Nicholas Lindon Karo, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Christiansburg, VA
Nicholas Lindon Karo, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Christiansburg, Virginia, and NPI 1245727502, issued on Apr 21, 2018. Check the license (Virginia 0101270893, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Lindon Karo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 0101270893 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2900 Lamb Cir, Christiansburg, VA 24073
- Phone
- (540) 731-2000
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2018
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210730003138); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Lindon Karo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101270893Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
296 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir22 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate12 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate11 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke, VA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Carilion Healthcare CorporationChristiansburg, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Nicholas Lindon Karo among 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia
Nicholas Lindon Karo, MD is one of 3,599 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 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 2018, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 2,234 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 53% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Christiansburg
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Common questions
What is Nicholas Lindon Karo, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas Lindon Karo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245727502, issued on Apr 21, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Lindon Karo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2900 Lamb Cir, Christiansburg, VA, 24073. Phone: (540) 731-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Lindon Karo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101270893, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Lindon Karo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Lindon Karo, MD had 296 Medicare Part D claims for 126 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.