Dr. Rola Karam, MD

Dr. Karam practices at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, part of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning.

Dr. Karam's NPI, 1891194635, was assigned on August 18, 2014. Dr. Karam holds Mississippi license 27195.

Dr. Karam's primary practice is University of Mississippi Medical Center, at 2500 N State St, Jackson, MS 39216 in Hinds County. The practice phone is (601) 984-4100.

Dr. Karam's primary practice is University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, part of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. The medical group on file is University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karam to 1 more behavioral health center, named with a free account. Dr. Karam's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Karam practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Geriatric medicine is Dr. Karam's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0300X. Dr. Karam is licensed in Mississippi.

CMS data shows 401 Medicare services from Dr. Karam across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 131 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $40,128 for them.

CMS counts 131 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karam in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 57 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.64, 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 78, with 63% women.

In 2024, Dr. Karam wrote 220 Medicare Part D claims for 59 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 181 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,812 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 187 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 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.

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Karam from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Bausch Health Americas, Inc. paid the most, $125.