Ashwin Blake Karanam, MD, MPH
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Ashwin Blake Karanam, MD, MPH is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1083107825, issued on Jun 6, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD483721, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashwin Blake Karanam
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- MD483721 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3401 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
- Phone
- (215) 707-4085
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240718004140); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ashwin Blake Karanam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD483721Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
249 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 72% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa62 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta37 claims
- Spiriva Respimat24 claims
- Xolair18 claims
- Varenicline Tartrate14 claims
- Prednisone13 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: $128.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Temple Faculty Practice Plan IncPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ashwin Blake Karanam among 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Ashwin Blake Karanam, MD, MPH is one of 779 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 568 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kathleen Brennan, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401891783882
- Wissam Chatila, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401700874799
- David Ciccolella, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401043208044
- Gerard Criner, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401013905157
- Gilbert Dalonzo, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401922096064
- Steven Kelsen, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401104814243
- Victor Kim, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401467440412
- Samuel Krachman, DOPhiladelphia, PA 191401093703043
Common questions
What is Ashwin Blake Karanam, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Ashwin Blake Karanam, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083107825, issued on Jun 6, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashwin Blake Karanam, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3401 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA, 19140. Phone: (215) 707-4085. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashwin Blake Karanam, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD483721, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ashwin Blake Karanam, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ashwin Blake Karanam, MD, MPH had 249 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.