Dr. Kevin Paul Karam, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 499
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 488
- Part D claims, 2024
- 618
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Hospital affiliations
- 8
- Practice address
- 539 East Prudhomme Street, Opelousas, LA 70570
- Practice phone
- Call (337) 948-3011
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Kevin Paul Karam is an internist in Opelousas, Louisiana
Dr. Karam practices at Opelousas General Health System in Opelousas, Louisiana, part of St Landry Parish Government.
Dr. Karam's NPI, 1821018805, was assigned on July 20, 2006. Dr. Karam graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1991. Dr. Karam holds Louisiana license 09264R.
- NPI
- 1821018805NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5991799686
- NPI enumeration date
- July 20, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (337) 948-3011
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Kevin Paul Karam practices at Opelousas General Health System in Opelousas, Louisiana
Dr. Karam's primary practice is Opelousas General Health System, at 539 East Prudhomme Street, Opelousas, LA 70570 in St. Landry Parish. The practice phone is (337) 948-3011.
- Opelousas General Health System539 East Prudhomme Street, Opelousas, LA 70570 · St. Landry ParishPhone(337) 948-3011
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Kevin Paul Karam is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 10 medical groups
Dr. Karam's primary practice is Opelousas General Health System in Opelousas, Louisiana, part of St Landry Parish Government. Dr. Karam is also affiliated with Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center. The medical group on file is Riverside Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karam to 6 more hospitals and 9 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kevin Paul Karam's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Karam practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Opelousas General Health System | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 9 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Kevin Paul Karam is one of 1,571 internists in Louisiana
Internal medicine is Dr. Karam's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Karam is licensed in Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, LouisianaPrimary
Internists near Dr. Karam
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kevin Paul Karam billed Medicare for 499 services in 2024
CMS data shows 499 Medicare services from Dr. Karam across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 488 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $55,402 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Karam's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5842024: 49915%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2012024: 0100%
- Surgery
- 2023: 172024: 0100%
Dr. Karam compared with the Louisiana median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Karam
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 499vs 42119% above
- Medicare patients
- 488vs 1603.0 times
- Part D claims
- 471vs 40815% above
Medians across 1,561 internists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Karam's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kevin Paul Karam treated 488 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 488 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karam in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 163 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 42% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.17, 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. Karam's median patient age at 44, with 59% women.
Dr. Karam's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Karam's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women26554%
- Men22346%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Karam's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis58%
- Anxiety48%
- Diabetes48%
- Mood disorders46%
- Ischemic heart disease44%
- Depression43%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Karam's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 44
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kevin Paul Karam wrote 618 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Karam wrote 618 Medicare Part D claims for 399 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 471 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,220 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 518 claims across 14 drugs.
Dr. Karam's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic592 claims96%
- Brand-name and other26 claims4%
Dr. Karam's 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. Karam's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids24%147 of 618 claims
- Antibiotics24%149 of 618 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: 5182024: 4719%
Drugs named by CMS: 12 in 2024, 14 in 2023.
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. Kevin Paul Karam scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Karam for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Karam accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Karam's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 91.1of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Kevin Paul Karam received $192 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 11 general payments to Dr. Karam from 4 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $67.
General payments to Dr. Karam by program year, 2017 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Karam the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Kevin Paul Karam graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Dr. Karam graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1991.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Kevin Paul Karam's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Kevin Paul Karam's NPI number?
Dr. Kevin Paul Karam's NPI number is 1821018805. It was assigned on July 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Kevin Paul Karam?
Dr. Kevin Paul Karam is an internist in Opelousas, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Kevin Paul Karam practice?
Dr. Karam practices at 539 East Prudhomme Street, Opelousas, LA 70570. Dr. Karam's primary practice is Opelousas General Health System in Opelousas, Louisiana, part of St Landry Parish Government. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karam to 6 hospitals and 9 medical groups.
What is Dr. Kevin Paul Karam's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Karam is (337) 948-3011.
What is Dr. Kevin Paul Karam's medical license number?
Dr. Karam holds Louisiana license 09264R.
Which hospitals is Dr. Kevin Paul Karam affiliated with?
Dr. Karam practices at Opelousas General Health System in Opelousas, Louisiana. Dr. Karam is also affiliated with Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Karam to 6 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Kevin Paul Karam part of?
Dr. Karam is linked to Riverside Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Karam to 9 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Kevin Paul Karam accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Karam billed Medicare for 499 services in 2024, and Dr. Karam accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Kevin Paul Karam's MIPS score?
Dr. Karam's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kevin Paul Karam see?
CMS counts 488 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karam in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Kevin Paul Karam bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Karam's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), emergency department visit (99284) and critical care (99291).
Where did Dr. Kevin Paul Karam go to medical school?
Dr. Karam graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1991.
What drugs does Dr. Kevin Paul Karam prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Karam's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Levofloxacin.
Has Dr. Kevin Paul Karam received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $192 in general payments to Dr. Karam from 4 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Kevin Paul Karam been practicing?
Dr. Karam graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.
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