Karen Cahit Yeter, MD
Rheumatology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Karen Cahit Yeter, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1326210055, issued on Apr 2, 2008. Check the license (California A97983, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Cahit Yeter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- A97983 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1455 Leavenworth St Apt 304, San Francisco, CA 94109
- Phone
- (415) 447-9246
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081203000281); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Cahit Yeter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A97983Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,684 Medicare Part D claims for 821 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 82 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone473 claims
- Methotrexate429 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate284 claims
- Leflunomide147 claims
- Rasuvo127 claims
- Amjevita(Cf) Autoinjector107 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupPanorama City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Cahit Yeter among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Karen Cahit Yeter, MD is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gerson Bernhard, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091710930052
- John Imboden, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101275689408
- Kristen MengwasserSan Francisco, CA 941101841828720
- Anthony Padula, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941081235103813
- Elizabeth Wahl, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941101215100557
- Jinoos Yazdany, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941101982632584
- Mona Trivedi, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941071477799195
- Elaine Gecht, MDSan Francisco, CA 941121457349086
Common questions
What is Karen Cahit Yeter, MD's NPI number?
Karen Cahit Yeter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326210055, issued on Apr 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Cahit Yeter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1455 Leavenworth St Apt 304, San Francisco, CA, 94109. Phone: (415) 447-9246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Cahit Yeter, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A97983, 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 Cahit Yeter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Cahit Yeter, MD had 2,684 Medicare Part D claims for 821 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.