Karima C. Fitzgerald, M.D.
Trauma Surgery Physician · Hershey, PA
Karima C. Fitzgerald, M.D. is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1003048802, issued on Aug 13, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD457748, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karima C. Fitzgerald
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
- License numbers
- MD457748 PA
MT195404 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (717) 531-8887
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 16, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (717) 531-0321
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160815001417); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 500 University Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Andrea Abbe, LDNRegistered Dietitian1366623795
- Mahdi Abdallah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497457360
- Ashraf Abdelhalim, MDAnesthesiology Physician1356931729
Verify Karima C. Fitzgerald in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD457748Check 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: $22,632.85
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 762 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,324.59 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
- Susquehanna Physician ServicesWilliamsport, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karima C. Fitzgerald among 92 trauma surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Karima C. Fitzgerald, M.D. is one of 92 trauma surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 88% 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 55% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 55% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 75 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0127X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Trauma Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 92 trauma surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 92 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Hershey → Trauma Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 trauma surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Armen, MDHershey, PA 170331699793752
- Chad Caldwell, MDHershey, PA 170331710957352
- Te Ming Chang, MDHershey, PA 170331255326195
- Russell Dumire, MDHershey, PA 170331619971223
- Joshua Gish, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331518124072
- Angela Hargis-Villanueva, M.DHershey, PA 170331649624610
- Courtney Janowski, MDHershey, PA 170331790281962
- Lacee Laufenberg-Puopolo, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331033344403
Common questions
What is Karima C. Fitzgerald, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karima C. Fitzgerald, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003048802, issued on Aug 13, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karima C. Fitzgerald, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-8887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karima C. Fitzgerald, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD457748, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. 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.