What is Azim Karim's specialty?

Azim Karim (NPI 1407119076) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Practice in Houston, TX.

Where does Azim Karim practice?

Azim Karim practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1407119076.

How much does Medicare pay Azim Karim?

Azim Karim (NPI 1407119076) received approximately $87K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 58 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1407119076

Azim KarimMD

General PracticeHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

124

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

577

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$86K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 192 General Practice providers in TX — above median (cohort median 436).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,396

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$95K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

37.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen1,019 claims

Gabapentin424 claims

Pregabalin296 claims

Oxycodone Hcl287 claims

Tizanidine Hcl229 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Azim Karim's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 5 inbound referrers · 8 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Shahnaz Karim Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Houston, TX	75	123
NPI 1184668352	58	98
Auspicious Laboratory Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	57	195
MYLAB DIAGNOSTICS	23	58
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	22	63

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Shahnaz Karim Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Houston, TX	47	77
NPI 1184668352	42	53
Angelo Parameswaran Orthopedic Surgery · Houston, TX	28	31
Auspicious Laboratory Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	28	65
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	13	25
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	13	29
MYLAB DIAGNOSTICS	13	19
Regional Toxicology Services, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Tacoma, WA	12	22

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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