Karen Birgit Pols, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Hauppauge, NY
Karen Birgit Pols, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hauppauge, New York, and NPI 1326071382, issued on Jul 9, 2006. Check the license (New York 197600, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Birgit Pols
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 197600 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Kings Hwy, Hauppauge, NY 11788
- Phone
- (631) 348-4900
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (631) 348-0273
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061214000156); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Birgit Pols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 197600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
792 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium53 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate45 claims
- Losartan Potassium43 claims
- Metformin Hcl37 claims
- Famotidine31 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium28 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): 100 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Jamaica HospitalRichmond Hill, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Birgit Pols among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York
Karen Birgit Pols, M.D. is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2007 among the 4,188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in New York
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Common questions
What is Karen Birgit Pols, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Birgit Pols, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326071382, issued on Jul 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Birgit Pols, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Kings Hwy, Hauppauge, NY, 11788. Phone: (631) 348-4900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Birgit Pols, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 197600, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Birgit Pols, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Birgit Pols, M.D. had 792 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Birgit Pols, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.