Dr. Mahesh Karandikar, MD, PhD

Dr. Karandikar practices at UW Medical Center - Montlake in Seattle, Washington, part of University of Washington.

Dr. Karandikar's NPI, 1932211976, was assigned on August 31, 2006. Dr. Karandikar graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2004. Dr. Karandikar holds Washington license MD60997035.

Dr. Karandikar's primary practice is UW Medical Center - Montlake, at 1959 NE Pacific St Box 356151, Seattle, WA 98195 in King County. The practice phone is (206) 598-3300.

Dr. Karandikar's primary practice is UW Medical Center - Montlake in Seattle, Washington, part of University of Washington. The medical group on file is UW Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karandikar to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Karandikar practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Karandikar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Karandikar is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Karandikar's licenses on file in 9 states: Washington, Montana, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Wyoming, Iowa, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Karandikar treats.

CMS data shows 369 Medicare services from Dr. Karandikar across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 179 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $49,582 for them.

CMS counts 179 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karandikar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 83 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 72% have high blood pressure. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.45, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Karandikar's median patient age at 61, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Karandikar wrote 13 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $55 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 21 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Karandikar for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Karandikar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Karandikar as offering telehealth. CMS counts 142 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Karandikar, more than 82% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Karandikar, published from 2011 to 2025. The most frequent topics are Dermoid Cyst, Graft vs Host Disease and T-Lymphocytes. Dr. Karandikar has published most often in J Neurosurg Pediatr. Dr. Karandikar's most frequent co-authors are Samuel Robert Browd, MD, PhD, Kenneth Robert Cooke, MD and Anubhav Amin, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 169 general payments to Dr. Karandikar from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 34% of the total. Providence Medical Technology, Inc. paid the most, $16,909.

Dr. Karandikar graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2004. Dr. Karandikar is a member of CNS.

Dr. Karandikar is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.