Karina J. Urquia, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lufkin, TX
Karina J. Urquia, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lufkin, Texas, and NPI 1932161072, issued on Apr 4, 2006. Check the license (Texas L5159, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karina J. Urquia
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- L5159 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 121 Gaslight Medical Parkway, Lufkin, TX 75904
- Phone
- (936) 699-4000
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (936) 699-4001
- Medicaid ID
- 155327302 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050413000326); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karina J. Urquia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L5159Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,217 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 298 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium286 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium191 claims
- Alprazolam180 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen160 claims
- Lisinopril159 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate116 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $506.81
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Karina J. Urquia among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Karina J. Urquia, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lufkin
They are 32 of the 964 NPPES records with a practice address in Lufkin, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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- Andrew FercowiczLufkin, TX 759041245281971
- Michael Iversen, MDLufkin, TX 759041760494074
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Common questions
What is Karina J. Urquia, MD's NPI number?
Karina J. Urquia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932161072, issued on Apr 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karina J. Urquia, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 Gaslight Medical Parkway, Lufkin, TX, 75904. Phone: (936) 699-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karina J. Urquia, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L5159, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karina J. Urquia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karina J. Urquia, MD had 5,217 Medicare Part D claims for 214 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.