Dr. Basim Zuhdi Abdelkarim, MD

Dr. Abdelkarim practices at Ideal Gastroenterology Associates in Upland, California.

Dr. Abdelkarim's NPI, 1932217544, was assigned on August 25, 2006. Dr. Abdelkarim graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Abdelkarim holds California license A74259.

Dr. Abdelkarim's primary practice is Ideal Gastroenterology Associates, at 1310 San Bernardino Rd, Upland, CA 91786 in San Bernardino County. The practice phone is (909) 920-0444.

Dr. Abdelkarim's primary practice is Ideal Gastroenterology Associates in Upland, California. Dr. Abdelkarim is also affiliated with San Antonio Regional Hospital. The medical group on file is IDEAL Gastro Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Abdelkarim to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Gastroenterology is Dr. Abdelkarim's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Abdelkarim is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Abdelkarim's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Nevada.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery and fatty liver among the conditions Dr. Abdelkarim treats.

CMS data shows 2,674 Medicare services from Dr. Abdelkarim across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 949 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $238,967 for them.

CMS counts 949 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Abdelkarim in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 494 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.55, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Abdelkarim's median patient age at 58, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Abdelkarim wrote 441 Medicare Part D claims for 203 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 283 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $111,565 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 378 claims across 12 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Abdelkarim for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Abdelkarim accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Abdelkarim as offering telehealth. CMS counts 327 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Abdelkarim, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Abdelkarim. Dr. Abdelkarim's most frequent co-author is Andrzej Stanislaw Tarnawski, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 277 general payments to Dr. Abdelkarim from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $8,099.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Abdelkarim.

Dr. Abdelkarim graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Abdelkarim is a member of ACG and AGA.

Dr. Abdelkarim is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.