Kathy Karamlou, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Kathy Karamlou, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1740209303, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (California A72397, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathy Karamlou
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- A72397 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 361 Hospital RD Ste 428, Newport Beach, CA 92663
- Phone
- (949) 631-6500
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 631-9700
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040308000939); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 361 Hospital RD Ste 428
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jason Amstutz, DCChiropractor1073716601
- Diane Schwarz, N.P.Adult Health Nurse Practitioner1548558554
- Alvin YanPhysician Assistant1245859560
Verify Kathy Karamlou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A72397Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,639 Medicare Part D claims for 292 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 91 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone227 claims
- Methotrexate169 claims
- Allopurinol91 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate85 claims
- Tramadol Hcl72 claims
- Methylprednisolone66 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): 100 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: $4,484.43
94 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kyowa Kirin, 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
- Kathy Karamlou MD Inc A Medical CorporationNewport Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kathy Karamlou among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Kathy Karamlou, MD 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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.
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- Mitchell Austin, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601669542601
- Dawn Hnat, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601861571812
- Behzad Rahavi, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601811944069
- Chay Bae, D.O.Laguna Hills, CA 926531861926982
- Sunil Gupta, D.O.Laguna Hills, CA 926531437310059
Common questions
What is Kathy Karamlou, MD's NPI number?
Kathy Karamlou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740209303, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathy Karamlou, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 361 Hospital RD Ste 428, Newport Beach, CA, 92663. Phone: (949) 631-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathy Karamlou, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A72397, 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 Kathy Karamlou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kathy Karamlou, MD had 1,639 Medicare Part D claims for 292 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kathy Karamlou, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.