Sheelan Faruq Karim, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Sheelan Faruq Karim, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1922485192, issued on Apr 27, 2015. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sheelan Faruq Karim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 295729 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7901 Frost St, San Diego, CA 92123
- Phone
- (508) 308-5973
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190731001934); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sheelan Faruq Karim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
363 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
- Ondansetron Odt17 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Cefdinir13 claims
- Eliquis13 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate12 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: $125.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationSan Diego, CA
- Focus ON Health IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sheelan Faruq Karim among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Sheelan Faruq Karim, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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They are 961 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Sheelan Faruq Karim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sheelan Faruq Karim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922485192, issued on Apr 27, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sheelan Faruq Karim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7901 Frost St, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (508) 308-5973. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sheelan Faruq Karim, M.D.'s license?
Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sheelan Faruq Karim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sheelan Faruq Karim, M.D. had 363 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.