Karina Salazar Gookin, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Sacramento, CA
Karina Salazar Gookin, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1184178212, issued on Aug 5, 2016. Check the license (California A144232, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karina Salazar Gookin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A144232 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7601 Hospital Dr Ste 103, Sacramento, CA 95823
- Phone
- (916) 681-1600
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170118000160); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karina Salazar Gookin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A144232Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,217 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 137 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium186 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium147 claims
- Gabapentin129 claims
- Lisinopril109 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate104 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate81 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
- Chapa-DE Indian Health Program, Inc.Grass Valley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karina Salazar Gookin among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Karina Salazar Gookin, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine 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 2016, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
473 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sacramento
They are 473 of the 33,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacramento, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Karina Salazar Gookin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karina Salazar Gookin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184178212, issued on Aug 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karina Salazar Gookin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7601 Hospital Dr Ste 103, Sacramento, CA, 95823. Phone: (916) 681-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karina Salazar Gookin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A144232, 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 Karina Salazar Gookin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karina Salazar Gookin, M.D. had 3,217 Medicare Part D claims for 227 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.