Joseph Richard Karam, DMD
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry · Scranton, PA
Joseph Richard Karam, DMD is an orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry with a practice address in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1609003870, issued on Jun 16, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania DS036934, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Richard Karam
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry 1223X0400X
- License number
- DS036934 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 Lackawanna Ave, Scranton, PA 18503
- Phone
- (412) 720-8902
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 16, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Richard Karam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license DS036934Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $96.42
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GC America Inc. The 7,622 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,641.73 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.
Joseph Richard Karam among 575 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in Pennsylvania
Joseph Richard Karam, DMD is one of 575 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 54% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 54% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223X0400X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry providers in Pennsylvania
There are 575 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in Pennsylvania.
All 575 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Scranton → Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry nationwide →
The 8 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Kerr, DMDScranton, PA 185031073673539
- John Mariotti, DMDScranton, PA 185031962521450
- Joyce Perih, DDS, MSScranton, PA 185031669543211
- J. Quinn, DMDScranton, PA 185031306965801
- Mitchell Cohen, DDSScranton, PA 185081841371804
- Joseph Runco, DMD, MSDDunmore, PA 185121073334496
- Jessica Falk, D.M.D., M.S.D.Olyphant, PA 184471538592597
- John Gershey, DMDBlakely, PA 184471700913050
Common questions
What is Joseph Richard Karam, DMD's NPI number?
Joseph Richard Karam, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609003870, issued on Jun 16, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Richard Karam, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Lackawanna Ave, Scranton, PA, 18503. Phone: (412) 720-8902. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Richard Karam, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number DS036934, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.