Michael Karim Newman, M.D.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician · Torrance, CA
Michael Karim Newman, M.D. is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1669401881, issued on Jul 1, 2006. Check the license (California A96118, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Karim Newman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician 2086S0122X
- License numbers
- A96118 CA
MD036077 DC
0101232282 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3640 Lomita Blvd Ste 306, Torrance, CA 90505
- Phone
- (310) 784-0644
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2023
- Fax
- (310) 784-0544
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071130000447); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3640 Lomita Blvd Ste 306
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Whitney Burrell, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1912229808
- Ni-Jui Liang, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1457558413
Verify Michael Karim Newman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A96118Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in 2024
79 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 1,895 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 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: $4,026.26
62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 2,042 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,814.09 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
- South Bay Plastic Surgeons, IncTorrance, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Michael Karim Newman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Karim Newman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669401881, issued on Jul 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Karim Newman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3640 Lomita Blvd Ste 306, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 784-0644. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Karim Newman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A96118, as entered by the provider. 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 Michael Karim Newman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Karim Newman, M.D. had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among plastic and reconstructive surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.