Karin Darakananda, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Lawrence, MA
Karin Darakananda, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and NPI 1659021210, issued on Mar 26, 2022. Check the license (Massachusetts 1023459, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karin Darakananda
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 1023459 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Merrimack St, Lawrence, MA 01843
- Phone
- (888) 227-3762
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2022
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2025
- Fax
- (978) 557-8705
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250905003890); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New England, College Of Osteo Medicine, 2022
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karin Darakananda in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 1023459Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,134 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium58 claims
- Lisinopril38 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium35 claims
- Metformin Hcl35 claims
- Gabapentin34 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium32 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 2 group practices
- Mass General Brigham Community Physicians IncLawrence, MA
- Mass General Brigham Medical Group Northern Massachusetts IncDanvers, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karin Darakananda among 2,265 family medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Karin Darakananda, DO is one of 2,265 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2006 among the 1,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207Q00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
185 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lawrence
They are 185 of the 2,264 NPPES records with a practice address in Lawrence, and 2,265 family medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Karin Darakananda, DO's NPI number?
Karin Darakananda, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659021210, issued on Mar 26, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karin Darakananda, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Merrimack St, Lawrence, MA, 01843. Phone: (888) 227-3762. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karin Darakananda, DO's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1023459, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karin Darakananda, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karin Darakananda, DO had 1,134 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.