NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Katherine Carol Thomas, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Katherine Carol Thomas, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1033555354, issued on May 14, 2013. Check the license (California A135391, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1033555354
Name
Katherine Carol Thomas
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A135391 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
420 34TH St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone
(661) 327-5350
Enumerated
May 14, 2013
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2026
Fax
(661) 321-9803
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 420 34TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  6. Kian Azimian, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1952385544

Verify Katherine Carol Thomas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

120 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Katherine Thomas120
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone11 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): 96.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $41.82

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Katherine Thomas$41.82
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Katherine Carol Thomas among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Katherine Carol Thomas, MD 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 2013, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 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).

214 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield

They are 214 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Abraham, MDBakersfield, CA 933011285650259
  2. Pritam Badesha, MDBakersfield, CA 933011972532679
  3. Rosie Boparai, MDBakersfield, CA 933011740226398
  4. Kevork Bouldoukian, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011720020464
  5. Chung- Kwang Chen, MDBakersfield, CA 933011083610273
  6. David Dougherty, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011205858917
  7. Jeffery Freesemann, MDBakersfield, CA 933011336156488
  8. Fakhruddin Hasta, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011316974694

Common questions

What is Katherine Carol Thomas, MD's NPI number?

Katherine Carol Thomas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033555354, issued on May 14, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Katherine Carol Thomas, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 34TH St, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 327-5350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Katherine Carol Thomas, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A135391, 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 Katherine Carol Thomas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Katherine Carol Thomas, MD had 120 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Katherine Carol Thomas, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.