Joseph Karam, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician · Minneapolis, MN
Joseph Karam, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1942430491, issued on Jul 17, 2009. Check the license (Minnesota 60473, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Karam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- 60473 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 920 E 28TH St Ste 300, Minneapolis, MN 55407
- Phone
- (612) 863-6800
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160714002093); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 920 E 28TH St Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jason Alexander, MDVascular Surgery Physician1346328820
- Mara Fritz, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1952950065
- Amr Idris, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1003260852
- Senthil Jayarajan, MDVascular Surgery Physician1831359983
- Andrew Pattock, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1255893863
- Christopher Pedersen, MDVascular Surgery Physician1619331717
Verify Joseph Karam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 60473Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
104 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel34 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium22 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium14 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $19,991.72
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- Allina Health SystemCambridge, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 95 vascular surgery physician records in Minnesota.
Other vascular surgery physician records in Minnesota
- Peter Alden, M.D.Minneapolis, MN1043262629
- Jason Alexander, MDMinneapolis, MN1346328820
- Peter Anderson, MDRochester, MN1780261495
- Rachel Andrie, MDMinneapolis, MN1053164111
- Joel Barbato, M.D.Saint Paul, MN1770663536
- Guilherme Baumgardt Barbosa Lima, MD, PHDRochester, MN1558011270
- David Blake, MDSt Paul, MN1548233125
- Thomas Bower, M.D.Rochester, MN1881674448
- Christopher BunchDuluth, MN1790845774
- Jarrod Buresh, D.O.Duluth, MN1326071259
Common questions
What is Joseph Karam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Karam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942430491, issued on Jul 17, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Karam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 E 28TH St Ste 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55407. Phone: (612) 863-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Karam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 60473, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Karam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Karam, M.D. had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Karam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.