Dr. Ravi A. Karia, MD

Dr. Karia practices at University Hospital (San Antonio) in San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Karia's NPI, 1356523344, was assigned on November 30, 2007. Dr. Karia graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2004. Dr. Karia holds Texas license M9396.

Dr. Karia's primary practice is University Hospital (San Antonio), at 4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229 in Bexar County. The practice phone is (210) 358-4000.

Dr. Karia's primary practice is University Hospital (San Antonio) in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Karia is also affiliated with University Hospital. The medical group on file is UT Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karia to 3 more hospitals, 4 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Karia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Karia is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Karia's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and South Dakota.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, hip replacement, joint or bone infection, joint pain, knee fracture and dislocation and leg, ankle or foot fracture among the conditions Dr. Karia treats.

CMS data shows 185 Medicare services from Dr. Karia across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 153 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $46,667 for them.

CMS counts 153 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karia in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 51 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.71, 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. Karia's median patient age at 71, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Karia wrote 27 Medicare Part D claims for 16 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 15 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $88 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 60 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Karia accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Karia, more than 51% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Karia, published from 2018 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Fracture Fixation, Internal. Dr. Karia has published most often in Int Orthop. Dr. Karia's most frequent co-authors are Khang H. Dang, Connor Breinholt, MD and Case Wilemon Martin, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1,565 general payments to Dr. Karia from 43 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 41% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $465,736.

Dr. Karia graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2004.

Dr. Karia is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.