Merve Karabulut, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · La Palma, CA
Merve Karabulut, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in La Palma, California, and NPI 1366852543, issued on Apr 28, 2014. Check the license (California A144406, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merve Karabulut
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A144406 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 Centerpointe Dr, La Palma, CA 90623
- Phone
- (408) 250-3301
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2014
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171103001460); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5 Centerpointe Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Tony Do, DOFamily Medicine Physician1942387956
Verify Merve Karabulut in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A144406Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,757 Medicare Part D claims for 686 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 141 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium282 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate153 claims
- Lisinopril142 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium132 claims
- Metformin Hcl116 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium108 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupWoodland Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Merve Karabulut among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Merve Karabulut, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine 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 2014, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 family medicine physician records list a practice address in La Palma
They are 17 of the 593 NPPES records with a practice address in La Palma, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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- Tony Do, DOLa Palma, CA 906231942387956
- Terrisa HaLa Palma, CA 906231083675516
- John Lee, D.OLa Palma, CA 906231962464115
- Nasrin Lopa, M.D.La Palma, CA 906231982750014
Common questions
What is Merve Karabulut, M.D.'s NPI number?
Merve Karabulut, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366852543, issued on Apr 28, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merve Karabulut, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Centerpointe Dr, La Palma, CA, 90623. Phone: (408) 250-3301. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merve Karabulut, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A144406, 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 Merve Karabulut, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merve Karabulut, M.D. had 3,757 Medicare Part D claims for 686 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.