Saim Karakas, M.D
Legal Medicine · Chattahoochee, FL
Saim Karakas, M.D is a legal medicine with a practice address in Chattahoochee, Florida, and NPI 1144764036, issued on Dec 12, 2016. Check the license (Florida HSE24053, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saim Karakas
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Legal Medicine 173000000X
- License number
- HSE24053 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 N Main St, Chattahoochee, FL 32324
- Phone
- (850) 663-7401
- Enumerated
- Dec 12, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210208001606); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 N Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Tiffany Brown, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1336022771
- Clarissa Clukie, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1043649544
- Ngoc Dong, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1134187933
Verify Saim Karakas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license HSE24053Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average legal medicine in 2024
15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 2,531 among the 246 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Florida Department OF Children And FamiliesChattahoochee, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Saim Karakas among 76 legal medicine records in Florida
Saim Karakas, M.D is one of 76 legal medicine records with a practice address in Florida. 33% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 33% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 17% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1993 among the 13 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 173000000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Legal Medicine providers in Florida
There are 76 legal medicine records in Florida.
All 76 in Florida → Every provider in Chattahoochee → Legal Medicine nationwide →
The 8 legal medicine records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Uchenna Emenike, MDTallahassee, FL 323081063581650
- James Barclay, JDTallahassee, FL 323011841260171
- Dennis Stone, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322591518011972
- Lourdes Ceron-Canas, MDJacksonville, FL 322161225068513
- Jessica BaumgardnerOcklawaha, FL 321791619820958
- Michael Isicoff, MDPalm Coast, FL 321371205966926
- Wendy Myers, MDHolly Hill, FL 321171407816283
- Kenneth Derbenwick, MDDaytona Beach, FL 321141366402562
Common questions
What is Saim Karakas, M.D's NPI number?
Saim Karakas, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144764036, issued on Dec 12, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saim Karakas, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 N Main St, Chattahoochee, FL, 32324. Phone: (850) 663-7401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saim Karakas, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number HSE24053, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Saim Karakas, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saim Karakas, M.D had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among legal medicine prescribers was 2,531. 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.