NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christian John Karam

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Pittsburgh, PA

Christian John Karam is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1073254835, issued on Apr 5, 2022. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD494652, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1073254835
Name
Christian John Karam
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
License number
MD494652 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1622 Locust St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone
(412) 642-5434
Enumerated
Apr 5, 2022
Record last updated
Jun 25, 2026
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1622 Locust St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ishtiaque Ahmed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356153126
  2. Tatyana BeketovaOphthalmology Physician1366008575
  3. Mitchell BerryPhysical Therapist1790660496
  4. Aarti BishnoiOphthalmology Physician1144199332
  5. Morgan Brzozowski, MS, CGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1306679527
  6. Riley CarrollGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1619452752

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

373 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.

  1. Christian Karam373
  2. Specialty average185

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost129 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol67 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate42 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate34 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate23 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $433.90

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $608.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christian Karam$433.90
  2. Specialty average$608.08

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Christian John Karam among 12,792 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Pennsylvania

Christian John Karam is one of 12,792 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 33% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 22% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 22% of these records are older, 69% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 33% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 4% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,922 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 2,922 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 12,792 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Muaz Aijazi, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152191972090439
  2. Allison BeanPittsburgh, PA 152191407241383
  3. Clement Cholet, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152191730675729
  4. Rajinder Dhaliwal, MDPittsburgh, PA 152191427240365
  5. Nishanie Jayawardena, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152191063901080
  6. Bhagat KondaveetiPittsburgh, PA 152191013322338
  7. Evan Kupec, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152191043416381
  8. Ralitsa Loewen, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152191932461191

Common questions

What is Christian John Karam's NPI number?

Christian John Karam's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073254835, issued on Apr 5, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christian John Karam located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1622 Locust St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219. Phone: (412) 642-5434. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christian John Karam's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD494652, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christian John Karam prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christian John Karam had 373 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.