Nila Karim, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Newton, MA
Nila Karim, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Newton, Massachusetts, and NPI 1780670562, issued on Sep 27, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 158277, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nila Karim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 158277 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 29 Crafts St, Newton, MA 02458
- Phone
- (617) 964-7530
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (671) 964-5479
- Medicaid ID
- 9770585 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090122000188); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nila Karim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 158277Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,031 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium177 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate116 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium86 claims
- Lisinopril55 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide52 claims
- Losartan Potassium43 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
- Mount Auburn Professional Services IncCambridge, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nila Karim among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Nila Karim, MD is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
80 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Newton
They are 80 of the 2,975 NPPES records with a practice address in Newton, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- John Freedman, M.D.Newton, MA 024581003018367
- Michael Hodges, MDNewton, MA 024581962493536
- Mary Johnson, MDNewton, MA 024581083600704
- Alfred Kaplan, M.D.Newton, MA 024581154514974
- Ronald Krasinski, M.D.Newton, MA 024581730176462
- Carolyn Kreinsen, MDNewton, MA 024581306802798
Common questions
What is Nila Karim, MD's NPI number?
Nila Karim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780670562, issued on Sep 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nila Karim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 29 Crafts St, Newton, MA, 02458. Phone: (617) 964-7530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nila Karim, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 158277, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nila Karim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nila Karim, MD had 1,031 Medicare Part D claims for 161 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.