Joshua Robert Karas, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Orlando, FL
Joshua Robert Karas, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Orlando, Florida, and NPI 1457515066, issued on Jul 12, 2008. Check the license (Florida ME124979, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Robert Karas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- ME124979 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 110 W Underwood St, Orlando, FL 32806
- Phone
- (407) 422-3790
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (407) 422-3790
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151020001884); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 110 W Underwood St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrea Ferrara, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1407850779
- Joseph Gallagher, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1902808173
- Rose JavaheriAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1841947488
- Renee Mueller, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1134249386
- Paul Williamson, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1336143676
Verify Joshua Robert Karas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME124979Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
142 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocortisone42 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf23 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate14 claims
- Metronidazole13 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,656.88
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Thd America, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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
- Orlando Health Medical Group IncOrlando, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Robert Karas among 178 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Florida
Joshua Robert Karas, MD is one of 178 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 208C00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 178 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Florida.
All 178 in Florida → Every provider in Orlando → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Antonio Caycedo, MDOrlando, FL 328061528765831
- Samuel Dejesus, MDOrlando, FL 328061497757645
- Andrea Ferrara, MDOrlando, FL 328061407850779
- Marco Ferrara, M.D.Orlando, FL 328061083973408
- Joseph Gallagher, MDOrlando, FL 328061902808173
- Leanne Iorio, DOOrlando, FL 328061023505070
- Renee Mueller, MDOrlando, FL 328061134249386
- Alexandra Schoene Ruiz, MD, MSMSOrlando, FL 328061366905978
Common questions
What is Joshua Robert Karas, MD's NPI number?
Joshua Robert Karas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457515066, issued on Jul 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Robert Karas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 W Underwood St, Orlando, FL, 32806. Phone: (407) 422-3790. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Robert Karas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME124979, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joshua Robert Karas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Robert Karas, MD had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.