Basim Zuhdi Abdelkarim, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Upland, CA
Basim Zuhdi Abdelkarim, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Upland, California, and NPI 1932217544, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license (California A74259, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Basim Zuhdi Abdelkarim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A74259 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1310 San Bernardino RD, Upland, CA 91786
- Phone
- (909) 920-0444
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (909) 920-5044
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050817000176); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1310 San Bernardino RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Basim Zuhdi Abdelkarim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A74259Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
441 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole59 claims
- Famotidine49 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium49 claims
- Linzess23 claims
- Gavilyte-G22 claims
- Plenvu20 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): 19.4 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: $1,112.39
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 2 group practices
- Basim Z. Abdelkarim, M.D., Inc.Upland, CA
- Desert Valley Medical Group IncVictorville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Basim Zuhdi Abdelkarim among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Basim Zuhdi Abdelkarim, MD is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chuang Hung, M.D.Upland, CA 917861619049749
- Kevin Jenkins, DOUpland, CA 917861730276163
- Camron Kiafar, D.O.Upland, CA 917861831299254
- John Kim, M.D.Upland, CA 917861548218274
- Nischita Merla, MD, MPHUpland, CA 917861629272208
- Mysore Nagaraja, M.D.Upland, CA 917861760451298
- Dwaraknath Reddy, M.D.Upland, CA 917861417964917
- Priyanka YaramadaUpland, CA 917861588008189
Common questions
What is Basim Zuhdi Abdelkarim, MD's NPI number?
Basim Zuhdi Abdelkarim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932217544, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Basim Zuhdi Abdelkarim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1310 San Bernardino RD, Upland, CA, 91786. Phone: (909) 920-0444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Basim Zuhdi Abdelkarim, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A74259, 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 Basim Zuhdi Abdelkarim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Basim Zuhdi Abdelkarim, MD had 441 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Basim Zuhdi Abdelkarim, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 19.4 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.