James S. Karas, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Thomasville, GA
James S. Karas, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Thomasville, Georgia, and NPI 1881696110, issued on May 31, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 037248, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James S. Karas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 037248 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 116 Mimosa Dr, Thomasville, GA 31792
- Phone
- (229) 551-0083
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (229) 227-9642
- Medicaid ID
- 00542088G GA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 726 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 116 Mimosa Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Bonner, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1720755192
- Valerie Bush, PACMedical Physician Assistant1730168030
- Jessica Cashwell, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1295377000
- Valerie CavaliereAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1346934528
- Kashyap Choksi, M.D.-PH.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1508000183
- Christopher Daniels, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1952519670
Verify James S. Karas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 037248Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
263 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium27 claims
- Carvedilol23 claims
- Lisinopril21 claims
- Eliquis20 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl16 claims
- Clopidogrel13 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.
James S. Karas among 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia
James S. Karas, MD is one of 726 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 76% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia.
All 726 in Georgia → Every provider in Thomasville → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kashyap Choksi, M.D.-PH.D.Thomasville, GA 317921508000183
- William Ellis, MDThomasville, GA 317921073515300
- Adam Marler, MDThomasville, GA 317921962667931
- Robert Miles, M.D.Thomasville, GA 317921154317055
- Philip Troyer, M.D.Thomasville, GA 317921558347898
- Anthony Burke, D.O.Tifton, GA 317941700906427
- William Hancock, M.D.Tifton, GA 317941265423339
- Paul Murray, MDTifton, GA 317941730183542
Common questions
What is James S. Karas, MD's NPI number?
James S. Karas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881696110, issued on May 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James S. Karas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 116 Mimosa Dr, Thomasville, GA, 31792. Phone: (229) 551-0083. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James S. Karas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 037248, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James S. Karas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James S. Karas, MD had 263 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.