Karen Christine Patel, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Norwalk, CA
Karen Christine Patel, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Norwalk, California, and NPI 1790164986, issued on May 21, 2015. Check the license (California 20A15030, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Christine Patel
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20A15030 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12360 Firestone Blvd, Norwalk, CA 90650
- Phone
- (562) 867-7999
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171219003107); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- College Of Osteo Med Of The Pacific At Pomona, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Christine Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A15030Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,019 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium111 claims
- Ozempic50 claims
- Metformin Hcl49 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate46 claims
- Lisinopril35 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa32 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
- Pih Health PhysiciansLa Mirada, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Christine Patel among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Karen Christine Patel, D.O. 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 2015, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
20 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Norwalk
They are 20 of the 1,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Norwalk, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Karen Christine Patel, D.O.'s NPI number?
Karen Christine Patel, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790164986, issued on May 21, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Christine Patel, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12360 Firestone Blvd, Norwalk, CA, 90650. Phone: (562) 867-7999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Christine Patel, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A15030, 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 Patel, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Christine Patel, D.O. had 1,019 Medicare Part D claims for 78 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.