Muntarin Karim
Rheumatology Physician · Burbank, CA
Muntarin Karim is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Burbank, California, and NPI 1235794181, issued on May 7, 2019. Check the license (California 19630, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Muntarin Karim
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 19630 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 191 S Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA 91505
- Phone
- (818) 869-7600
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2019
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240624003616); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Kansas City University Of Med & Biosciences, College Of Osteo Med, 2019
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Muntarin Karim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 19630Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
303 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone37 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate35 claims
- Methotrexate32 claims
- Gabapentin23 claims
- Leflunomide17 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick13 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: $695.29
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Providence Facey Medical FoundationMission Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Muntarin Karim among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Muntarin Karim is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
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- Karla CrinerBurbank, CA 915051619321460
- Gilbert Ross, MDBurbank, CA 915051952362915
- Rania Shammas, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051194959338
- Amy Trang, MDBurbank, CA 915051437713963
- Lisa ZhuEncino, CA 914361235524596
Common questions
What is Muntarin Karim's NPI number?
Muntarin Karim's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235794181, issued on May 7, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Muntarin Karim located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 191 S Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA, 91505. Phone: (818) 869-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Muntarin Karim's license?
NPPES lists California license number 19630, 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 Muntarin Karim prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Muntarin Karim had 303 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.