Dr. Isaac Obiri Karikari, MD

Dr. Karikari practices at Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, part of Mercy.

Dr. Karikari's NPI, 1497891717, was assigned on January 30, 2007. Dr. Karikari graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Karikari holds Oklahoma license 38923.

Dr. Karikari's primary practice is Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, at 4300 West Memorial Road, Oklahoma City, OK 73120 in Oklahoma County. The practice phone is (405) 755-1515.

Dr. Karikari's primary practice is Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, part of Mercy. Dr. Karikari is also affiliated with Stillwater Medical Center. The medical group on file is Mercy Clinic Oklahoma Communities. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karikari to 2 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Karikari practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Karikari's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Karikari is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Karikari's licenses on file in 3 states: Oklahoma, North Carolina and Missouri.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Karikari treats.

CMS data shows 331 Medicare services from Dr. Karikari across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 248 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $49,788 for them.

CMS counts 248 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karikari in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 127 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.53, 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. Karikari's median patient age at 70, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Karikari wrote 72 Medicare Part D claims for 40 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 37 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $237 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 40 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Karikari accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 228 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Karikari, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 133 papers to Dr. Karikari, published from 2006 to 2024. 2017 was the busiest year, with 15. The most frequent topics are Spinal Fusion, Postoperative Complications and Lumbar Vertebrae. Dr. Karikari has published most often in World Neurosurg. Dr. Karikari's most frequent co-authors are Joseph S. Cheng, MD, Courtney Rory Goodwin and Timothy Wang, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Karikari to 3 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Spinal Diseases. Duke University sponsors the most, 2.

CMS Open Payments shows 385 general payments to Dr. Karikari from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 69% of the total. Nuvasive, Inc. paid the most, $86,392.

Dr. Karikari graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Karikari is a member of CNS.

Dr. Karikari is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.