Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Tarek Samir Karam, MD

Individual provider Nephrology Physician · NPI 1467081190

Tarek Samir Karam, MD practises Internal Medicine in Lancaster, California. Qualified in 2020, 6 years ago. Practices with Southern California Permanente Medical Group, an 11,242-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
6
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2020
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

615 W Avenue L
Lancaster, CA 93534-7211
Phone: (833) 574-2273
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Specialties & licences

Nephrology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RN0300X · Licence A187784 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1467081190
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 4, 2020
Last updated in NPPESDecember 2, 2025
Certification dateDecember 2, 2025

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyINTERNAL MEDICINE
Also practisesNEPHROLOGY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2020 (6 years in practice)
Group practice Southern California Permanente Medical Group — 11242 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $40 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • FMC-Palmdale Dialysis facility · Palmdale, CA · listed as Bio-Medical Applications of California, Inc

Colleagues at Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 11242 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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