Joseph Karam, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL
Joseph Karam, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1174866917, issued on Mar 30, 2013. Check the license (Illinois 036150734, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Karam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 036150734 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 835 S Wolcott Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 996-9858
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2013
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (312) 996-9025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191213000734); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Karam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036150734Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
169 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam45 claims
- Tramadol Hcl28 claims
- Celecoxib17 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl17 claims
- Gabapentin12 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium11 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): 87.1 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: $2,652.76
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- The Board OF Trustees OF The University OF IllinoisChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Karam among 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois
Joseph Karam, M.D. is one of 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2013, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2001 among the 556 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois.
All 995 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Steven Gitelis, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121174502843
- Robert Goldberg, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121548220346
- Benjamin Goldberg, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121518917046
- Mark GonzalezChicago, IL 606121104837475
- Teng HuangChicago, IL 606121639181068
Common questions
What is Joseph Karam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Karam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174866917, issued on Mar 30, 2013. 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 835 S Wolcott Ave, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 996-9858. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Karam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036150734, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. 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 169 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Karam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 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.