Karl D. Schwarze, M.D
Specialist · Akron, OH
Karl D. Schwarze, M.D is a specialist with a practice address in Akron, Ohio, and NPI 1053426932, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 058381, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karl D. Schwarze
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 058381 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Park West Blvd Ste 270, Akron, OH 44320
- Phone
- (234) 312-9318
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (330) 234-9322
- Medicaid ID
- 0746821 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050714000055); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1981
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karl D. Schwarze in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 058381Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
727 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide95 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate57 claims
- Lisinopril55 claims
- Carvedilol54 claims
- Losartan Potassium49 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate30 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: $1,087.91
57 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 one group practice
- Kidney Health Group IncAkron, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karl D. Schwarze among 1,312 specialist records in Ohio
Karl D. Schwarze, M.D is one of 1,312 specialist records with a practice address in Ohio. 15% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1988 among the 142 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Ohio
There are 1,312 specialist records in Ohio.
All 1,312 in Ohio → Every provider in Akron → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Reniece TatumAkron, OH 443201992201800
- Michael Waickman, M.D.Akron, OH 443201386644631
- Randall HilscherAkron, OH 443191356557235
- Brieanne Mauser, DVMCopley, OH 443211487006367
- Luann MorrisonNew Franklin, OH 443191184883027
- Kristen Artzner, PTAAkron, OH 443131366670564
- Calvin Brown, M.D.Akron, OH 443131508868472
- Kiesha Butler, PH.DAkron, OH 443131922880426
Common questions
What is Karl D. Schwarze, M.D's NPI number?
Karl D. Schwarze, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053426932, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karl D. Schwarze, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Park West Blvd Ste 270, Akron, OH, 44320. Phone: (234) 312-9318. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karl D. Schwarze, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 058381, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karl D. Schwarze, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karl D. Schwarze, M.D had 727 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.