NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Wu, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · San Diego, CA

Karen Wu, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1295707115, issued on Feb 3, 2006. Check the license (California A81107, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1295707115
Name
Karen Wu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
A81107 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA 92134
Phone
(619) 532-8964
Enumerated
Feb 3, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090421000557); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2001
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 34800 Bob Wilson Dr

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

  1. Jose Acosta, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1861418618
  2. Nehkonti Adams, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1194985705
  3. Maryam Adebayo, APRN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1346799269
  4. Caleb Adkins, DOGeneral Practice Physician1689430860
  5. Kyle Adkins, PHARMDPharmacist1477740884
  6. Phillip Adriano, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1568576585

Verify Karen Wu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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: $137.45

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Wu$137.45
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupAnaheim, CA

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

Karen Wu among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California

Karen Wu, M.D. is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

686 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 686 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sean Birmingham, MDSan Diego, CA 921341053382622
  2. Christopher Cornelissen, D.O.San Diego, CA 921341013989144
  3. Cory Gaconnet, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341235101379
  4. Richard Green, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341285602623
  5. Robert Hackworth, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341891757456
  6. Richard Hirasuna, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341073585543
  7. Arthur Kelleher, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341023080736
  8. Albert Lim, D.O.San Diego, CA 921341871568642

Common questions

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

Karen Wu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295707115, issued on Feb 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Wu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA, 92134. Phone: (619) 532-8964. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A81107, 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.

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.