Lily Anne Romero Karam, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Houston, TX
Lily Anne Romero Karam, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1801318258, issued on Jul 7, 2017. Check the license (Texas T4674, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lily Anne Romero Karam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- T4674 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9230 Katy Fwy Ste 410, Houston, TX 77055
- Phone
- (832) 404-6400
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2026
- Fax
- (877) 682-5703
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221004001292); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lily Anne Romero Karam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T4674Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
752 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone158 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate76 claims
- Methotrexate71 claims
- Celecoxib60 claims
- Gabapentin42 claims
- Allopurinol35 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: $737.46
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lily Anne Romero Karam among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Lily Anne Romero Karam, MD is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas.
All 545 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Martha Aguilar, M.D.Houston, TX 770541750488805
- Joan Appleyard, M.D.Houston, TX 770541821199688
- Donna JoseHouston, TX 770581093169831
- Farokh Jamalyaria, MDHouston, TX 770591568762631
- Vishnu Mohan, M.DHouston, TX 770591497138838
- Tareq Abou-Khamis, M.D.Houston, TX 770631851587612
- Bao NguyenHouston, TX 770641336496892
- Qaiser Rehman, MDHouston, TX 770651538252374
Common questions
What is Lily Anne Romero Karam, MD's NPI number?
Lily Anne Romero Karam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801318258, issued on Jul 7, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lily Anne Romero Karam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9230 Katy Fwy Ste 410, Houston, TX, 77055. Phone: (832) 404-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lily Anne Romero Karam, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T4674, 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.
How much does Lily Anne Romero Karam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lily Anne Romero Karam, MD had 752 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.