Kevin A. Karls, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Bismarck, ND
Kevin A. Karls, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Bismarck, North Dakota, and NPI 1790762086, issued on Dec 28, 2005. Check the license (North Dakota 11561, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kevin A. Karls
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- 11561 ND
47691 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 310 N 10TH St, Bismarck, ND 58501
- Phone
- (701) 877-2020
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 8, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 929642500 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101011001180); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 310 N 10TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kevin A. Karls in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 11561Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,306 Medicare Part D claims for 535 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine340 claims
- Omeprazole273 claims
- Gavilyte-G211 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium139 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes112 claims
- Xifaxan19 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: $307.49
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Celgene Corporation. 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
- Innovis Health LLCBismarck, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Dakota
There are 32 gastroenterology physician records in North Dakota.
Other gastroenterology physician records in North Dakota
- Nicholas Battista, M.D.Bismarck, ND1528470135
- Somasundaram Bharath, MDDevils Lake, ND1093714800
- Mark Brewster, M.D.Watford City, ND1275773046
- Makda Bsrat, MDBismarck, ND1124553540
- Anthony Chu, MDGrand Forks, ND1649365990
- Tawhid Gazi, M.D.Bismarck, ND1235236571
- Arcelia Guerson GilFargo, ND1770087108
- Krishna Gurram, MDGrand Forks, ND1255360244
- Howard Hack, M.D.Grand Forks, ND1952483786
- Surianarayanan Karthikeyan, MDFargo, ND1881725836
Common questions
What is Kevin A. Karls, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kevin A. Karls, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790762086, issued on Dec 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kevin A. Karls, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 310 N 10TH St, Bismarck, ND, 58501. Phone: (701) 877-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kevin A. Karls, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 11561, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kevin A. Karls, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kevin A. Karls, M.D. had 1,306 Medicare Part D claims for 535 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.