Mehmet Karaca, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Vero Beach, FL
Mehmet Karaca, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Vero Beach, Florida, and NPI 1336819705, issued on Sep 17, 2021. Check the license (Florida ME158717, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mehmet Karaca
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- ME158717 FL
036.113493 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 36TH St, Vero Beach, FL 32960
- Phone
- (772) 271-0445
- Enumerated
- Sep 17, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 26, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230307000121); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mehmet Karaca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME158717Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,613 Medicare Part D claims for 1,080 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. 70 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium526 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate480 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium455 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium418 claims
- Lisinopril351 claims
- Losartan Potassium296 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Indian River Health Services IncVero Beach, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mehmet Karaca among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida
Mehmet Karaca, MD is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
88 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Vero Beach
They are 88 of the 2,473 NPPES records with a practice address in Vero Beach, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Mehmet Karaca, MD's NPI number?
Mehmet Karaca, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336819705, issued on Sep 17, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mehmet Karaca, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 36TH St, Vero Beach, FL, 32960. Phone: (772) 271-0445. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mehmet Karaca, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME158717, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mehmet Karaca, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mehmet Karaca, MD had 9,613 Medicare Part D claims for 1,080 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.