Malek S. Karassi, M.D.

Primary specialty

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RE0101X

License

21830 Issued in AL

Practice address

817 Princeton Ave. SW
Birmingham, AL 35211

Phone

(205) 787-2669

Fax

(205) 787-2865

NPI assigned

Jul 26, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in AL

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

Endocrinology

Education

Other, 1988

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• University of Alabama Hospital Hospital, Birmingham, AL, CCN 010033
• Shelby Baptist Medical Center Hospital, Alabaster, AL, CCN 010016

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

83.87 of 100Reported as individual

Quality

70.63

Improvement activities

40

Cost

80.7

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: malek.karassi@karendo.direct.medconnect-inc.com

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.

• Karassi Endocrinology & Internal Medicine PC

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1346589991
  Medicare reassignment

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

• BBH SBMC, LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Alabaster, AL
  • NPI 1811341167
  Care Compare affiliation
• University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1154435824
  Care Compare affiliation
• University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Birmingham, AL
  • NPI 1447145818
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "PO BOX 361627",
            "city": "HOOVER",
            "state": "AL",
            "postal_code": "352361627",
            "telephone_number": "205-787-2669",
            "fax_number": "205-787-2865"
        },
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "817 PRINCETON AVE. SW",
            "city": "BIRMINGHAM",
            "state": "AL",
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        }
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    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "KARASSI",
        "first_name": "MALEK",
        "middle_name": "S.",
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        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-07-26",
        "last_updated": "2017-02-23",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Internal Medicine",
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            "primary": false
        },
        {
            "code": "207RE0101X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism",
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}

• Donald T Karaki, DDS
• Madeline Karam, PA
• Divya Karanam
• Emily Karanja, CRNP
• Karassi Endocrinology & Internal Medicine PC
• Gerald D Karcher Jr., MD
• Karen Fitzpatrick, M.D., P.C.
• Alena Karim
• Sonya Crystal Karimi, OTR/L
• Faith W Kariuki, CRNA

• Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician in Birmingham, AL
• Providers in Birmingham, AL by specialty
• Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician in Alabama

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 23, 2017; 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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