Karen Anne Sherwood, M.D.
Dermatopathology Physician · La Canada, CA
Karen Anne Sherwood, M.D. is a dermatopathology physician with a practice address in La Canada, California, and NPI 1386646503, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (California A42560, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Anne Sherwood
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatopathology Physician 207ND0900X
- License number
- A42560 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1346 Foothill Blvd, La Canada, CA 91011
- Phone
- (818) 790-6726
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 790-9562
- Medicaid ID
- 00A425600 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100608000656); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1983
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Anne Sherwood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A42560Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatopathology physician in 2024
1,076 Medicare Part D claims for 434 beneficiaries, against an average of 693 among the 249 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide182 claims
- Ketoconazole108 claims
- Fluorouracil96 claims
- Mupirocin82 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate81 claims
- Metronidazole74 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,357.01
50 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 233 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,984.42 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Descanso Dermatology Medical GroupLa Canada, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Anne Sherwood among 64 dermatopathology physician records in California
Karen Anne Sherwood, M.D. is one of 64 dermatopathology physician records with a practice address in California. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 1995 among the 44 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ND0900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 dermatopathology physician records list a practice address in La Canada
They are 3 of the 222 NPPES records with a practice address in La Canada, and 64 dermatopathology physician records in California.
All 64 in California → Every provider in La Canada → Dermatopathology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatopathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Honch, M.D.La Canada, CA 910111134121460
- Mandy Ramani, M.D.La Canada, CA 910111497750640
- Christiane Querfeld, MD, PHDDuarte, CA 910101467772533
- Dong Chang, M.D., INC.Arcadia, CA 910061235136243
- James Esther, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011932281888
- Marilyn Mehlmauer, MDPasadena, CA 911051831389964
- Mehran Nowfar-Rad, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051912979048
- Ada Winkielman, MDTarzana, CA 913561992798870
Common questions
What is Karen Anne Sherwood, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Anne Sherwood, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386646503, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Anne Sherwood, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1346 Foothill Blvd, La Canada, CA, 91011. Phone: (818) 790-6726. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Anne Sherwood, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A42560, 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 Anne Sherwood, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Anne Sherwood, M.D. had 1,076 Medicare Part D claims for 434 beneficiaries; the average among dermatopathology physician prescribers was 693. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Anne Sherwood, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.