Michael Karagas MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1578568408 is registered to Michael Karagas MD, a Obstetrics & Gynecology practising at 13725 Northwest Blvd, Suite 11 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Obstetricians and Gynecologists (OB/GYNs) provide medical and surgical care for the female reproductive system, including pregnancy, childbirth, and gynecologic conditions. Michael Karagas MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2005.
Beyond the registryWhat this record adds.
This record carries 2 secondary identifiers beyond the base NPI: Medicaid and other payer cross-references used by billers and credentialers, which the standard CMS NPPES lookup does not surface. Within the directory it is one of 4,658 Obstetrics & Gynecology providers on file in Texas.
Source: CMS NPPES and PECOS public files. snapshot, refreshed monthly.
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Secondary identifiers
Additional identifiers this provider has registered with NPPES. Used by medical billers, credentialers, and insurance verifiers to cross-reference claims and enrollments.
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Medicaid
Source: NPPES public registry.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Michael Karagas MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Michael Karagas MD directly at (361) 767-9601.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1578568408 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Obstetricians and Gynecologists (OB/GYNs) provide medical and surgical care for the female reproductive system, including pregnancy, childbirth, and gynecologic conditions.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (361) 767-9601.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Michael Karagas MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.
As of the latest monthly CMS NPPES snapshot, 4,658 Obstetrics & Gynecology providers are registered in Texas, and Michael Karagas MD is one of them. The figure refreshes each month from the federal source.