Karim Bakhtiar, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Milwaukee, WI
Karim Bakhtiar, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and NPI 1720096928, issued on Aug 3, 2006. Check the license (Wisconsin 29784020, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karim Bakhtiar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 29784020 WI
29784-020 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 W Oklahoma Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53215
- Phone
- (414) 384-2688
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2025
- Fax
- (414) 384-2296
- Medicaid ID
- 31692200 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110217000443); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karim Bakhtiar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 29784020Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
19,791 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,288 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate1,016 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate894 claims
- Sertraline Hcl619 claims
- Trazodone Hcl579 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium557 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Advantage Physical Therapy And Sports Rehab, LLCKenosha, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karim Bakhtiar among 2,078 internal medicine physician records in Wisconsin
Karim Bakhtiar, MD is one of 2,078 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2002 among the 1,098 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% 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 Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
382 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Milwaukee
They are 382 of the 18,389 NPPES records with a practice address in Milwaukee, and 2,078 internal medicine physician records in Wisconsin.
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Common questions
What is Karim Bakhtiar, MD's NPI number?
Karim Bakhtiar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720096928, issued on Aug 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karim Bakhtiar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 W Oklahoma Ave, Milwaukee, WI, 53215. Phone: (414) 384-2688. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karim Bakhtiar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 29784020, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karim Bakhtiar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karim Bakhtiar, MD had 19,791 Medicare Part D claims for 320 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.