Karen Sue Shimotsu, MD
Family Medicine Physician · San Antonio, TX
Karen Sue Shimotsu, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1043246846, issued on Jun 23, 2006. Check the license (Texas H2779, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Sue Shimotsu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- H2779 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15102 Huebner RD, San Antonio, TX 78231
- Phone
- (210) 493-3993
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (210) 493-1521
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Sue Shimotsu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H2779Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
239 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium28 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate26 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium12 claims
- Allopurinol11 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): 89.9 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).
Karen Sue Shimotsu among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Karen Sue Shimotsu, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
809 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Antonio
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Common questions
What is Karen Sue Shimotsu, MD's NPI number?
Karen Sue Shimotsu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043246846, issued on Jun 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Sue Shimotsu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15102 Huebner RD, San Antonio, TX, 78231. Phone: (210) 493-3993. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Sue Shimotsu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H2779, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Sue Shimotsu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Sue Shimotsu, MD had 239 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen Sue Shimotsu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 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.