Brian Karamian
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Brian Karamian is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1629465182, issued on Apr 22, 2015. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Karamian
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- 12664887-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 725 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone
- (650) 497-8000
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220830002435); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 725 Welch RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Natasha AbadillaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194306928
- Alexandra Abbott, MDPediatrics Physician1760018675
- Steven Abboud, MDAnesthesiology Physician1619364908
- Ali Abdelhafiz Abdelsamea, MDPediatrics Physician1699390104
- Alireza Abdollah Shamshirsaz, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1881804235
Verify Brian Karamian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.8 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: $7,151.13
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- University OF Utah Surgical ServicesSalt Lake City, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Karamian among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California
Brian Karamian is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California
There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.
All 314 in California → Every provider in Palo Alto → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eugene Carragee, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041881740355
- Kevin Rolfe, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041588787014
- Todd Alamin, MDStanford, CA 943051720134299
- Serena Hu, MDStanford, CA 943051144274747
- John Kleimeyer, MDStanford, CA 943051376986232
- James Mok, MDStanford, CA 943051831271436
- Kirkham Wood, MDStanford, CA 943051053388702
- Edward Sun, MDSan Mateo, CA 944011831161645
Common questions
What is Brian Karamian's NPI number?
Brian Karamian's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629465182, issued on Apr 22, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Karamian located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 497-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Karamian's license?
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 Brian Karamian prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Karamian had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Karamian's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.8 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), 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.