Mehwish Karim, D.O.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Gaithersburg, MD
Mehwish Karim, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and NPI 1073891545, issued on Aug 1, 2011. Check the license (Maryland H0079975, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mehwish Karim
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- H0079975 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 655 Watkins Mill RD, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
- Phone
- (202) 940-5315
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150914002952); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Osteo Medicine Of New York Institute Of Technology, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mehwish Karim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license H0079975Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
447 Medicare Part D claims for 247 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen54 claims
- Prednisone42 claims
- Cephalexin33 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa28 claims
- Famotidine25 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass22 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
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The Mid Atlantic States, IncKensington, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mehwish Karim among 1,190 emergency medicine physician records in Maryland
Mehwish Karim, D.O. is one of 1,190 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2010 among the 571 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Maryland
There are 1,190 emergency medicine physician records in Maryland.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Connie Chan, M.D.Gaithersburg, MD 208791477738144
- Utpal InamdarGaithersburg, MD 208791659545564
- Carole Levy, MDGaithersburg, MD 208791881668804
- Jonathan McCauley, MDGaithersburg, MD 208791659391803
- Rakesh Patel, MDGaithersburg, MD 208791861657520
Common questions
What is Mehwish Karim, D.O.'s NPI number?
Mehwish Karim, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073891545, issued on Aug 1, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mehwish Karim, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 655 Watkins Mill RD, Gaithersburg, MD, 20879. Phone: (202) 940-5315. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mehwish Karim, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number H0079975, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mehwish Karim, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mehwish Karim, D.O. had 447 Medicare Part D claims for 247 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.