Dr. Saima Karim , DO
Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology โข Cincinnati, OH
7502 State Rd Ste 2210a
Cincinnati, OH 452552596
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. Saima Karim is listed in NPPES under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology.
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NPI assigned on April 18, 2008; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 732 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 93010 โ Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only: 503 service units.
- 93298 โ Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days: 55 service units.
- 93294 โ Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days: 46 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 9 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 720 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Metoprolol Succinate โ 168 prescription fills, including refills.
- Xarelto (Rivaroxaban) โ 164 prescription fills, including refills.
- Eliquis (Apixaban) โ 91 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 15 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 36 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,239. Middle half: 725 to 1,808.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Ohio (2024, 221 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,294. Middle half: 732 to 1,911.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,185 in 2020 to 732 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
7502 State Rd Ste 2210a
Cincinnati, OH 452552596
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Cleveland, OH. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Mercy Health Physicians Cincinnati Specialty Care Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Ohio University, College Of Osteopathic Medicine
2008
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
570 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $22,179 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $15,065 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
1,739 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$337,957 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $9,125.48 across 41 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $4,986.62 across 18 records.
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program: $2,612.50 across 2 records.
- Food and Beverage: $1,526.36 across 21 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 4)
- Abbott Laboratories: $7,204.75 across 30 records.
- Medtronic, Inc.: $1,765.89 across 9 records.
- HEARTFLOW, INC.: $139.92 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
18 years (graduated 2008)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2008 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2008
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Karim has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Karim as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Cincinnati and Ohio
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 36 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,239. Middle half: 725 to 1,808.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Ohio (2024, 221 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,294. Middle half: 732 to 1,911.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 36 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $104,883. Middle half: $76,152 to $156,974.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Ohio (2024, 221 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $107,190. Middle half: $63,188 to $149,377.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 36 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $78,387. Middle half: $57,371 to $118,256.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Ohio (2024, 221 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $80,971. Middle half: $47,806 to $111,671.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 36 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,500. Middle half: 1,017 to 2,489.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Ohio (2024, 233 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,720. Middle half: 687 to 3,506.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 36 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $240,641. Middle half: $128,551 to $345,725.
A higher Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Ohio (2024, 233 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $257,787. Middle half: $93,160 to $561,175.
43 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology with a practice address in Cincinnati, OH (263 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Cincinnati
14% of these 43 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
86% of these 43 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 38% from 1,185 in 2020 to 732 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,185
- 2021: 1,704
- 2022: 1,568
- 2023: 1,308
- 2024: 732
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 37% from $35,297 in 2020 to $22,179 in 2024.
- 2020: $35,297
- 2021: $53,385
- 2022: $36,567
- 2023: $34,565
- 2024: $22,179
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 45% from $27,488 in 2020 to $15,065 in 2024.
- 2020: $27,488
- 2021: $41,001
- 2022: $27,683
- 2023: $26,209
- 2024: $15,065
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 43% from 502 in 2020 to 720 in 2024.
- 2020: 502
- 2021: 696
- 2022: 635
- 2023: 843
- 2024: 720
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 71% from 1,016 in 2020 to 1,739 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,016
- 2021: 1,470
- 2022: 1,496
- 2023: 1,980
- 2024: 1,739
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 179% from $121,220 in 2020 to $337,957 in 2024.
- 2020: $121,220
- 2021: $205,180
- 2022: $212,742
- 2023: $400,940
- 2024: $337,957
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) increased 96% from $4,656.71 in 2019 to $9,125.48 in 2025.
- 2019: $4,656.71
- 2020: $2,120.35
- 2023: $7,541.85
- 2024: $3,805.21
- 2025: $9,125.48
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 41 records totaling $9,125.48.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Abbott Laboratories |
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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ENSITE | General | $1,662.50 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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ENSITE | General | $950.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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EVERA MRI XT DR SURESCAN | General | $701.14 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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AVEIR | General | $512.56 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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AVEIR | General | $500.32 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE PRECISION | General | $374.30 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE PRECISION | General | $374.30 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE PRECISION | General | $374.30 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE PRECISION | General | $316.07 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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EVERA MRI XT DR SURESCAN | General | $295.22 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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EVERA MRI XT DR SURESCAN | General | $292.82 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE PRECISION | General | $253.52 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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EVERA MRI XT DR SURESCAN | General | $189.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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EVERA MRI XT DR SURESCAN | General | $171.88 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE PRECISION | General | $167.96 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
ENSITE PRECISION | General | $167.48 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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AVEIR | General | $165.80 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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AVEIR | General | $165.80 |
| HEARTFLOW, INC. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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FFRct | General | $139.92 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE PRECISION | General | $138.57 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
ENSITE PRECISION | General | $119.74 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
|
ENSITE PRECISION | General | $97.38 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
ENSITE PRECISION | General | $94.09 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
ENSITE PRECISION | General | $87.98 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AVEIR | General | $86.77 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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93010
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only
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503 | 384 | $54.00 | $7.64 |
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93298
Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days
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55 | 15 | $91.00 | $89.79 |
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93294
Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days
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46 | 30 | $114.00 | $27.82 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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28 | 27 | $369.18 | $156.04 |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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27 | 23 | $178.07 | $74.58 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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23 | 23 | $389.00 | $123.66 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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18 | 18 | $158.00 | $97.17 |
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93280
Programming of dual lead pacemaker system
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17 | 17 | $196.12 | $36.68 |
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93295
Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days
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15 | 11 | $204.00 | $34.55 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 168 | 13,040 | $3,318.14 | 65 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 164 | 11,253 | $198,881.70 | 61 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 91 | 5,940 | $110,536.22 | 28 |
| Dofetilide | Dofetilide | 48 | 2,520 | $10,111.89 | 15 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 47 | 4,048 | $216.73 | 20 |
| Sotalol | Sotalol Hcl | 30 | 2,290 | $634.69 | 11 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 29 | 2,325 | $123.10 | 15 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 27 | 2,010 | $198.88 | โ |
| Amiodarone Hcl | Amiodarone Hcl | 27 | 2,130 | $459.04 | 11 |
| Flecainide Acetate | Flecainide Acetate | 24 | 1,893 | $1,157.49 | โ |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 19 | 1,470 | $166.92 | โ |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 12 | 690 | $58.84 | โ |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 12 | 600 | $11,689.76 | โ |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 11 | 990 | $91.01 | โ |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd) | Diltiazem Hcl | 11 | 916 | $312.33 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-10-07NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RI0011X
An area of medicine within the subspecialty of cardiology, which uses specialized imaging and other diagnostic techniques to evaluate blood flow and pressure in the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart and uses technical procedures and medications to treat abnormalities that impair the function of the cardiovascular system.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
I20160915002381
OH
9537455696
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Mercy Health Physicians Cincinnati Specialty Care Llc
4760 E Galbraith Rd, Cincinnati, OH 452366704
Phone: 5139850741
Secondary Practice Locations
2500 Metrohealth Dr
Cleveland, OH 441091900
Phone: 2167787800
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology
Internal Medicine - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 7502 STATE RD STE 2210A, CINCINNATI, OH 452552596 (Tel: 5136242070)
Registered at 7502 STATE RD STE 2210A, CINCINNATI, OH 452552596 (Tel: 5136242070)
Registered at 2500 METROHEALTH DR, CLEVELAND, OH 441091900 (Tel: 2167787800)
Registered at 2500 METROHEALTH DR, CLEVELAND, OH 441091900 (Tel: 2167787800)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 3000 ARLINGTON AVE, TOLEDO, OH 436142595 (Tel: 4193833697)
Registered at 3355 GLENDALE AVE 3RD FL, TOLEDO, OH 436142426 (Tel: 4199310030)
Recorded as SAIMA KARIM, D.O.
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: OH 34.010039)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 3000 ARLINGTON AVE, TOLEDO, OH 436142595 (Tel: 4193833697)
Registered at 3355 GLENDALE AVE 3RD FL, TOLEDO, OH 436142426 (Tel: 4193837100)
Recorded as SAIMA KARIM, D.O.
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: OH 34.010039)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology Specialists in Cincinnati
- Dr. Thomas Broderick, MD
- Dr. Raviteja Guddeti, MD
- Dr. Stephen Lewis, MD
- Dr. Santiago Garcia, MD
- Dr. Donald Lynch, MD
- Dr. Matthew Hutchins, MD
Mailing Address
7502 State Rd Ste 2210a
Cincinnati, OH 452552596
Phone: 5136242070