Dr. David Steven Karlin, MD

Dr. Karlin practices at Freedom Vision Surgery Center in Encino, California.

Dr. Karlin's NPI, 1477552016, was assigned on July 15, 2005. Dr. Karlin graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1992. Dr. Karlin holds California license G83944.

Dr. Karlin's primary practice is Freedom Vision Surgery Center, at 16255 Ventura Blvd Suite 100, Encino, CA 91436. The practice phone is (818) 783-2346.

Dr. Karlin's primary practice is Freedom Vision Surgery Center in Encino, California. Dr. Karlin is also affiliated with Long Beach Medical Center. The medical group on file is Dreyer Medical Clinic (Advocate Medical Group). Dmand AI also links Dr. Karlin to 5 more hospitals, 29 medical groups and 8 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Karlin practices, 15 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Diagnostic radiology is Dr. Karlin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0202X. Dr. Karlin is board certified in diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Karlin's licenses on file in 15 states: California, Michigan, Nevada, Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Colorado, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York and Oklahoma.

CMS data shows 48 Medicare services from Dr. Karlin across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 73 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $836 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 73 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karlin in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 26 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have high cholesterol. 53% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Karlin's median patient age at 58, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Karlin wrote 19 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. CMS names the drug for 14 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $100 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 22 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Karlin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Karlin in 2009. Dr. Karlin's most frequent co-authors are Jose E. Abdenur, MD, Elizabeth Jane Cambray-Forker, DO and Kirk L. Ohanian, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Karlin from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. GE Healthcare paid the most, $476.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Karlin, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Karlin graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1992.

Dr. Karlin is in network with 25 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 15. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.