Karen Schowalter, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA
Karen Schowalter, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1770945065, issued on Mar 24, 2016. Check the license (Washington OP60958257, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Schowalter
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- OP60958257 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5741 N 26TH St Unit 115, Tacoma, WA 98407
- Phone
- (253) 756-3737
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (360) 744-5123
- Medicaid ID
- 2064738 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191209001802); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5741 N 26TH St Unit 115
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karen Schowalter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license OP60958257Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,992 Medicare Part D claims for 467 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium311 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate215 claims
- Lisinopril190 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium180 claims
- Losartan Potassium164 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate130 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
- Franciscan Medical GroupTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Schowalter among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
Karen Schowalter, D.O. is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 57% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
363 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 363 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Karen Schowalter, D.O.'s NPI number?
Karen Schowalter, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770945065, issued on Mar 24, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Schowalter, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5741 N 26TH St Unit 115, Tacoma, WA, 98407. Phone: (253) 756-3737. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Schowalter, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OP60958257, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Schowalter, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Schowalter, D.O. had 3,992 Medicare Part D claims for 467 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.