Frederic Wafic Karim
Hospitalist Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Frederic Wafic Karim is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1619553682, issued on Mar 22, 2021. Check the license on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frederic Wafic Karim
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 59611 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 506 6TH St, Brooklyn, NY 11215
- Phone
- (718) 780-3000
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240905002743); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Frederic Wafic Karim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
373 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium19 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Losartan Potassium17 claims
- Single Use Swab12 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: $148.13
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Shionogi Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Deaconess Hospital, Inc.Henderson, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frederic Wafic Karim among 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York
Frederic Wafic Karim is one of 2,067 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 83% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2013 among the 1,716 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Frederic Wafic Karim's NPI number?
Frederic Wafic Karim's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619553682, issued on Mar 22, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frederic Wafic Karim located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 506 6TH St, Brooklyn, NY, 11215. Phone: (718) 780-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frederic Wafic Karim's license?
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 Frederic Wafic Karim prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frederic Wafic Karim had 373 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.