NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Younghale, D.O.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Munster, IN

Karen Younghale, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Munster, Indiana, and NPI 1588996995, issued on Feb 10, 2010. Check the license (Indiana 02003329A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 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
1588996995
Name
Karen Younghale
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
02003329A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7847 Calumet Ave, Munster, IN 46321
Phone
(219) 836-5102
Enumerated
Feb 10, 2010
Record last updated
Feb 10, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Karen Younghale in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

183 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Karen Younghale183
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Diclofenac Sodium35 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt16 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone14 claims
  5. Cephalexin12 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.

Karen Younghale among 1,293 emergency medicine physician records in Indiana

Karen Younghale, D.O. is one of 1,293 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

21 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Munster

They are 21 of the 1,515 NPPES records with a practice address in Munster, and 1,293 emergency medicine physician records in Indiana.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cornelius Arnold, MDMunster, IN 463211639149768
  2. Kevin Benfield, MDMunster, IN 463211750351896
  3. Joseph Cortez, MDMunster, IN 463211053381103
  4. Kerstin Dostal, M.D.Munster, IN 463211427257294
  5. Logan Houlihan, M.D.Munster, IN 463211245466812
  6. Christopher Keane, M.D.Munster, IN 463211316909831
  7. Robert Kraff, MDMunster, IN 463211346268968
  8. James Leonard, DOMunster, IN 463211306802368

Common questions

What is Karen Younghale, D.O.'s NPI number?

Karen Younghale, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588996995, issued on Feb 10, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Younghale, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7847 Calumet Ave, Munster, IN, 46321. Phone: (219) 836-5102. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Younghale, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 02003329A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Karen Younghale, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Younghale, D.O. had 183 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.