Paul Karam, MD
Surgery Physician · Methuen, MA
Paul Karam, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Methuen, Massachusetts, and NPI 1861983892, issued on May 25, 2018. Check the license (Massachusetts 1022039, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Karam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 1022039 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 70 East St, Methuen, MA 01844
- Phone
- (978) 687-0151
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250212003376); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Karam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 1022039Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole23 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $28.98
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Community Medical Associates, Inc.Andover, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Karam among 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts
Paul Karam, MD is one of 1,003 surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% 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 79% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 503 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Conrad, MDMethuen, MA 018441306810007
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- Gokul Prakash, MDNorth Andover, MA 018451528065364
- Jonathan Gordon, MDLawrence, MA 018401568460483
- Paula Muto, MDLawrence, MA 018401447258363
- Michael Jiser, M.D.Lowell, MA 018541952386005
- Suman Bhushan Koganti, M.D.Lowell, MA 018541497163661
- Wassim Mazraany, M.D.Lowell, MA 018541700952314
Common questions
What is Paul Karam, MD's NPI number?
Paul Karam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861983892, issued on May 25, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Karam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 70 East St, Methuen, MA, 01844. Phone: (978) 687-0151. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Karam, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1022039, 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 Paul Karam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Karam, MD had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Karam, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 of 100. 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.