NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sanjay Karatam, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Bradenton, FL

Sanjay Karatam, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Bradenton, Florida, and NPI 1356874416, issued on Apr 6, 2017. Check the license (Florida ME145395, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1356874416
Name
Sanjay Karatam
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
ME145395 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2020 59TH St W, Bradenton, FL 34209
Phone
(941) 792-6611
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2017
Record last updated
Sep 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200511002227); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2020 59TH St W

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

  1. Joddie AdkinsSurgical Assistant1407700313
  2. Aamna Badar Ahmad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497647515
  3. Rana Armaghan Ahmad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104627538
  4. Hilton Alemar Hernandez, MDInternal Medicine Physician1659765352
  5. Yanci Algarin De Leon, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063213262
  6. Johny AlrahalStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437950730

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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86% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

971 Medicare Part D claims for 437 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 35 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sanjay Karatam971
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir101 claims
  2. Prednisone101 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate65 claims
  4. Azithromycin60 claims
  5. Ciprofloxacin Hcl39 claims
  6. Furosemide38 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: $216.86

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sanjay Karatam$216.86
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. Hospital Medicine Services OF FL, LLCAventura, FL

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

Sanjay Karatam among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida

Sanjay Karatam, M.D. is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Roxana Cabrera Candelaria, MDBradenton, FL 342091538622402
  2. Bryan Najjar, PABradenton, FL 342091013308360
  3. Viviana Paz Gomez, MDBradenton, FL 342091366946386
  4. Thomas Rishling, M.D.Bradenton, FL 342091710265665
  5. Aness Al-Khateeb, MDBradenton, FL 342101972983765
  6. Maura Gonzalez, M.D.Bradenton, FL 342081235560939
  7. Joseph Walsh, D.O.Bradenton, FL 342081255309340
  8. Henry Weiss, MDBradenton, FL 342081831149756

Common questions

What is Sanjay Karatam, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sanjay Karatam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356874416, issued on Apr 6, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sanjay Karatam, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2020 59TH St W, Bradenton, FL, 34209. Phone: (941) 792-6611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sanjay Karatam, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME145395, 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 Sanjay Karatam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sanjay Karatam, M.D. had 971 Medicare Part D claims for 437 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.