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2026 NPPES data Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1912253022 MBBS
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Karthika Linga, MBBS

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Middletown, New York.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,646 in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
419
Medicare Part D claims · 81 beneficiaries · Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
41%
generic claims · 59% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
81.4/100
▼ 2 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$374.51
17 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Karthika Linga, MBBS reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.4/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 419 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

81.4/100
MIPS score · -2 vs avg
419
Part D claims, 2023
41%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Karthika Linga, MBBS's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

81 ≥ 32nd percentile 32% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Karthika Linga, MBBS sits

This provider among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician peers

Across the 1,548 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Karthika Linga, MBBS writes more Part D claims than 38% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 33% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.448.873.297.7Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Karthika Linga, MBBS, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Karthika Linga, MBBS. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Karthika Linga, MBBS practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Karthika Linga, MBBS?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/25/2012

NPI 1912253022

Primary specialty

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

Mid-sized

6,646 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

419 61% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,069

MIPS final score

81.4/100 2.1 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in New York

How Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers

New York providers
Student in an Organized Heal…7.8%Registered Nurse5.2%Clinical Social Worker4.9%Social Worker4.5%Speech-Language Pathologist4.5%Licensed Practical Nurse4.3%Critical Care Medicine (Inte…0.1%
Largest specialties in New York (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Karthika Linga, MBBS's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
81.4/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) - 81.4/100 vs national avg 83.5

0%100%National avg84%81.4%
MIPS final score (Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) - 81.4/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Karthika Linga, MBBS appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider holding MBBS credentials at 707 E MAIN ST, Middletown, NY, 10940, with a listed phone of (845) 333-7575. NPI 1912253022 was issued on 07/25/2012.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 419 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 81 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $182K in drug spend, split 59% brand-name and 41% generic by claim count. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 81.4/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 59.7, Cost 55.1), compared with the 83.5 average among clinicians with a measured score.

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 6,646 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 1,069 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.

Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

707 E MAIN ST
Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 333-7575

Provider Details

NPI 1912253022
Specialty Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Credentials MBBS
Gender Male
NPI Issued 07/25/2012

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

81.4005
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
59.6766
Quality
55.1166
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Karthika Linga, MBBS bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Garnet Health Doctors PC
Harris, NY

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Karthika Linga, MBBS. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$375

Largest payer

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Karthika Linga, MBBS. To verify Karthika Linga, MBBS's current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases

NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Brand-heavy

Karthika Linga, MBBS - brand share 59.0%
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician average

59% brand-name claims vs 41% generic, on 419 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

419
Total Claims
$182K
Total Drug Cost
81
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
521
Total Day Supply
14,055
Brand vs Generic
59% brand / 41% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$172K
Generic Drug Cost
$10K
Antibiotic Claims
16

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
69.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
2.16
Gender Split
62% female / 38% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Karthika Linga, MBBS prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Trelegy Ellipta
Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter
71
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
Albuterol Sulfate
45
Prednisone
 33
Anoro Ellipta
Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr
31
Breztri Aerosphere
Budesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol
23
Montelukast Sodium
 20
Incruse Ellipta
Umeclidinium Bromide
17
Symbicort
Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate
17
Famotidine
 15
Fluticasone Propionate
 13

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview

How Karthika Linga, MBBS fits within the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

6,646
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,069
Avg Claims per Provider

Karthika Linga, MBBS's 419 claims are below the specialty average of 1,069.

Nearby Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in New York

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Linga.

Dr. Zara Abbas
DO
New York, NY
Dr. Ami Abraham
DO
Bronx, NY
Dr. Russell Acevedo
MD
Syracuse, NY
Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Achakzai
MD
Buffalo, NY
Dr. Alexandra Adams
M.D.
Rochester, NY

Compare Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Karthika Linga, MBBS's specialty? ▼
Karthika Linga, MBBS specializes in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in Middletown, New York. Credentials: MBBS.
How much does Karthika Linga, MBBS prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Karthika Linga, MBBS wrote 419 Medicare Part D claims totaling $182K in drug costs for 81 beneficiaries.
What is Karthika Linga, MBBS's Medicare quality score? ▼
Karthika Linga, MBBS has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 81.4/100 (Quality: 59.7, Cost: 55.1). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Karthika Linga, MBBS located? ▼
Karthika Linga, MBBS is located at 707 E MAIN ST, Middletown, NY, 10940. Phone: (845) 333-7575.
What is Karthika Linga, MBBS's NPI number? ▼
Karthika Linga, MBBS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912253022, issued on 07/25/2012.
Does Karthika Linga, MBBS prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Karthika Linga, MBBS's prescribing is 59% brand-name and 41% generic drugs by claim count, with $172K in brand drug costs.
How many Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 6,646 Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,069 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Karthika Linga, MBBS prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Karthika Linga, MBBS's most frequently prescribed drugs include Trelegy Ellipta, Albuterol Sulfate Hfa, Prednisone. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Karthika Linga, MBBS accept Medicare? ▼
Karthika Linga, MBBS appears in CMS Medicare data with 419 Part D claims and 81 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Karthika Linga, MBBS's credentials? ▼
Karthika Linga, MBBS's NPI is 1912253022 with credentials MBBS. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.