Amel Karaa, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Boston, MA
Amel Karaa, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1053502484, issued on Aug 9, 2007. Check the license (Massachusetts 242638, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amel Karaa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 242638 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 185 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 726-5732
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 724-9620
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121228000044); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Amel Karaa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 242638Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
176 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levocarnitine43 claims
- Galafold26 claims
- Clonazepam19 claims
- Cerezyme14 claims
- Mirtazapine12 claims
- Vimizim12 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: $8,795.50
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- The General Hospital CorporationBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amel Karaa among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Amel Karaa, M.D. is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% 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 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,320 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Boston
They are 2,320 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Amel Karaa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Amel Karaa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053502484, issued on Aug 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amel Karaa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 185 Cambridge St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-5732. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amel Karaa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 242638, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Amel Karaa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amel Karaa, M.D. had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.