Karun Amar, MD
Surgery Physician · Kalamazoo, MI
Karun Amar, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and NPI 1275944555, issued on May 8, 2014. Check the license (Michigan 4301105212, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karun Amar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 4301105212 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Oakland Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
- Phone
- (269) 337-4400
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2014
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230911001511); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karun Amar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301105212Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam13 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: $59.91
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exactech, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncModesto, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karun Amar among 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan
Karun Amar, MD is one of 1,376 surgery physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 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 2014, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 721 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Michigan
There are 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Karun Amar, MD's NPI number?
Karun Amar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275944555, issued on May 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karun Amar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Oakland Dr, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008. Phone: (269) 337-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karun Amar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301105212, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karun Amar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karun Amar, MD had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.