Bashar Karakash, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Indianapolis, IN
Bashar Karakash, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1215932819, issued on Jun 20, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 01061137A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bashar Karakash
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 01061137A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7250 Clearvista Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46256
- Phone
- (317) 621-5676
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (317) 621-5678
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051123000545); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7250 Clearvista Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Linda Deardorff, NPNurse Practitioner1235235573
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Verify Bashar Karakash in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01061137ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
225 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl20 claims
- Furosemide15 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate11 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
- Community Physicians OF Indiana IncIndianapolis, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bashar Karakash among 2,109 internal medicine physician records in Indiana
Bashar Karakash, M.D. is one of 2,109 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 85% 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, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 1,448 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 43% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
699 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Indianapolis
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Common questions
What is Bashar Karakash, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bashar Karakash, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215932819, issued on Jun 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bashar Karakash, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7250 Clearvista Dr, Indianapolis, IN, 46256. Phone: (317) 621-5676. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bashar Karakash, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01061137A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bashar Karakash, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bashar Karakash, M.D. had 225 Medicare Part D claims for 104 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.