Aftab Karim, MBBS
Internal Medicine Physician · Paris, TX
Aftab Karim, MBBS is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Paris, Texas, and NPI 1588868764, issued on Jun 12, 2007. Check the license (Texas Q6523, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aftab Karim
- Credential
- MBBS
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- Q6523 TX
A99200 CA
0101245212 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 865 Deshong Dr, Paris, TX 75460
- Phone
- (559) 250-7672
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 00A992000 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160225002140); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Aftab Karim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q6523Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
277 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide31 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Lisinopril20 claims
- Levofloxacin14 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate13 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Texas - Burnet PLLCDenison, TX
- Titus County Hospital DistrictMount Pleasant, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aftab Karim among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Aftab Karim, MBBS is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Paris
They are 10 of the 635 NPPES records with a practice address in Paris, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Aftab Karim, MBBS's NPI number?
Aftab Karim, MBBS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588868764, issued on Jun 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aftab Karim, MBBS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 865 Deshong Dr, Paris, TX, 75460. Phone: (559) 250-7672. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aftab Karim, MBBS's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q6523, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Aftab Karim, MBBS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aftab Karim, MBBS had 277 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.