Tharun Karthikeyan, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lexington, KY
Tharun Karthikeyan, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1922200468, issued on Jun 5, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 45545, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tharun Karthikeyan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 45545 KY
2011-00878 NC
MT186736 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1207 S Broadway, Lexington, KY 40504
- Phone
- (859) 258-8575
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1207 S Broadway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jerry Abney, OTR/L, CHTRehabilitation Practitioner1033132550
- Madden Adams, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1457202426
- Bethany Begley, PA-CPhysician Assistant1598188476
- David Blake, MDNeurology Physician1295837094
- Kathleen Campbell, PA-CPhysician Assistant1093339640
- Justin Clark, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1124861034
Verify Tharun Karthikeyan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 45545Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
6.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
2,050 Medicare Part D claims for 573 beneficiaries, against an average of 344 among the 17,387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 820 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen673 claims
- Meloxicam349 claims
- Pregabalin257 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl152 claims
- Cefadroxil127 claims
- Cephalexin116 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 81 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,643.48
18 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 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.
6 hospital and facility affiliations
- H2 Rehabilitation Services OF Kentucky, LLCRichmond, KY
- Kentucky Orthopedic Rehabilitation LLCRichmond, KY
- New Lexington Clinic PscLexington, KY
- Premier Therapy And Health Centers IncGrayson, KY
- Proactive Therapy, IncFrankfort, KY
- SN Kentuckiana Rehab, LLCLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 341 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Kentucky.
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- James Akin, MDProspect, KY1851384150
- Sreenivasa Alla, M.D.Jackson, KY1972735025
- Victor Anciano Granadillo, MDLouisville, KY1841686995
- Hari Ankem, MDMadisonville, KY1518597699
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Common questions
What is Tharun Karthikeyan, MD's NPI number?
Tharun Karthikeyan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922200468, issued on Jun 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tharun Karthikeyan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1207 S Broadway, Lexington, KY, 40504. Phone: (859) 258-8575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tharun Karthikeyan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 45545, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tharun Karthikeyan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tharun Karthikeyan, MD had 2,050 Medicare Part D claims for 573 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 344. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tharun Karthikeyan, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.