Karthik Penumetsa, M.D
Gastroenterology Physician · Wilkes Barre, PA
Karthik Penumetsa, M.D is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1710151527, issued on Apr 14, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD455445, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karthik Penumetsa
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- MD455445 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 545 N River St, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
- Phone
- (570) 552-2620
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2026
- Fax
- (570) 552-7169
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150826000159); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karthik Penumetsa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD455445Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,389 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium416 claims
- Colestipol Hcl149 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl130 claims
- Omeprazole113 claims
- Famotidine81 claims
- Mesalamine51 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $926.44
63 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Commonwealth Physician Network LLCNanticoke, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karthik Penumetsa among 1,049 gastroenterology physician records in Pennsylvania
Karthik Penumetsa, M.D is one of 1,049 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2003 among the 769 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Karthik Penumetsa, M.D's NPI number?
Karthik Penumetsa, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710151527, issued on Apr 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karthik Penumetsa, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 545 N River St, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18702. Phone: (570) 552-2620. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karthik Penumetsa, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD455445, 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 Penumetsa, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karthik Penumetsa, M.D had 1,389 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karthik Penumetsa, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.3 of 100. 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.