Karl Tanara, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Riverside, CA
Karl Tanara, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Riverside, California, and NPI 1033236237, issued on Mar 23, 2007. Check the license (California A78249, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karl Tanara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A78249 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7117 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA 92506
- Phone
- (951) 782-3715
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2025
- Fax
- (951) 784-3275
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050124000487); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karl Tanara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A78249Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,722 Medicare Part D claims for 974 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin221 claims
- Methylprednisolone125 claims
- Prednisone109 claims
- Cefuroxime92 claims
- Cephalexin84 claims
- Azelastine Hcl80 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
- Riverside Medical Clinic IncRiverside, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karl Tanara among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Karl Tanara, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
187 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Riverside
They are 187 of the 13,893 NPPES records with a practice address in Riverside, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Karl Tanara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karl Tanara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033236237, issued on Mar 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karl Tanara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7117 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA, 92506. Phone: (951) 782-3715. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karl Tanara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A78249, 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 Karl Tanara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karl Tanara, M.D. had 1,722 Medicare Part D claims for 974 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.