Dr. Madhav A. Karunakar, MD

Dr. Karunakar practices at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, part of Advocate Health.

Dr. Karunakar's NPI, 1801982616, was assigned on October 5, 2006. Dr. Karunakar graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Karunakar holds North Carolina license 9800586.

Dr. Karunakar's primary practice is Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, at 1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203 in Mecklenburg County. The practice phone is (704) 355-2000.

Dr. Karunakar's primary practice is Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, part of Advocate Health. The medical group on file is Atrium Health Cleveland Imaging. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karunakar to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Karunakar practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Karunakar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Karunakar is licensed in North Carolina.

CMS data shows 42 Medicare services from Dr. Karunakar across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 60 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,800 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 60 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karunakar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 21 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.78, 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. Karunakar's median patient age at 70, with 62% women.

In 2023, Dr. Karunakar wrote 12 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $200 in total drug cost.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Karunakar for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Karunakar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

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

Dmand AI links 61 papers to Dr. Karunakar, published from 2014 to 2025. 2019 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Fracture Fixation, Internal, Fractures, Bone and Tibial Fractures. Dr. Karunakar has published most often in J Orthop Trauma. Dr. Karunakar's most frequent co-authors are Stephen Hubert Sims, MD, Joseph Robert Hsu, MD and Laurence Byron Kempton, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 123 general payments to Dr. Karunakar from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 35% of the total. Synthes GmbH paid the most, $37,318.

Dr. Karunakar graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1993.