Patrick Jacob Karas, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Galveston, TX
Patrick Jacob Karas, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1205270477, issued on Apr 18, 2013. Check the license (Texas T3109, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Patrick Jacob Karas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- T3109 TX
BP10049681 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1005 Harborside Dr 5TH Floor, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (409) 772-6782
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2013
- Record last updated
- Mar 1, 2023
- Fax
- (409) 772-4456
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210930000854); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Patrick Jacob Karas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T3109Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $809.39
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Utmb Faculty Group PracticeWebster, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Patrick Jacob Karas among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas
Patrick Jacob Karas, M.D. is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.
All 669 in Texas → Every provider in Galveston → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Branch, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551790105245
- Adam Carlton, MDGalveston, TX 775551760046080
- Whitney Carriveau, MDGalveston, TX 775551417887167
- Preston D'Souza, MDGalveston, TX 775551720654064
- June Guillet, M.D., PH.D.Galveston, TX 775551770894586
- Parikshit Juvekar, MDGalveston, TX 775551427734474
- Peter Kan, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551215124805
- Rishi Lall, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551235491291
Common questions
What is Patrick Jacob Karas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Patrick Jacob Karas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205270477, issued on Apr 18, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Patrick Jacob Karas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1005 Harborside Dr 5TH Floor, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 772-6782. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Patrick Jacob Karas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T3109, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Patrick Jacob Karas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Patrick Jacob Karas, M.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Patrick Jacob Karas, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.