Tamera Karikal
Physician Assistant · Chestnut Hill, MA
Tamera Karikal is a physician assistant with a practice address in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and NPI 1710625884, issued on May 26, 2022. Check the license (Massachusetts PA9382, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tamera Karikal
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA9382 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 850 Boylston St Ste 320, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
- Phone
- (617) 732-9060
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2022
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tamera Karikal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license PA9382Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
181 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin57 claims
- Pregabalin17 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl14 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium11 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: $140.98
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Tamera Karikal among 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts
Tamera Karikal is one of 4,713 physician assistant records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 68% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
26 physician assistant records list a practice address in Chestnut Hill
They are 26 of the 772 NPPES records with a practice address in Chestnut Hill, and 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Tamera Karikal's NPI number?
Tamera Karikal's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710625884, issued on May 26, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tamera Karikal located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 850 Boylston St Ste 320, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467. Phone: (617) 732-9060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tamera Karikal's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number PA9382, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tamera Karikal prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tamera Karikal had 181 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.