Md Abu Zahed Karim, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Erwin, NC
Md Abu Zahed Karim, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Erwin, North Carolina, and NPI 1821329665, issued on Jan 19, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2011-00511, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Md Abu Zahed Karim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2011-00511 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 901 Denim Dr, Erwin, NC 28339
- Phone
- (910) 897-5521
- Enumerated
- Jan 19, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1093104929 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120730000547); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 901 Denim Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kenyon Chavis, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1578710141
- Ashley Irons, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1841863487
- Orlinda Martinez, PACPhysician Assistant1982910097
- Carra McLamb, PACPhysician Assistant1225152911
- Oanh Phung, PA-CPhysician Assistant1306479654
- Sarah Stall, PA-CPhysician Assistant1154446854
Verify Md Abu Zahed Karim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2011-00511Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
733 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium73 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa30 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium30 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate27 claims
- Omeprazole26 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate24 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: $520.97
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Lifelink Medical Group PLLCErwin, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Erwin
They are 4 of the 67 NPPES records with a practice address in Erwin, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 4 in Erwin → All 4,056 in North Carolina → Every provider in Erwin →
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Common questions
What is Md Abu Zahed Karim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Md Abu Zahed Karim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821329665, issued on Jan 19, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Md Abu Zahed Karim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 Denim Dr, Erwin, NC, 28339. Phone: (910) 897-5521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Md Abu Zahed Karim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2011-00511, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Md Abu Zahed Karim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Md Abu Zahed Karim, M.D. had 733 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.