Dr. Azim Amin Karim, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 577
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 58
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,518
- Publications
- 11
- Industry payments
- $644
- Practice address
- 18220 State Rte 249, Houston, TX 77070
- Practice phone
- Call (281) 737-1000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
Houston, Texas
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Dr. Azim Amin Karim is a general practice physician in Houston, Texas
Dr. Karim practices at Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Karim's NPI, 1407119076, was assigned on June 19, 2012. Dr. Karim graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Karim holds Texas license Q2911.
- NPI
- 1407119076NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- June 19, 2012
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (281) 737-1000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Azim Amin Karim practices at Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston, Texas
Dr. Karim's primary practice is Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, at 18220 State Rte 249, Houston, TX 77070 in Harris County. The practice phone is (281) 737-1000.
- Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital18220 State Rte 249, Houston, TX 77070 · Harris CountyPhone(281) 737-1000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Azim Amin Karim is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Karim's primary practice is Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston, Texas. The medical group on file is Greater Texan Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karim to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Azim Amin Karim's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Karim practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Azim Amin Karim is one of 800 general practice physicians in Texas
General practice is Dr. Karim's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208D00000X. Dr. Karim is board certified in bupernorphine waiver by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Dr. Karim is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- General practice, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists anxiety, arthritis, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, hereditary polyneuropathy, joint arthropathy, joint or bone infection, joint pain and lower back pain among the conditions Dr. Karim treats.
General practice physicians near Dr. Karim
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Azim Amin Karim billed Medicare for 577 services in 2024
CMS data shows 577 Medicare services from Dr. Karim across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 58 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $86,382 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Karim's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Other services
- 2023: 6092024: 29052%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5152024: 28744%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 3592024: 0100%
Dr. Karim compared with the Texas median for general practice physicians, 2024
- Dr. Karim
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 577vs 1943.0 times
- Medicare patients
- 58vs 8229% below
- Part D claims
- 3,396vs 13026.1 times
Medians across 415 general practice physicians in Texas 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. Azim Amin Karim treated 58 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 64
CMS counts 58 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karim in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 28 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have arthritis. 60% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.66, 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 53, with 62% women.
Dr. Karim's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Karim's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women3662%
- Men2238%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Karim's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- Arthritis72%
- High cholesterol64%
- Anxiety55%
- Diabetes55%
- Mood disorders48%
- Depression40%
- Tobacco use36%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Karim's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 53
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men38%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Azim Amin Karim wrote 3,518 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Karim wrote 3,518 Medicare Part D claims for 215 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,396 of them, across 29 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $94,709 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,087 claims across 33 drugs.
Dr. Karim's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,461 claims98%
- Brand-name57 claims2%
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
- Opioids47%1,665 of 3,518 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: 5,0872024: 3,39633%
Drugs named by CMS: 29 in 2024, 33 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
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Dr. Azim Amin Karim has 11 publications on record
Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Karim, published from 2013 to 2018. 2013 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee and Length of Stay. Dr. Karim's most frequent co-authors are Stephen J. Incavo, MD, Jeffrey L. Van Eps, MD and Bradley K. Weiner, MD.
Dr. Karim's papers by year, 2013 to 2018
Topics Dr. Karim writes about most
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Length of Stay
- Physical Therapy Modalities
Dr. Karim's most frequent co-authors
- Stephen J. Incavo, MD4 shared papers
- Jeffrey L. Van Eps, MD2 shared papers
- Bradley K. Weiner, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Karim
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Azim Amin Karim received $644 in industry payments from 2016 to 2022
CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Karim from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Alkermes, Inc. paid the most, $150.
General payments to Dr. Karim by program year, 2016 to 2022
General payments to Dr. Karim by kind, 2016 to 2022
- Food and beverage$36857%
- Consulting fees$15023%
- Speaker and faculty fees$12620%
Companies that paid Dr. Karim the most, 2016 to 2022
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Azim Amin Karim has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Karim, most recently American Dream Fellow in 2006.
Awards and honors for Dr. Karim
- 2006
- American Dream Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Azim Amin Karim graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine
Dr. Karim graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2011.
- Medical school
- Board certified in bupernorphine waiver
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Azim Amin Karim accepts plans from 3 insurance carriers
Dr. Karim is in network with 3 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Delta Dental. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Delta Dental
Plan types Dr. Karim accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO3
- HMO2
- EPO1
- Medicare1
- POS1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Azim Amin Karim'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Azim Amin Karim's NPI number?
Dr. Azim Amin Karim's NPI number is 1407119076. It was assigned on June 19, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Azim Amin Karim?
Dr. Azim Amin Karim is a general practice physician in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is General Practice Physician (taxonomy code 208D00000X).
Where does Dr. Azim Amin Karim practice?
Dr. Karim practices at 18220 State Rte 249, Houston, TX 77070. Dr. Karim's primary practice is Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karim to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Azim Amin Karim's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Karim is (281) 737-1000.
What is Dr. Azim Amin Karim's medical license number?
Dr. Karim holds Texas license Q2911.
What medical group is Dr. Azim Amin Karim part of?
Dr. Karim is linked to Greater Texan Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Karim to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Azim Amin Karim accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Karim billed Medicare for 577 services in 2024.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Azim Amin Karim see?
CMS counts 58 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karim in 2024, with an average age of 64.
Is Dr. Azim Amin Karim board certified?
Yes. Dr. Karim is board certified in bupernorphine waiver by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
What services does Dr. Azim Amin Karim bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Karim's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), medicare service (G0483) and medicare service (G0482).
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Where did Dr. Azim Amin Karim go to medical school?
Dr. Karim graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Azim Amin Karim prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Karim's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Gabapentin and Pregabalin.
Has Dr. Azim Amin Karim received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $644 in general payments to Dr. Karim from 8 companies from 2016 to 2022. The largest total came from Alkermes, Inc.
How long has Dr. Azim Amin Karim been practicing?
Dr. Karim graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Azim Amin Karim do research?
Dmand AI links 11 publications to Dr. Karim, published from 2013 to 2018.
Who does Dr. Azim Amin Karim publish with?
Dr. Karim's most frequent co-authors are Stephen J. Incavo, MD (4 shared papers), Jeffrey L. Van Eps, MD (2 shared papers) and Bradley K. Weiner, MD (2 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Azim Amin Karim accept?
Dr. Karim is in network with 3 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Delta Dental. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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