NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ahmad Bashar Abdulkarim, MD, PHD

Surgery Physician · Memphis, TN

Ahmad Bashar Abdulkarim, MD, PHD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1386741676, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 36429, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1386741676
Name
Ahmad Bashar Abdulkarim
Credential
MD, PHD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
36429 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1030 Jefferson Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
Phone
(901) 521-8990
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(901) 577-7367
Medicaid IDs
200264370A KS
205930316 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041012000864); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1030 Jefferson Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kaitlyn Abrams, PHDClinical Psychologist1053021196
  2. Anita Adams, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1316976749
  3. Vivian AdellNurse Practitioner1902451578
  4. Khatidja AliHealth Service Psychologist1700123239
  5. Whitney Allman, LCSWClinical Social Worker1881180800
  6. Steven Anander, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1548354186

Verify Ahmad Bashar Abdulkarim in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%82.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $103.89

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ahmad Abdulkarim$103.89
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Baptist Memorial Medical Group, Inc.Atoka, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ahmad Bashar Abdulkarim among 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee

Ahmad Bashar Abdulkarim, MD, PHD is one of 631 surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 404 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Faris Al-Gebory, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041851421705
  2. Ellen Buchignani, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041497830194
  3. Luis Campos-De-La-Borbolla, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041487677548
  4. Sam Delk, M.DMemphis, TN 381041922026707
  5. Corey Eymard, MDMemphis, TN 381041912163320
  6. Rodney Martin, MDMemphis, TN 381041326005927
  7. Ravi Mohanka, MDMemphis, TN 381041043415490
  8. Jason Oliphant, MDMemphis, TN 381041942417134

Common questions

What is Ahmad Bashar Abdulkarim, MD, PHD's NPI number?

Ahmad Bashar Abdulkarim, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386741676, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ahmad Bashar Abdulkarim, MD, PHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1030 Jefferson Ave, Memphis, TN, 38104. Phone: (901) 521-8990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ahmad Bashar Abdulkarim, MD, PHD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 36429, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Ahmad Bashar Abdulkarim, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.