Active NPI 1326069246 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Doris Karam , MD

Internal Medicine • Modesto, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Doris Karam, MD is a certified Internal Medicine practicing in Modesto, CA. With approximately 28 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1998, Dr. Karam delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 600 COFFEE RD.

Dr. Karam is affiliated with Sutter Valley Medical Foundation and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit, injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

600 Coffee Rd

Modesto, CA 953554201

Telephone 2095504744

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Sutter Gould Medical Foundation Facility NPI 1285886515

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1998

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Modesto, CA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

28 Yrs +4.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 23.6 Yrs

State Avg: 26.6 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

131 Specialists

Practicing in Modesto, CA (18502 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

24.4% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

63.8% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Karam (28 Years) 28 Yrs

Modesto Specialty Average (23.6 Years) 23.6 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	833	502	$357.00	$129.80
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	394	292	$243.00	$92.12
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	352	352	$400.00	$131.80
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	66	13	$79.00	$14.77
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	65	64	$65.00	$32.91
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	65	65	$542.00	$167.69
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	63	63	$101.00	$32.91
90677 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use	62	62	$628.00	$290.30
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	62	11	$14.00	$1.17
90653 Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle	58	58	$105.00	$81.82
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	49	45	$83.00	$14.57
G2010 Remote evaluation of recorded video and/or images submitted by an established patient (e.g., store and forward), including interpretation with follow-up with the patient within 24 business hours, not originating from a related e/m service provided within t	33	28	$46.00	$12.57
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	31	25	$803.00	$285.98
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	14	14	$554.00	$167.71

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	258	194	$306.37	$129.02
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	243	190	$208.72	$92.16
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	111	111	$351.73	$131.91
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	38	34	$122.00	$36.39
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	33	33	$62.55	$31.40
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	33	14	$68.18	$14.21
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	25	25	$456.00	$170.20
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	23	23	$65.30	$14.57
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	20	19	$202.00	$71.61
90671 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 15 valent (pcv15), for intramuscular use	19	19	$560.37	$241.28
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	12	12	$270.33	$130.80
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	11	11	$61.91	$31.40

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	307	191	$279.94	$130.38
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	259	176	$192.05	$93.35
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	161	161	$312.53	$135.09
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	46	46	$45.83	$31.06
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	46	36	$188.43	$93.56
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	44	44	$429.93	$172.25
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	40	40	$54.50	$14.63
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	37	15	$61.62	$12.13
90674 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free	31	30	$77.77	$30.56
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	30	29	$47.87	$30.83
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	27	27	$279.78	$131.89
81003 Automated urinalysis test	24	19	$8.33	$2.22
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	20	19	$117.00	$58.12
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	11	11	$449.36	$171.92

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	375	208	$186.00	$95.00
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	256	159	$274.00	$134.50
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	85	85	$298.00	$136.59
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	77	58	$186.00	$94.34
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	44	44	$419.00	$174.21
81003 Automated urinalysis test	34	28	$8.00	$2.05
90674 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free	31	30	$71.00	$28.88
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	30	29	$44.00	$17.86
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	28	28	$53.00	$14.92
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	26	26	$44.00	$17.85
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	13	13	$513.00	$238.79
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	13	13	$270.00	$125.00
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$275.00	$116.81

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	297	167	$186.00	$76.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	252	146	$274.00	$111.75
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	91	65	$186.00	$78.17
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	51	51	$298.00	$120.80
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	45	45	$44.00	$17.60
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	42	41	$44.00	$17.66
90674 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free	42	41	$70.29	$28.42
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	39	14	$60.00	$14.18
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	39	39	$419.00	$170.67
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	32	32	$513.00	$226.76
81003 Automated urinalysis test	31	28	$8.00	$2.16
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	29	27	$53.00	$17.17
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	23	$275.00	$112.14
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	13	13	$270.00	$118.08
81000 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated	11	11	$11.00	$4.00

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	394	201	$186.00	$76.67
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	236	140	$274.00	$111.55
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	93	93	$298.00	$121.40
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	40	19	$60.00	$17.60
90674 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free	36	35	$61.00	$25.47
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	35	34	$44.00	$17.33
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	34	34	$44.00	$17.33
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	29	29	$419.00	$169.99
81000 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated	29	25	$11.00	$3.82
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	26	26	$513.00	$207.56
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	26	24	$53.00	$17.79
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$275.00	$112.37
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	12	12	$425.00	$172.90
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	11	11	$439.00	$178.50

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	293	153	$173.00	$75.54
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	129	85	$255.00	$110.38
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	40	40	$238.00	$120.76
90674 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free	32	32	$58.00	$23.57
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	32	32	$44.00	$21.47
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	26	26	$44.00	$21.47
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	23	22	$53.00	$16.83
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	23	$255.00	$111.15
81003 Automated urinalysis test	20	19	$8.00	$2.71
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	19	11	$60.00	$21.58
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$392.00	$168.50
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	16	16	$363.00	$186.16
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	11	11	$181.00	$105.59

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	304	145	$173.00	$74.47
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	102	75	$255.00	$109.53
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	50	50	$44.00	$26.83
90674 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free	47	47	$58.00	$23.57
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	29	12	$60.00	$26.52
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	28	28	$238.00	$117.52
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	28	26	$53.00	$17.43
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	21	20	$44.00	$26.83
85610 Blood test, clotting time	21	12	$13.00	$5.28
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	18	$255.00	$110.20
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	12	11	$181.00	$96.87

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2023-07-14

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License CA C133518

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Sutter Valley Medical Foundation

600 Coffee Rd, Modesto, CA 953554201

Phone: 2095241211

Sutter Valley Medical Foundation

1409 E Briggsmore Ave, Modesto, CA 953552707

Phone: 2095241211

Sutter Valley Medical Foundation

2800 L St, Sacramento, CA 958165616

Secondary Practice Locations

1541 Florida Ave, Suite 200

Modesto, CA 953504429

Phone: 2095773388

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

8 Historical Events

📍

Updated Practice Location July 14, 2023

Registered at 600 COFFEE RD, MODESTO, CA 953554201 (Tel: 2095504744)

📍

Updated Business Mailing Address July 14, 2023

Registered at PO BOX 255228, SACRAMENTO, CA 958655228

✅

NPI Profile Active January 30, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

📍

Updated Practice Location January 30, 2015

Registered at 1541 FLORIDA AVE, SUITE 200, MODESTO, CA 953504429 (Tel: 2095773388)

📍

Updated Business Mailing Address January 30, 2015

Registered at 1541 FLORIDA AVE, SUITE 200, MODESTO, CA 953504429 (Tel: 2095773388)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated January 30, 2015

Recorded as DORIS KARAM, M.D.

🎓

Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 30, 2015

Internal Medicine (License #C133518 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 23, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1326069246

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 23, 2006

Last Update: July 14, 2023

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 255228

Sacramento, CA 958655228

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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