Dr. Robert Charles Karas, MD

  • Lowell, AR
  • Family medicine physician
NPI1679512248PAC ID5890727531
Medicare services, 2024
1,907
Medicare patients, 2024
257
Part D claims, 2024
2,109
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$1,403
Practice address
114 Harrison Ave, Lowell, AR 72745
Practice phone
Call (479) 966-5088
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Primary practice

Karas Health Care

Urgent Care Center · Lowell, Arkansas

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Dr. Robert Charles Karas is a family medicine physician in Lowell, Arkansas

Dr. Karas practices at Karas Health Care in Lowell, Arkansas.

Dr. Karas' NPI, 1679512248, was assigned on June 6, 2006. Dr. Karas graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Karas holds Arkansas license E4330.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5890727531
NPI enumeration date
June 6, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(479) 966-5088
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
54
Medical school graduation
1998

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Robert Charles Karas practices at Karas Health Care in Lowell, Arkansas

Dr. Karas' primary practice is Karas Health Care, at 114 Harrison Ave, Lowell, AR 72745. The practice phone is (479) 966-5088.

  • Karas Health Care
    114 Harrison Ave, Lowell, AR 72745Phone(479) 966-5088

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Dr. Robert Charles Karas is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Karas' primary practice is Karas Health Care in Lowell, Arkansas. Dr. Karas is also affiliated with Washington Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Karas Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karas to 1 more hospital, 1 home health agency and 1 urgent care center, each named with a free account. Dr. Karas' employer is on file too: an urgent care center.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert Charles Karas' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Karas practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Karas Health CareAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Robert Charles Karas is one of 1,423 family medicine physicians in Arkansas

Family medicine is Dr. Karas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Karas is licensed in Arkansas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Family medicine, ArkansasPrimaryLicense E4330 · taxonomy 207Q00000X

Family medicine physicians near Dr. Karas

Counts of family medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

1,423family medicine physicians in Arkansas
2family medicine physicians in Lowell

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Robert Charles Karas billed Medicare for 1,907 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,907 Medicare services from Dr. Karas across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 257 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,691 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20241,907
Medicare patients257
Paid by Medicare$32,691
Procedure codes16

Dr. Karas' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 2942024: 1,142288%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4002024: 3971%
Other services
2023: 122024: 1671292%
Lab and pathology
2023: 1162024: 1193%
Tests and treatments
2023: 892024: 6428%
Imaging
2023: 472024: 1862%

Dr. Karas compared with the Arkansas median for family medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Karas
  • Arkansas median
Medicare services
1,907vs 6552.9 times
Medicare patients
257vs 22514% above
Part D claims
1,618vs 1,618Close to median

Medians across 1,472 family medicine physicians in Arkansas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Karas' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Robert Charles Karas treated 257 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 68

CMS counts 257 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karas in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 139 patients. 55% of them have high blood pressure, and 37% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.87, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Karas' median patient age at 52, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024257
Average age68
Average risk score0.87
Also on Medicaid16%

Dr. Karas' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Karas' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women14858%
  • Men10942%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Karas' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure55%
  2. High cholesterol37%
  3. Arthritis32%
  4. Mood disorders23%
  5. Anxiety22%
  6. Depression20%
  7. Diabetes16%
  8. Ischemic heart disease12%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Karas' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 52

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men47%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Robert Charles Karas wrote 2,109 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Karas wrote 2,109 Medicare Part D claims for 274 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,618 of them, across 54 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $52,927 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 546 claims across 25 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,109
Drugs named by CMS54
Total drug cost$52,927
Part D patients274

Dr. Karas' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,912 claims91%
  • Brand-name175 claims8%
  • Other22 claims1%

Dr. Karas' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Karas' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids19%391 of 2,109 claims
  • Antibiotics3%70 of 2,109 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%12 of 2,109 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 5462024: 1,618196%

Drugs named by CMS: 54 in 2024, 25 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Robert Charles Karas offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Karas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Karas as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Robert Charles Karas received $1,403 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 61 general payments to Dr. Karas from 22 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $251.

General payments to Dr. Karas by program year, 2017 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Robert Charles Karas graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine

Dr. Karas graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1998.

  1. Medical schoolIndiana University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Robert Charles Karas's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Robert Charles Karas' NPI number?

Dr. Robert Charles Karas' NPI number is 1679512248. It was assigned on June 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert Charles Karas?

Dr. Robert Charles Karas is a family medicine physician in Lowell, Arkansas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).

Where does Dr. Robert Charles Karas practice?

Dr. Karas practices at 114 Harrison Ave, Lowell, AR 72745. Dr. Karas' primary practice is Karas Health Care in Lowell, Arkansas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karas to 1 hospital, 1 home health agency and 1 urgent care center.

What is Dr. Robert Charles Karas' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Karas is (479) 966-5088.

What is Dr. Robert Charles Karas' medical license number?

Dr. Karas holds Arkansas license E4330.

Which hospitals is Dr. Robert Charles Karas affiliated with?

Dr. Karas is affiliated with Washington Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Karas to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Robert Charles Karas part of?

Dr. Karas is linked to Karas Health Care.

Does Dr. Robert Charles Karas accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Karas billed Medicare for 1,907 services in 2024, and Dr. Karas accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Robert Charles Karas offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Karas as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert Charles Karas see?

CMS counts 257 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karas in 2024, with an average age of 68.

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What services does Dr. Robert Charles Karas bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Karas' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), injected or infused drug (J1100) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Robert Charles Karas go to medical school?

Dr. Karas graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1998.

What drugs does Dr. Robert Charles Karas prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Karas' most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Oxycodone HCl and Metformin HCl ER.

Has Dr. Robert Charles Karas received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,403 in general payments to Dr. Karas from 22 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Gilead Sciences, Inc.

How long has Dr. Robert Charles Karas been practicing?

Dr. Karas graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.

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