-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Louise Millender, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P5557, 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 Louise Millender, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Louise Millender, M.D. had 1,459 Medicare Part D claims for 178 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.