Jason Edward Karo, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Asheville, NC
Jason Edward Karo, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1033109111, issued on Oct 28, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2009-01934, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jason Edward Karo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 2009-01934 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 Hendersonville RD Ste 302, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 252-6922
- Enumerated
- Oct 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 25, 2022
- Fax
- (828) 252-6989
- Medicaid ID
- 5913802 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100218000412); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 688 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Jason Edward Karo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2009-01934Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
980 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Moxifloxacin263 claims
- Latanoprost256 claims
- Timolol Maleate64 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol54 claims
- Prolensa52 claims
- Inveltys44 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $32.95
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Jason Edward Karo among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Jason Edward Karo, M.D. is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alice Bashinsky, MDAsheville, NC 288031619087574
- Thomas Beardsley, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031437130846
- James Crandall, MDAsheville, NC 288031891889135
- William Haynes, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031528040128
- Edward Isbey, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031154302560
- Mark Joseph, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031871560862
- Frank Killian, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031588800809
- Christopher Komanski, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031558781856
Common questions
What is Jason Edward Karo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jason Edward Karo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033109111, issued on Oct 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jason Edward Karo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Hendersonville RD Ste 302, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 252-6922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jason Edward Karo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2009-01934, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jason Edward Karo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jason Edward Karo, M.D. had 980 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jason Edward Karo, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.4 of 100. 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.