Karim Ahmed Elsharkawy, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · El Paso, TX
Karim Ahmed Elsharkawy, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1700028925, issued on Apr 2, 2009. Check the license (Texas R3318, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karim Ahmed Elsharkawy
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- R3318 TX
25MA09586700 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4801 Alberta Ave, El Paso, TX 79905
- Phone
- (915) 215-5400
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2023
- Fax
- (915) 215-8632
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171005001212); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karim Ahmed Elsharkawy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R3318Check 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: $1,391.70
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center EL PasoEl Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karim Ahmed Elsharkawy among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Karim Ahmed Elsharkawy, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 68% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207X00000X and a Texas 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 Texas
There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
All 1,514 in Texas → Every provider in El Paso → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adam Adler, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051801105309
- Evan Corning, MDEl Paso, TX 799051720467707
- John Dunn, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051689938359
- Ahmed Hagag, MD,PH.DEl Paso, TX 799051023458536
- Rajiv Rajani, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051558547463
- Taylor Yong, MDEl Paso, TX 799051710374004
- Desraj ClarkFort Bliss, TX 799061396109666
- Michael Eckhoff, MDFort Bliss, TX 799061932629383
Common questions
What is Karim Ahmed Elsharkawy, MD's NPI number?
Karim Ahmed Elsharkawy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700028925, issued on Apr 2, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karim Ahmed Elsharkawy, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4801 Alberta Ave, El Paso, TX, 79905. Phone: (915) 215-5400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karim Ahmed Elsharkawy, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R3318, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.