NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen L. Tsujimoto, M.D.

Infectious Disease Physician · Burbank, CA

Karen L. Tsujimoto, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Burbank, California, and NPI 1174598122, issued on Feb 22, 2006. Check the license (California G72609, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174598122
Name
Karen L. Tsujimoto
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
G72609 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
501 S Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA 91505
Phone
(818) 500-0935
Enumerated
Feb 22, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(818) 500-0728
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040305000788); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1990
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 501 S Buena Vista St

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

  1. Tracy Acklin, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1770373508
  2. Kristine Adaimy, BSN, RN, PHN, CENEmergency Registered Nurse1205634144
  3. Sergey Akopov, M.D.Neurology Physician1669566147
  4. Hanna Amanuel, LCSW, MPHClinical Social Worker1801443189
  5. Allen Ameri, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1922362425
  6. Jose Avalos, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1982086278

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

712 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.

  1. Karen Tsujimoto712
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Biktarvy230 claims
  2. Ceftriaxone58 claims
  3. Vancomycin Hcl38 claims
  4. Triumeq31 claims
  5. Azithromycin24 claims
  6. Ethambutol Hcl24 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 61.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%62.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $70.73

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Tsujimoto$70.73
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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

  1. Infectious Disease Consultants Med GPBurbank, CA

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

Karen L. Tsujimoto among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California

Karen L. Tsujimoto, M.D. is one of 1,119 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 735 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 207RI0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Allen Ameri, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051922362425
  2. John Harris, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051356648703
  3. Francine Hanberg, MDBurbank, CA 915061114984366
  4. Russell Klein, MDEncino, CA 914361467436568
  5. Alan Nazarian, M.D.Encino, CA 914361831126739
  6. Ramee Younes, M.D.Encino, CA 914361417337452
  7. Myron Berdischewsky, M.D.Studio City, CA 916041013068931
  8. Timothy Mess, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051043280076

Common questions

What is Karen L. Tsujimoto, M.D.'s NPI number?

Karen L. Tsujimoto, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174598122, issued on Feb 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen L. Tsujimoto, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 S Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA, 91505. Phone: (818) 500-0935. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen L. Tsujimoto, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G72609, 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 L. Tsujimoto, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen L. Tsujimoto, M.D. had 712 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Karen L. Tsujimoto, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 61.3 of 100. 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.

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