Azim Karim, MD
General Practice Physician · Houston, TX
Azim Karim, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1407119076, issued on Jun 19, 2012. Check the license (Texas Q2911, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Azim Karim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License numbers
- Q2911 TX
BP10044092 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10021 Main St, Houston, TX 77025
- Phone
- (713) 797-6000
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 797-9090
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Azim Karim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q2911Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
3,518 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 1,665 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,019 claims
- Gabapentin424 claims
- Pregabalin296 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl287 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl229 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl212 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.
Azim Karim among 1,062 general practice physician records in Texas
Azim Karim, MD is one of 1,062 general practice physician records with a practice address in Texas. 44% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 47% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 44% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 21% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Azim Karim, MD's NPI number?
Azim Karim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407119076, issued on Jun 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Azim Karim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10021 Main St, Houston, TX, 77025. Phone: (713) 797-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Azim Karim, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q2911, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Azim Karim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Azim Karim, MD had 3,518 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.