Alim Karim, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Fort Myers, FL
Alim Karim, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Myers, Florida, and NPI 1245610674, issued on Jun 1, 2015. Check the license (Florida ME134942, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alim Karim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- ME134942 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8960 Colonial Center Dr Ste 300, Fort Myers, FL 33905
- Phone
- (239) 343-8260
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (239) 343-8261
- Medicaid ID
- 024962700 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231114002056); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8960 Colonial Center Dr Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Alim Karim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME134942Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,010 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium120 claims
- Losartan Potassium88 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate76 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium68 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa67 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate57 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: $103.31
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alim Karim among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida
Alim Karim, M.D. is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207Q00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
183 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Myers
They are 183 of the 7,949 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Myers, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Alim Karim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alim Karim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245610674, issued on Jun 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alim Karim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8960 Colonial Center Dr Ste 300, Fort Myers, FL, 33905. Phone: (239) 343-8260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alim Karim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME134942, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alim Karim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alim Karim, M.D. had 2,010 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.