Ahmed R. Abdelkarim, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Shenandoah, TX
Ahmed R. Abdelkarim, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Shenandoah, Texas, and NPI 1215171103, issued on Apr 23, 2009. Check the license (Texas S1545, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ahmed R. Abdelkarim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- S1545 TX
334336 LA
122361 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17201 Interstate 45 S, Shenandoah, TX 77385
- Phone
- (936) 270-2099
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230308002609); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 17201 Interstate 45 S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lezlie BarreraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902525546
- Edgardo Gonzalez, CSA, LSASurgical Physician Assistant1982058053
- Evelyn LaryeaFamily Nurse Practitioner1407488521
- Kerollos Shaker, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1285167320
Verify Ahmed R. Abdelkarim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S1545Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
732 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis49 claims
- Prednisone47 claims
- Cefdinir37 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate32 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate29 claims
- Furosemide27 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $427.90
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Belle Chasse Physician Services LLCSlidell, LA
- Lcms Rehabilitation Institute OF Southwest LouisianaLake Charles, LA
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ahmed R. Abdelkarim among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas
Ahmed R. Abdelkarim, M.D. is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 24% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
73 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Shenandoah
They are 73 of the 966 NPPES records with a practice address in Shenandoah, and 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Ahmed R. Abdelkarim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ahmed R. Abdelkarim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215171103, issued on Apr 23, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ahmed R. Abdelkarim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17201 Interstate 45 S, Shenandoah, TX, 77385. Phone: (936) 270-2099. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ahmed R. Abdelkarim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S1545, 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 Ahmed R. Abdelkarim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ahmed R. Abdelkarim, M.D. had 732 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.