Karla Criner
Rheumatology Physician · Burbank, CA
Karla Criner is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Burbank, California, and NPI 1619321460, issued on Apr 18, 2016. Check the license (California A161544, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karla Criner
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- A161544 CA
BP10056224 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2625 W Alameda Ave Ste 518, Burbank, CA 91505
- Phone
- (818) 260-8706
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210715001303); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2625 W Alameda Ave Ste 518
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karla Criner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A161544Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
488 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate66 claims
- Prednisone41 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate40 claims
- Alendronate Sodium36 claims
- Allopurinol25 claims
- Leflunomide19 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): 86.1 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: $236.65
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karla Criner among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Karla Criner is one of 926 rheumatology 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 85% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
All 926 in California → Every provider in Burbank → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shahin Bagheri, MDBurbank, CA 915051457359978
- Chesca Czarina Barrios, MDBurbank, CA 915051821595307
- Eileen Breyde, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051770585887
- Muntarin KarimBurbank, CA 915051235794181
- Gilbert Ross, MDBurbank, CA 915051952362915
- Rania Shammas, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051194959338
- Amy Trang, MDBurbank, CA 915051437713963
- Lisa ZhuEncino, CA 914361235524596
Common questions
What is Karla Criner's NPI number?
Karla Criner's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619321460, issued on Apr 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karla Criner located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2625 W Alameda Ave Ste 518, Burbank, CA, 91505. Phone: (818) 260-8706. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karla Criner's license?
NPPES lists California license number A161544, 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 Karla Criner prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karla Criner had 488 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karla Criner's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 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.