Karthik P. Karanam, MD
Nephrology Physician · Florence, SC
Karthik P. Karanam, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Florence, South Carolina, and NPI 1982837415, issued on Sep 1, 2009. Check the license (South Carolina MD37981, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karthik P. Karanam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- MD37981 SC
01069628A IN
MT192193 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 E Cheves St, Florence, SC 29506
- Phone
- (843) 669-6694
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 669-2500
- Medicaid ID
- 201027410 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151020000011); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1100 E Cheves St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shadi Bashour, DONephrology Physician1710298153
- Betty Gattison, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1013442268
- Kayla Hewett, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1316561095
- Farhan Maqsood, M.D.Nephrology Physician1760463491
- Morgan Momyer, DNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1447787403
- Amanda Savage, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1871141341
Verify Karthik P. Karanam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD37981Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,573 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium277 claims
- Calcitriol216 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate205 claims
- Allopurinol156 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl145 claims
- Carvedilol121 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 8.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Pee Dee Nephrology LLPFlorence, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 202 nephrology physician records in South Carolina.
Other nephrology physician records in South Carolina
- Ahmed Abdelkader, MD, PHDCharleston, SC1629743000
- Anand Achanti, MDCharleston, SC1477750883
- George Acres, MDGreenville, SC1922081298
- Frederick Adams, MDSpartanburg, SC1578543955
- Robert Adrah, MDRock Hill, SC1629499785
- Chokri AliouaGreenville, SC1538142807
- Mhd Alsaka, MDFlorence, SC1184880049
- Mohammed Alzubaidi, MDSumter, SC1912258567
- Prince Amaechi, M.D.Spartanburg, SC1750493250
- Kofi Appiah, M.D.Spartanburg, SC1346200961
Common questions
What is Karthik P. Karanam, MD's NPI number?
Karthik P. Karanam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982837415, issued on Sep 1, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karthik P. Karanam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 E Cheves St, Florence, SC, 29506. Phone: (843) 669-6694. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karthik P. Karanam, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MD37981, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karthik P. Karanam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karthik P. Karanam, MD had 2,573 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karthik P. Karanam, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 8.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.