Physician

Edmund T Karam, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Edmund Karam, MD (NPI: 1932211646) practices cardiac electrophysiology in the Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Ocean, NJ. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SHORE HEART GROUP, PA (NPI: 1063466605; TIN: 223247181) and primary practice location at 07753-4860.

Karam's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,879 traditional Medicare patients, billed 11,443 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,284,219 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 3,803 prescription claims across 661 beneficiaries totaling $1,379,090 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). 2017 DME data shows 21 claims. Open Payments data shows 120 records totaling $1,634. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $508,674 to $1,284,219. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $160,409 to $1,379,090. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$642K$1.3M2015 Medicare payment: $508,674 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $551,062 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $600,845 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $635,058 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $1,225,149 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,226,732 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $984,945 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $890,664 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,046,460 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,284,219 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,4584,563$508,674
20161,4625,255$551,062
20172,1437,938$600,845
20182,44910,189$635,058
20192,32412,523$1,225,149
20201,40712,200$1,226,732
20211,25312,645$984,945
20221,13411,441$890,664
20231,13312,705$1,046,460
20241,87911,443$1,284,219

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$690K$1.4M2015 Drug cost: $160,409 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $237,533 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $392,092 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $547,878 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $749,036 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $871,060 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $1,004,485 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $1,063,844 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,306,962 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,379,090 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20152791,136$160,409
20163011,281$237,533
20173271,624$392,092
20183802,008$547,878
20194552,493$749,036
20204602,668$871,060
20214942,910$1,004,485
20225512,923$1,063,844
20236083,408$1,306,962
20246613,803$1,379,090

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$26K$52K2015 Medicare payment: $52,046 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $35,338 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $44,364 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/R26$52,046
2016N/R18$35,338
2017N/R21$44,364
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
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* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more6641,211$101
93296Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days3831,098$17
G2211Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's525617$14
93000Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report7531,370$12
93010Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only713981$7

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
EliquisApixaban62444,948$844,704
XareltoRivaroxaban15110,310$185,573
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan463,780$79,187
MultaqDronedarone Hcl382,770$68,225
JardianceEmpagliflozin231,740$31,007

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.120$1,634Abbott Laboratories
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Edmund T. Karam, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Edmund T. Karam, MD (NPI 1932211646), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Edmund T. Karam, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Edmund T. Karam, MD?

Edmund T. Karam, MD is linked to SHORE HEART GROUP, PA (billing NPI 1063466605) in the available physician profile data.

Does Edmund T. Karam, MD have Open Payments data?

Edmund T. Karam, MD has 120 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.