NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Rieger, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Indianapolis, IN

Karen Rieger, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1598870982, issued on Aug 19, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01047804, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598870982
Name
Karen Rieger
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
01047804 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
535 Barnhill Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone
(317) 944-2394
Enumerated
Aug 19, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(317) 274-2940
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101209000690); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1990
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 535 Barnhill Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Huisi AiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841676582
  2. Karam Al-Issa, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1720468259
  3. Fatemeh Ardeshir Larijani, MDHematology (Internal Medicine) Physician1861923500
  4. Peter Arnold, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346945102
  5. Francis Asamoah, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1619455987
  6. Maya Ataya, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639965346

Verify Karen Rieger in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $290.26

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Rieger$290.26
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

  1. Cardiothoracic Surgeons IncIndianapolis, IN
  2. IU Health Medical Group LLCIndianapolis, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Indiana

There are 136 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Indiana.

Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Indiana

  1. Vinu Abraham, M.D.Indianapolis, IN1336123249
  2. Mehdi Akhavan-Heidari, M.D.Munster, IN1346414562
  3. Anthony Ascioti, MDIndianapolis, IN1386689776
  4. Elizabeth Ashworth, M.D.Vincennes, IN1396833448
  5. Thomas Aufiero, M.D.Lafayette, IN1477534402
  6. Anthony Azakie, MDIndianapolis, IN1801853197
  7. Andrew Barksdale, MDIndianapolis, IN1538363247
  8. Daniel Beckman, MDIndianapolis, IN1780797589
  9. Thomas Birdas, MDIndianapolis, IN1790761484
  10. Hartmuth Bittner, M.D.Lafayette, IN1104182245

Common questions

What is Karen Rieger, MD's NPI number?

Karen Rieger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598870982, issued on Aug 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Rieger, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 535 Barnhill Dr, Indianapolis, IN, 46202. Phone: (317) 944-2394. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Rieger, MD's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01047804, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.