Syed Abdul Sami Karim, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Sellersville, PA
Syed Abdul Sami Karim, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Sellersville, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1457771537, issued on Apr 16, 2014. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD467348, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Syed Abdul Sami Karim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- MD467348 PA
D0085310 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 711 Lawn Ave Ste 3, Sellersville, PA 18960
- Phone
- (215) 257-8053
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2026
- Fax
- (215) 257-2020
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190705000911); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Syed Abdul Sami Karim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD467348Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,383 Medicare Part D claims for 449 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate295 claims
- Latanoprost283 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol98 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate89 claims
- Erythromycin85 claims
- Timolol Maleate83 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $59.57
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Vision Innovation Centers OF Pennsylvania LLCWest Pittston, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Syed Abdul Sami Karim among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania
Syed Abdul Sami Karim, MD is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,088 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Sellersville → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ann Guidera, M.D.Sellersville, PA 189601316956816
- Michael Posner, MDSellersville, PA 189601447247093
- Leo Santamarina, MDSellersville, PA 189601659339646
- Catherine Ulasewicz, M.D.Sellersville, PA 189601801805387
- Emily Decarlo, M.D.Southampton, PA 189661952515850
- Sharon Dyckman, M.D.Southampton, PA 189661801892278
- Scott Goldstein, MDSouthampton, PA 189661174532527
- Jeffrey Gordon, M.D.Southampton, PA 189661417966862
Common questions
What is Syed Abdul Sami Karim, MD's NPI number?
Syed Abdul Sami Karim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457771537, issued on Apr 16, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Syed Abdul Sami Karim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 711 Lawn Ave Ste 3, Sellersville, PA, 18960. Phone: (215) 257-8053. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Syed Abdul Sami Karim, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD467348, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Syed Abdul Sami Karim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Syed Abdul Sami Karim, MD had 1,383 Medicare Part D claims for 449 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Syed Abdul Sami Karim, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.