Azad Salar Karim, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Sacramento, CA
Azad Salar Karim, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1720440282, issued on Mar 24, 2016. Check the license (California A179388, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Azad Salar Karim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- A179388 CA
96384 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3941 J St Ste 270, Sacramento, CA 95819
- Phone
- (916) 733-6850
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2023
- Fax
- (916) 733-6824
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230822004119); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3941 J St Ste 270
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Peter Carruth, MDSurgery Physician1205990785
- Yvonne Sonja Del RosarioNurse Practitioner1194492777
- Kellee Hall, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1215705900
- Joseph Huh, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1295823292
- Hubert Luu, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1043552490
- Carole McCook, PA-CPhysician Assistant1346270907
Verify Azad Salar Karim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A179388Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
94 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium13 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $914.76
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 one group practice
- Gwinnett Physician Group, LLCLawrenceville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Azad Salar Karim among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Azad Salar Karim, MD is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2016, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ralph Cox, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191962454306
- John Dein, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191124087838
- Joseph Huh, MDSacramento, CA 958191295823292
- Charles Kuehner, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191144267519
- Sankar Kumar, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191528044757
- Hubert Luu, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191043552490
- Allen Morris, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191396704169
- Stephen Rossiter, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191356391080
Common questions
What is Azad Salar Karim, MD's NPI number?
Azad Salar Karim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720440282, issued on Mar 24, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Azad Salar Karim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3941 J St Ste 270, Sacramento, CA, 95819. Phone: (916) 733-6850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Azad Salar Karim, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A179388, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Azad Salar Karim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Azad Salar Karim, MD had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Azad Salar Karim, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.