Dr. Karl A. Schulz, MD

  • Rancho Mirage, CA
  • General surgeon
NPI1215994884PAC ID7214006584
Medicare services, 2024
620
Medicare patients, 2024
275
Part D claims, 2024
159
Publications
2
MIPS score, 2024
88
Practice address
39-000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Practice phone
Call (760) 340-3911
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Primary practice

Eisenhower Health

Hospital · Rancho Mirage, California

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Dr. Karl A. Schulz is a general surgeon in Rancho Mirage, California

Dr. Schulz practices at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, California, part of Eisenhower Medical Center.

Dr. Schulz's NPI, 1215994884, was assigned on April 27, 2006. Dr. Schulz graduated from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Schulz holds California license G516770.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7214006584
NPI enumeration date
April 27, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(760) 340-3911
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
73
Medical school graduation
1979

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Karl A. Schulz practices at 2 locations in Rancho Mirage, California

Dr. Schulz's primary practice is Eisenhower Health, at 39-000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 in Riverside County. The practice phone is (760) 340-3911. Dr. Schulz also practices at Eisenhower Medical Center, 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270.

  • Eisenhower HealthPrimary
    39-000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 · Riverside CountyPhone(760) 340-3911
  • Eisenhower Medical Center
    39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 · Riverside CountyPhone(760) 340-3911

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Karl A. Schulz is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Schulz's primary practice is Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, California, part of Eisenhower Medical Center. The medical group on file is Eisenhower Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schulz to 1 more breast imaging center, 1 clinical lab and 1 dialysis center, each named with a free account. Dr. Schulz's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Karl A. Schulz's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Schulz practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Eisenhower HealthAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Karl A. Schulz is one of 2,926 general surgeons in California

Surgery is Dr. Schulz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Schulz's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G516770 · 1983 to 2027 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Illinois license1981 to 2017

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, breast reconstruction, cancerous skin growth removal, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery, hemorrhoids and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. Schulz treats.

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Dr. Karl A. Schulz billed Medicare for 620 services in 2024

CMS data shows 620 Medicare services from Dr. Schulz across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 275 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $49,816 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024620
Medicare patients275
Paid by Medicare$49,816
Procedure codes6

Dr. Schulz's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6922024: 59314%
Surgery
2023: 712024: 2762%

Dr. Schulz compared with the California median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Schulz
  • California median
Medicare services
620vs 1663.7 times
Medicare patients
275vs 1212.3 times
Part D claims
89vs 342.6 times

Medians across 2,606 general surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Schulz's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Karl A. Schulz treated 275 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 275 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schulz in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 130 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Schulz's median patient age at 76, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 2024275
Average age77
Average risk score1.31
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Schulz's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Schulz's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women15757%
  • Men11843%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Schulz's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis54%
  4. Cancer44%
  5. Ischemic heart disease35%
  6. Osteoporosis30%
  7. Anxiety27%
  8. Chronic kidney disease27%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Schulz's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 76

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men42%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Karl A. Schulz wrote 159 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Schulz wrote 159 Medicare Part D claims for 91 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 89 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $803 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 102 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024159
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$803
Part D patients91

Dr. Schulz's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic158 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims1%

Dr. Schulz's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Schulz's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids55%87 of 159 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1022024: 8913%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Karl A. Schulz scored 88 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Schulz for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Schulz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 26 procedures of hernia repair - groin (open) by Dr. Schulz, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Schulz's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 88of 100Final score
  • 85.4of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 74of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Schulz ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Hernia repair - groin (open)
98th percentile26 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Karl A. Schulz has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Schulz. Dr. Schulz's most frequent co-authors are Adam James Brochert, MD and Richard Gorman Byrd, MD.

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Dr. Schulz's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Schulz

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Karl A. Schulz received $143 in industry payments from 2016 to 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Schulz from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Davol Inc. paid the most, $127.

General payments to Dr. Schulz by program year, 2016 to 2022

Companies that paid Dr. Schulz the most, 2016 to 2022

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Karl A. Schulz has 3 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Schulz, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Schulz

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • ACS Fellow
    • Checkbook Top Doc

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Karl A. Schulz graduated from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Dr. Schulz graduated from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Schulz is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolLoyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Karl A. Schulz accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Schulz is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • +6 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Schulz accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. HMO7
  3. Medicare7
  4. EPO4
  5. POS3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Karl A. Schulz's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Karl A. Schulz's NPI number?

Dr. Karl A. Schulz's NPI number is 1215994884. It was assigned on April 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Karl A. Schulz?

Dr. Karl A. Schulz is a general surgeon in Rancho Mirage, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Karl A. Schulz practice?

Dr. Schulz practices at 39-000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270. Dr. Schulz also practices at 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270. Dr. Schulz's primary practice is Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, California, part of Eisenhower Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schulz to 1 breast imaging center, 1 clinical lab and 1 dialysis center.

What is Dr. Karl A. Schulz's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Schulz is (760) 340-3911.

What is Dr. Karl A. Schulz's medical license number?

Dr. Schulz holds California license G516770, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Karl A. Schulz been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Schulz in California (1983 to 2027) and Illinois (1981 to 2017).

Which hospitals is Dr. Karl A. Schulz affiliated with?

Dr. Schulz practices at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, California.

What medical group is Dr. Karl A. Schulz part of?

Dr. Schulz is linked to Eisenhower Health.

Does Dr. Karl A. Schulz accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Schulz billed Medicare for 620 services in 2024, and Dr. Schulz accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Karl A. Schulz's MIPS score?

Dr. Schulz's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 88 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Karl A. Schulz see?

CMS counts 275 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schulz in 2024, with an average age of 77.

What services does Dr. Karl A. Schulz bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Schulz's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. Karl A. Schulz go to medical school?

Dr. Schulz graduated from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in 1979.

What drugs does Dr. Karl A. Schulz prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Schulz's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Bupropion HCl SR.

Has Dr. Karl A. Schulz received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $143 in general payments to Dr. Schulz from 2 companies from 2016 to 2022. The largest total came from Davol Inc.

How long has Dr. Karl A. Schulz been practicing?

Dr. Schulz graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.

Does Dr. Karl A. Schulz do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Schulz.

Who does Dr. Karl A. Schulz publish with?

Dr. Schulz's most frequent co-authors are Adam James Brochert, MD (1 shared paper) and Richard Gorman Byrd, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Karl A. Schulz accept?

Dr. Schulz is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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