Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Karen Schowalter, DO

Individual provider Family Medicine Physician · NPI 1770945065

Karen Schowalter, DO is registered under Family Practice in Tacoma, Washington. Qualified in 2016, 10 years ago. Practices with Franciscan Medical Group, a 1,417-clinician group, works from 2 locations, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Washington.

Years since qualifying
10
Licensed in
WA
In the registry since
2016
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

5741 N 26th St Unit 115
Tacoma, WA 98407-2415
Phone: (253) 756-3737
Fax: (360) 744-5123
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 1322 3rd St Se Ste 240, Puyallup, WA 98372-3771 — (253) 697-1420

Specialties & licences

Family Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence OP60958257 (WA)

Record details

NPI number1770945065
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMarch 24, 2016
Last updated in NPPESDecember 9, 2020
Certification dateDecember 9, 2020

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyFAMILY PRACTICE
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2016 (10 years in practice)
Group practice Franciscan Medical Group — 1417 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients227
Services billed 1,063 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • St Clare Hospital Hospital · Lakewood, WA · listed as Saint Clare Hospital
  • St Francis Community Hospital Hospital · Federal Way, WA
  • St Joseph Medical Center Hospital · Tacoma, WA
  • St Anthony Hospital Hospital · Gig Harbor, WA
  • Centerwell Home Health Home health agency · Tacoma, WA
  • Chi Franciscan Health At Home Home health agency · University Place, WA
  • Signature Healthcare At Home Home health agency · Federal Way, WA

Colleagues at Franciscan Medical Group

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1417 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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