Marc Abi Karam, MD, MS
Surgery Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Marc Abi Karam, MD, MS is a surgery physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1437846508, issued on Apr 19, 2023. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Marc Abi Karam
- Credential
- MD, MS
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- Practice location
- 1470 Sand Hill RD Apt 209, Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone
- (650) 644-5656
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2023
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Marc Abi Karam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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.
Marc Abi Karam among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Marc Abi Karam, MD, MS is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 98% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 98% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 59% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Palo Alto → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Badger, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041255360863
- Frederick Dirbas, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041154457091
- Dan Eisenberg, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041437371978
- Carlos Esquivel, M.D., PH.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041942343504
- Brooke Gurland, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041891889101
- Mary Hawn, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041194751271
- Mardi Karin, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041275568388
- Electron Kebebew, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041972567246
Common questions
What is Marc Abi Karam, MD, MS's NPI number?
Marc Abi Karam, MD, MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437846508, issued on Apr 19, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Marc Abi Karam, MD, MS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1470 Sand Hill RD Apt 209, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 644-5656. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Marc Abi Karam, MD, MS's license?
Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Marc Abi Karam, MD, MS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Marc Abi Karam, MD, MS had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 19 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.