Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Karen J Kowalske, MD

Individual provider Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · NPI 1134181944

Dr. Karen J Kowalske, MD is registered under Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Dallas, Texas. Graduated from University of Florida College of Medicine in 1986, 40 years ago. Practices with University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, a 3,149-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Texas.

Years since qualifying
40
Trained at
University of Florida College of Medicine
Licensed in
TX
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390-7208 Not confirmed with CMS for 19 years — call before visiting
Phone: (214) 645-0624
Fax: (214) 645-0078
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Specialties & licences

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208100000X · Licence H7774 (TX)

Record details

NPI number1134181944
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 5, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJuly 8, 2007

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyPHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1986 (40 years in practice)
Group practice University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center At Dallas — 3149 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of tissue 58 times · 80th percentile
Removal of skin lesions 13 times · 60th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

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 patients317
Services billed 734 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age71

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.

  • Parkland Health & Hospital System Hospital · Dallas, TX · listed as Parkland Health and Hospital Systems
  • Encompass Home Health Of Dfw Home health agency · Grapevine, TX · listed as Eh Home Health of Dfw, LLC
  • Ut Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. Hospital · Dallas, TX
  • Ut Southwestern Home Health Care Home health agency · Dallas, TX
  • Vitalcaring Group Home health agency · Sulphur Springs, TX

Colleagues at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 3149 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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