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Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Trauma Surgery

Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College

18300 Roscoe Boulevard
Northridge, CA 91325

(818) 825-8500

Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD is a general surgeon in Northridge, CA specializing in general surgery and trauma surgery. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health and Northridge Hospital Medical Center.

Office Locations

18300 Roscoe Boulevard
Northridge, CA 91325

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northridge, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	38
inpatient care	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northridge, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	116
inpatient care	116

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	19
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	33
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	11
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	41
Dementia	50
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northridge, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	54
inpatient care	54

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	22
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	52
Dementia	50
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northridge, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	32
inpatient care	32

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	16
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	32
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	46
Dementia	46
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northridge, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	70
inpatient care	70

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	52
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	44
Dementia	41
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northridge, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	26
inpatient care	26

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	30

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	37
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	17
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	44
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	54
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	34
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	48
Dementia	36
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northridge, CA during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	37
inpatient care	37

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	47
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	48
Dementia	33
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD treated as a general surgeon in Northridge, CA were hospital care and inpatient care.

hospital care	53
inpatient care	53

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	25
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	12
85 and over	9
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	7

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	1
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	1
Dementia	32

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. He completed residency at Polyclinic Medical Center. He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College

Residency: Polyclinic Medical Center

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Northridge Hospital Medical Center

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Joseph Anthony Karam, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$697 Variax $530	Axsos $95	TRIATHLON $72
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$140 NCB $140
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$66 ATTUNE $66
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$47 CLYDESDALE $47

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$513
Travel and Lodging	$437

Biography

Dr. Joseph Karam is a specialist in general surgery and trauma surgery in Northridge, CA. He is affiliated with Northridge Hospital Medical Center. Before completing his residency at Geisinger Medical Center and Polyclinic Medical Center, Dr. Karam attended medical school at Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. He is not accepting new patients at this time according to Dignity Health.