Boutros Karam, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Boutros Karam, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1982010294, issued on Jul 8, 2014. Check the license (New York 294904, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Boutros Karam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 294904 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6740 4TH Ave FL 2, Brooklyn, NY 11220
- Phone
- (929) 455-2740
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6740 4TH Ave FL 2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nurun Begum, PAPhysician Assistant1467024828
- Nagi Bustros, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1316948680
- George Fernaine, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1184731119
- Kimberly Valdecantos, DNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1851748339
Verify Boutros Karam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 294904Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,425 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate182 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium115 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium110 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate85 claims
- Clopidogrel85 claims
- Losartan Potassium78 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 84.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,048.11
15 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Nyu Langone HospitalsBrooklyn, NY · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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- Mohamed Abdel-Aal Ahmed, M.D.Buffalo, NY1164834776
- Khaled Abdulla, M.D.Orchard Park, NY1811423684
- Mohammed AbdulrazzaqBrooklyn, NY1871913095
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- Saji Abraham, M.B.B.S.Bayside, NY1497955603
- Jeffrey AbramsNew York, NY1609373869
Common questions
What is Boutros Karam, MD's NPI number?
Boutros Karam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982010294, issued on Jul 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Boutros Karam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6740 4TH Ave FL 2, Brooklyn, NY, 11220. Phone: (929) 455-2740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Boutros Karam, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 294904, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Boutros Karam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Boutros Karam, MD had 1,425 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Boutros Karam, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.