What is Jason Karo's specialty?

Jason Karo (NPI 1033109111) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Asheville, NC.

Where does Jason Karo practice?

Jason Karo practices in Asheville, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1033109111.

How much does Medicare pay Jason Karo?

Jason Karo (NPI 1033109111) received approximately $208K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 811 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1033109111

Jason KaroM.D.

PRACTICEWNC OPHTHALMOLOGY, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyAsheville, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,727

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,253

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$206K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 512 Ophthalmology providers in NC — above median (cohort median 2,093).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

902

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$85K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

56.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Moxifloxacin Hcl263 claims

Latanoprost256 claims

Timolol Maleate64 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat54 claims

Bromfenac Sodium52 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

76.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$33

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$33

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$33

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Jason Karo's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 17 inbound referrers · 33 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	180	435
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	72	157
David King Optometry · China Grove, NC	41	140
NPI 1063490902	34	76
David Browning Ophthalmology · Charlotte, NC	27	111
Douglas Kelling Internal Medicine · Concord, NC	27	69
BOBBITT, J.	26	79
Laura Owen Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Charlotte, NC	25	54
Omar Punjabi Ophthalmology · Charlotte, NC	18	84
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	17	56
GUPTA, KAPIL	13	18
Patrick Kelly Pulmonary Disease · Concord, NC	12	29

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	209	482
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	143	277
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	123	805
NPI 1063490902	88	517
Laura Owen Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Charlotte, NC	51	261
CHREITZBERG, LUCINDA	48	224
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	46	83
Frank Schwalbe Anesthesiology · Concord, NC	37	158
Angela Mcconnell Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Charlotte, NC	32	135
David King Optometry · China Grove, NC	31	209
Douglas Kelling Internal Medicine · Concord, NC	28	84
David Browning Ophthalmology · Charlotte, NC	23	93

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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