NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lukena Ulhas Karkhanis, M.D.

Allergy & Immunology Physician · San Antonio, TX

Lukena Ulhas Karkhanis, M.D. is an allergy & immunology physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1700198165, issued on Jul 13, 2010. Check the license (Texas Q2314, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700198165
Name
Lukena Ulhas Karkhanis
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Allergy & Immunology Physician 207K00000X
License numbers
Q2314 TX
2012016167 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2424 Babcock RD Ste 301, San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone
(210) 616-0882
Enumerated
Jul 13, 2010
Record last updated
Jul 28, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150312000433); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

8 nearest allergy & immunology physician records → All 327 in Texas → Look up another NPI →

Also registered at 2424 Babcock RD Ste 301

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

  1. Fiona Adame, DOAllergy & Immunology Physician1972168193
  2. Michael Adame, MDAllergy & Immunology (Internal Medicine) Physician1730742214
  3. Kaitlyn Diaz, PA-CPhysician Assistant1154184943
  4. Maureen Genov, PA-CPhysician Assistant1396368015

Verify Lukena Ulhas Karkhanis in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
    Search for license Q2314    Check the board
  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
Open the Texas license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average allergy & immunology physician in 2024

1,912 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 2,899 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lukena Karkhanis1,912
  2. Specialty average741

Most prescribed

  1. Montelukast Sodium236 claims
  2. Fluticasone Propionate172 claims
  3. Epinephrine132 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa122 claims
  5. Dupixent Syringe111 claims
  6. Azelastine Hcl94 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: $66,490.08

264 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 2,496 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,321.81 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lukena Karkhanis$66,490
  2. Specialty average$8,322

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

  1. Allergy Asthma And Immunology Associates OF South Texas, P.A.San Antonio, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Lukena Ulhas Karkhanis among 327 allergy & immunology physician records in Texas

Lukena Ulhas Karkhanis, M.D. is one of 327 allergy & immunology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2003 among the 228 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207K00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Allergy & Immunology Physician providers in Texas

There are 327 allergy & immunology physician records in Texas.

All 327 in Texas → Every provider in San Antonio → Allergy & Immunology Physician nationwide →

The 8 allergy & immunology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Fiona Adame, DOSan Antonio, TX 782291972168193
  2. Edward Brooks, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291134211998
  3. Damian Chamberlain, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291033773338
  4. Joseph Diaz, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291417948241
  5. Theodore Freeman, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291619977956
  6. Gordana Gligoric, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291063423119
  7. Robert Jacobs, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291669536330
  8. Marie Loera, M.S.N., R.N., F.N.P.San Antonio, TX 782291346533668

Common questions

What is Lukena Ulhas Karkhanis, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lukena Ulhas Karkhanis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700198165, issued on Jul 13, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lukena Ulhas Karkhanis, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2424 Babcock RD Ste 301, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 616-0882. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lukena Ulhas Karkhanis, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q2314, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lukena Ulhas Karkhanis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lukena Ulhas Karkhanis, M.D. had 1,912 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries; the average among allergy & immunology physician prescribers was 741. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.