Azad Salar Karim, MD
NPI 1720440282ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Sacramento, CA
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (MD) in Sacramento, California, trained at University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine (class of 2016). In 2024 Medicare paid $141,054 for 85 patients, and Part D covered 94 of their prescriptions, 89% of them generic. Atricure, Inc. was the largest of 17 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,389 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1720440282 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 24, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 29, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 24, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | 96384 | GA |
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | 208G00000X | A179388 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (GA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 85 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 202 across 28 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $141,054 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 94 · 102 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 42 |
| Total drug cost | $5,511 |
| Generic share | 89% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2016 |
| Medicare specialty | Thoracic Surgery |
Medical group
- Gwinnett Physician Group, LLCLawrenceville, GA · 113 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA
- Northside Hospital ForsythCumming, GA
- Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville, GA
Other facilities
- Accentcare Home Health of Northeast GeorgiaHome health agency · Buford, GA
- Amedisys Northwest Home HealthHome health agency · Jasper, GA
- Centerwell Home HealthHome health agency · Kennesaw, GA
- Staff Builders Home Health, An Amedisys CompanyHome health agency · Duluth, GA
- Tugaloo Home Health Agency, An Amedisys CompanyHome health agency · Lavonia, GA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,389 · 47 payments from 17 companies
- 2024$914.76 · 25 payments from 13 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Atricure, Inc. | $614.66 | 8 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $593.76 | 6 |
| Abiomed | $296.79 | 7 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $165.68 | 3 |
| Artivion, Inc. | $148.19 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,007 · 44 payments
- Travel and Lodging$381.66 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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