Dr. Nafiz Karim, MD

  • Flushing, NY
  • Internist
NPI1588194393PAC ID9830437284
Medicare services, 2024
6,419
Medicare patients, 2024
761
Part D claims, 2024
16,383
MIPS score, 2024
23
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355
Practice phone
Call (718) 670-2000
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Primary practice

NewYork-Presbyterian Queens

Hospital · Flushing, New York

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Dr. Nafiz Karim is an internist in Flushing, New York

Dr. Karim practices at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens in Flushing, New York, part of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

Dr. Karim's NPI, 1588194393, was assigned on June 14, 2017. Dr. Karim graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Karim holds New York license 306245.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9830437284
NPI enumeration date
June 14, 2017
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(718) 670-2000
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
35
Medical school graduation
2017

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

Dr. Nafiz Karim practices at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens in Flushing, New York

Dr. Karim's primary practice is NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, at 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355 in Queens County. The practice phone is (718) 670-2000.

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Dr. Nafiz Karim is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Karim's primary practice is NewYork-Presbyterian Queens in Flushing, New York, part of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. The medical group on file is NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karim to 2 more group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies, 1 dialysis center, 1 hospice, 1 skilled nursing facility and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nafiz Karim's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Karim practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
NewYork-Presbyterian QueensAvailable with a free account
+7 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Nafiz Karim is one of 9,643 internists in New York

Internal medicine is Dr. Karim's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Karim is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Karim is licensed in New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, New YorkPrimaryLicense 306245 · 2020 to 2026 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute diabetes, acute kidney failure, acute respiratory failure, acute sinusitis, alzheimer's disease, arthritis and asthma among the conditions Dr. Karim treats.

Internists near Dr. Karim

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

Dr. Nafiz Karim billed Medicare for 6,419 services in 2024

CMS data shows 6,419 Medicare services from Dr. Karim across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 761 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $558,237 for them.

Medicare services, 20246,419
Medicare patients761
Paid by Medicare$558,237
Procedure codes12

Dr. Karim's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,0902024: 6,293477%
Other services
2023: 692024: 12683%

Where Dr. Karim's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office66510%
  • In a facility5,75490%

Dr. Karim compared with the New York median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Karim
  • New York median
Medicare services
6,419vs 42615.1 times
Medicare patients
761vs 1584.8 times
Part D claims
15,404vs 62224.8 times

Medians across 9,428 internists in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Karim'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. Nafiz Karim treated 761 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 761 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karim in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 222 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 87% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.95, 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. Karim's median patient age at 74, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024761
Average age71
Average risk score2.95
Also on Medicaid87%

Dr. Karim's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Karim's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women39352%
  • Men36848%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Karim's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes53%
  4. Mood disorders45%
  5. Arthritis41%
  6. Chronic kidney disease41%
  7. Ischemic heart disease36%
  8. Alzheimer's and dementia35%

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

Dr. Karim's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 74

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men44%

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

Dr. Nafiz Karim wrote 16,383 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Karim wrote 16,383 Medicare Part D claims for 695 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 15,404 of them, across 169 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $934,542 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,022 claims across 65 drugs.

Part D claims, 202416,383
Drugs named by CMS169
Total drug cost$934,542
Part D patients695

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

  • Generic13,487 claims82%
  • Brand-name2,819 claims17%
  • Other77 claims0%

Dr. Karim'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. Karim's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%107 of 16,383 claims
  • Antibiotics2%256 of 16,383 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%188 of 16,383 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: 2,0222024: 15,404662%

Drugs named by CMS: 169 in 2024, 65 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. Nafiz Karim scored 23 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 23 out of 100 for Dr. Karim for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Karim accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Karim as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Karim's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 23of 100Final score
  • 0of 100Quality
  • 0of 100Improvement Activities
  • 78of 100Cost

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. Nafiz Karim received $130 in industry payments from 2021 to 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Karim from 2 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $118.

General payments to Dr. Karim by program year, 2021 to 2022

General payments to Dr. Karim by kind, 2021 to 2022

$130in total
  • Food and beverage$11891%
  • Education$129%

Companies that paid Dr. Karim the most, 2021 to 2022

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Nafiz Karim graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine

Dr. Karim graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2017.

  1. Medical schoolSt. George's University School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in obesity medicineAmerican Board of Obesity Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Nafiz Karim accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Karim is in network with 14 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Cigna
  • HCSC
  • +6 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Karim accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare10
  2. PPO10
  3. HMO6
  4. POS4
  5. EPO3
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Nafiz Karim'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Nafiz Karim's NPI number?

Dr. Nafiz Karim's NPI number is 1588194393. It was assigned on June 14, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Nafiz Karim?

Dr. Nafiz Karim is an internist in Flushing, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Nafiz Karim practice?

Dr. Karim practices at 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355. Dr. Karim's primary practice is NewYork-Presbyterian Queens in Flushing, New York, part of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karim to 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies, 1 dialysis center, 1 hospice, 1 skilled nursing facility and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Nafiz Karim's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Karim is (718) 670-2000.

What is Dr. Nafiz Karim's medical license number?

Dr. Karim holds New York license 306245.

Which hospitals is Dr. Nafiz Karim affiliated with?

Dr. Karim practices at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens in Flushing, New York.

What medical group is Dr. Nafiz Karim part of?

Dr. Karim is linked to NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens. Dmand AI links Dr. Karim to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Nafiz Karim accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Karim billed Medicare for 6,419 services in 2024, and Dr. Karim accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Nafiz Karim offer telehealth?

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

What is Dr. Nafiz Karim's MIPS score?

Dr. Karim's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 23 out of 100, reported individually.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nafiz Karim see?

CMS counts 761 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karim in 2024, with an average age of 71.

Is Dr. Nafiz Karim board certified?

Yes. Dr. Karim is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Nafiz Karim bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Karim's most billed Medicare services were nursing facility care (99308), nursing facility care (99309) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Nafiz Karim go to medical school?

Dr. Karim graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2017.

What drugs does Dr. Nafiz Karim prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Karim's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Eliquis.

Has Dr. Nafiz Karim received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $130 in general payments to Dr. Karim from 2 companies from 2021 to 2022. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.

How long has Dr. Nafiz Karim been practicing?

Dr. Karim graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Nafiz Karim accept?

Dr. Karim is in network with 14 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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