Karissa Thal, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Bellefonte, PA
Karissa Thal, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1033679691, issued on Mar 20, 2019. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD477151, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karissa Thal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD477151 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 141 Medical Park LN, Bellefonte, PA 16823
- Phone
- (814) 355-7322
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2022
- Fax
- (814) 355-9604
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220705003107); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karissa Thal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD477151Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,937 Medicare Part D claims for 446 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 132 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium250 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium176 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate173 claims
- Gabapentin152 claims
- Lisinopril133 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium132 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17,139.38
77 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Mount Nittany Medical Center Health Services IncBellefonte, PA
- Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services IncCranberry Twp, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karissa Thal among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Karissa Thal, MD is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bellefonte
They are 10 of the 219 NPPES records with a practice address in Bellefonte, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Karissa Thal, MD's NPI number?
Karissa Thal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033679691, issued on Mar 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karissa Thal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 141 Medical Park LN, Bellefonte, PA, 16823. Phone: (814) 355-7322. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karissa Thal, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD477151, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karissa Thal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karissa Thal, MD had 4,937 Medicare Part D claims for 446 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karissa Thal, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.