NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul H. Karakourtis, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Arlington, TX

Paul H. Karakourtis, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Arlington, Texas, and NPI 1841237104, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (Texas J4255, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841237104
Name
Paul H. Karakourtis
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
J4255 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1926 SW Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington, TX 76017
Phone
(817) 472-5522
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 18, 2026
Fax
(817) 472-7303
Medicaid ID
136322805 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120607000743); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1992
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1926 SW Green Oaks Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Nathania Adu, APNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1457821258
  2. Cheri Andrews, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1437110418
  3. Donald Ingle, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1972563492
  4. Patrick Kobett, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1376503896
  5. Jonathan Lam, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1952362923
  6. Barsha Sharma, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1528652724

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

9,226 Medicare Part D claims for 727 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 113 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paul Karakourtis9,226
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium667 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate361 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium353 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium294 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl283 claims
  6. Lisinopril220 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: $91.27

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Karakourtis$91.27
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Catalyst Physician Group - Ntx, PLLCArlington, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Paul H. Karakourtis among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Paul H. Karakourtis, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

117 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Arlington

They are 117 of the 5,219 NPPES records with a practice address in Arlington, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anjani Amin, M.D.Arlington, TX 760171750365839
  2. Cheri Andrews, D.O.Arlington, TX 760171437110418
  3. Shelley Durham, D.O.Arlington, TX 760171184820953
  4. Latosha Flowers, MDArlington, TX 760171174592182
  5. Donald Ingle, M.D.Arlington, TX 760171972563492
  6. Gene Joe, D.O.Arlington, TX 760171124185970
  7. Patrick Kobett, M.D.Arlington, TX 760171376503896
  8. Jonathan Lam, M.D.Arlington, TX 760171952362923

Common questions

What is Paul H. Karakourtis, MD's NPI number?

Paul H. Karakourtis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841237104, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul H. Karakourtis, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1926 SW Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington, TX, 76017. Phone: (817) 472-5522. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul H. Karakourtis, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J4255, 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 Paul H. Karakourtis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul H. Karakourtis, MD had 9,226 Medicare Part D claims for 727 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.