Amir Karni, MD

Primary specialty

Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X

License

K2932 Issued in TX

Practice address

12930 East Fwy
Houston, TX 77015-5710

Phone

(713) 453-7197

Fax

(713) 450-1345

NPI assigned

Jun 19, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 4

Addresses

Other identifiers 5

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

General SurgeryAlso: Vascular Surgery

Education

Other, 1996

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Surgical Associates of Greater Houston PAGroup PAC ID 4284781055, 2 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center Hospital, Houston, TX, CCN 450659
• Ad Hospital East, LLC Hospital, Houston, TX, CCN 670102

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: amir.karni.1@13131.direct.athenahealth.com
• FHIR API: https://fhir4.healow.com/fhir/r4/HBFACA/Endpoint/HBFACA

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Surgical Associates of Greater Houston PA

  • Surgery Physician
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1811109069
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Ad Hospital East, LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1669732178
  Care Compare affiliation
• Houston - PPH, LLC

  dba HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1073043592
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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}

• Georgia Karmue
• Charisma Karnavar, NP
• Brandi Karnes, MD
• Jeffrey Mark Karnes, MD
• Paden Karnes, MD
• Ron J Karni, MD
• Simon Karni, M.D.
• Varney Karnley
• Kimberly Karns
• Karoon Clinical Laboratory LLC

• Surgery Physician in Houston, TX
• Providers in Houston, TX by specialty
• Surgery Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 22, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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