Karthik Dwarki, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Karthik Dwarki, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1982059648, issued on May 2, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD475147, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karthik Dwarki
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- MD475147 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1145 Bower Hill RD Ste 105, Pittsburgh, PA 15243
- Phone
- (412) 866-7246
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2024
- Fax
- (412) 866-7240
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210901000007); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest interventional pain medicine physician records → All 65 in Pennsylvania → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1145 Bower Hill RD Ste 105
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Katharine Cushma, PA-CPhysician Assistant1225588460
- Lucille Frank, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1386175362
- Andrew GentilinAnesthesiology Physician1275822157
- Shannon KaufmanPhysician Assistant1811411036
- Stacy Kelly, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619514742
- Laurie Kilkenny, M.D.Specialist1497738496
Verify Karthik Dwarki in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD475147Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
1,337 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 428 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin164 claims
- Topiramate116 claims
- Memantine Hcl113 claims
- Meloxicam87 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen81 claims
- Buprenorphine69 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: $1,362.98
51 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- Keystone Anesthesia Consultants, LtdWashington, PA
- Keystone Pain Consultants And Interventional Spine Specialists PCWashington, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karthik Dwarki among 65 interventional pain medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Karthik Dwarki, MD is one of 65 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 88% 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 78% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 78% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 48 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 65 interventional pain medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 65 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jorge Rivero Becerra, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152431396780409
- Thu Le, MDPittsburgh, PA 152361336124916
- Scott Brancolini, MD, MPHPittsburgh, PA 152151700090768
- Sarfo Asiedu, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131013609007
- Michael Farrell, M.D., D.C.Pittsburgh, PA 152131972811628
- Danish Qureshi, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131093339343
- Samuel Valletta, M.D.Washington, PA 153011417306705
- David Provenzano, MDSewickley, PA 151431790796233
Common questions
What is Karthik Dwarki, MD's NPI number?
Karthik Dwarki, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982059648, issued on May 2, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karthik Dwarki, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1145 Bower Hill RD Ste 105, Pittsburgh, PA, 15243. Phone: (412) 866-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karthik Dwarki, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD475147, 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 Karthik Dwarki, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karthik Dwarki, MD had 1,337 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.