Robert Charles Karas, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Fayetteville, AR
Robert Charles Karas, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and NPI 1679512248, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E4330, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Charles Karas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- E4330 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1041 N Garland Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701
- Phone
- (479) 966-5088
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060609000021); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Charles Karas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E4330Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,109 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 391 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen199 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl85 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er64 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate63 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium63 claims
- Losartan Potassium63 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: $210.53
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, 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.
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
- Karas Family Walk IN ClinicLowell, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Charles Karas among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas
Robert Charles Karas, MD is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
97 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fayetteville
They are 97 of the 3,890 NPPES records with a practice address in Fayetteville, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
All 1,681 in Arkansas → Every provider in Fayetteville → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Robert Charles Karas, MD's NPI number?
Robert Charles Karas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679512248, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Charles Karas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1041 N Garland Ave, Fayetteville, AR, 72701. Phone: (479) 966-5088. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Charles Karas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E4330, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Charles Karas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Charles Karas, MD had 2,109 Medicare Part D claims for 274 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.