Aqm Karim, MD
Nephrology Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Aqm Karim, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1356337034, issued on Sep 27, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 28548, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aqm Karim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 28548 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5901 W Indian School RD, Phoenix, AZ 85033
- Phone
- (623) 846-1403
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (623) 247-6345
- Medicaid ID
- 529159 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080908000245); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5901 W Indian School RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Aqm Karim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 28548Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
948 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium179 claims
- Lisinopril89 claims
- Calcitriol79 claims
- Nifedipine Er68 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate60 claims
- Furosemide36 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 one group practice
- Southwest Kidney Institute PLCPeoria, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aqm Karim among 278 nephrology physician records in Arizona
Aqm Karim, MD is one of 278 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2001 among the 229 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 278 nephrology physician records in Arizona.
All 278 in Arizona → Every provider in Phoenix → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Esmat Mustafa, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850321033307574
- Hui Zhao, MDPhoenix, AZ 850321629125414
- Georgetta Bidwell, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850351588667109
- Kris Morshedian, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850351396748976
- Ankur Patel, D.O., M. H. A.Phoenix, AZ 850371043405301
- William Weiss, MD, PCPhoenix, AZ 850371881686368
- Sachin Desai, MDPhoenix, AZ 850271194761742
- Sungchun Lee, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850271033112818
Common questions
What is Aqm Karim, MD's NPI number?
Aqm Karim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356337034, issued on Sep 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aqm Karim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5901 W Indian School RD, Phoenix, AZ, 85033. Phone: (623) 846-1403. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aqm Karim, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 28548, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Aqm Karim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aqm Karim, MD had 948 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.