Payam Karami
Pharmacist · Laguna Hills, CA
Payam Karami is a pharmacist with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1801451364, issued on May 9, 2019. Check the license (California 76243, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Payam Karami
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 76243 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23016 Lake Forest Dr Ste E, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
- Phone
- (949) 600-8882
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2019
- Record last updated
- Dec 23, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Payam Karami in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 76243Check 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 pharmacist in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of 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.
Payam Karami among 32,533 pharmacist records in California
Payam Karami is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 67% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 pharmacist records list a practice address in Laguna Hills
They are 46 of the 2,069 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Hills, and 32,533 pharmacist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Payam Karami's NPI number?
Payam Karami's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801451364, issued on May 9, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Payam Karami located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23016 Lake Forest Dr Ste E, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 600-8882. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Payam Karami's license?
NPPES lists California license number 76243, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Payam Karami prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Payam Karami had 11 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.