Karam Bhalla, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Karam Bhalla, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1972642973, issued on Feb 6, 2007. Check the license (New Mexico MD2011-0813, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karam Bhalla
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MD2011-0813 NM
2005-0348 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4420 Irving Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114
- Phone
- (505) 727-6300
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 727-9588
- Medicaid ID
- 59326751 NM
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karam Bhalla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2011-0813Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
333 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium24 claims
- Progesterone18 claims
- Lisinopril16 claims
- Pioglitazone Hcl14 claims
- Synthroid11 claims
- Xarelto11 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: $49.39
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Karam Bhalla among 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico
Karam Bhalla, MD is one of 770 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
431 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Albuquerque
They are 431 of the 24,162 NPPES records with a practice address in Albuquerque, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Karam Bhalla, MD's NPI number?
Karam Bhalla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972642973, issued on Feb 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karam Bhalla, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4420 Irving Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87114. Phone: (505) 727-6300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karam Bhalla, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2011-0813, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karam Bhalla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karam Bhalla, MD had 333 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.