Erum Karafa, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Las Vegas, NV
Erum Karafa, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1437645736, issued on Jul 10, 2018. Check the license (Nevada PA1989, as entered in NPPES) with the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erum Karafa
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA1989 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1655 E Cactus Ave Ste 400, Las Vegas, NV 89183
- Phone
- (702) 724-8777
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2018
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2025
- Fax
- (702) 724-8749
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190221002151); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1655 E Cactus Ave Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Erum Karafa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nevada board licenses this profession
Search for license PA1989Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,259 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium115 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium75 claims
- Losartan Potassium63 claims
- Lisinopril52 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium44 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium40 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: $59.75
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Optum Medical Group II Rhodes P CHenderson, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Erum Karafa, PA-C's NPI number?
Erum Karafa, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437645736, issued on Jul 10, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erum Karafa, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1655 E Cactus Ave Ste 400, Las Vegas, NV, 89183. Phone: (702) 724-8777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erum Karafa, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number PA1989, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Erum Karafa, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erum Karafa, PA-C had 1,259 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.