What is Ron Karni's specialty?

Ron Karni (NPI 1053434910) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Otolaryngology in Houston, TX.

Where does Ron Karni practice?

Ron Karni practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1053434910.

How much does Medicare pay Ron Karni?

Ron Karni (NPI 1053434910) received approximately $168K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 317 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1053434910

Ron KarniMD

OtolaryngologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

561

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

705

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$97K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 668 Otolaryngology providers in TX — below median (cohort median 967).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

697

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$7K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

47.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen279 claims

Omeprazole78 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium77 claims

Gabapentin65 claims

Prednisone55 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.1

Quality

69.2

Cost

73.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.38%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$65K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$28K

Consulting Fee$28K

Travel and Lodging$8K

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$28K

Consulting Fee$28K

Travel and Lodging$8K

Food and Beverage$1K

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (6)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Inpatient rehabilitation facility

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ron Karni'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). 3 inbound referrers · 15 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	21	59
Daniel Ocazionez Trujillo Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	18	34
OLDHAM, SANDRA	11	25

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	127	561
University Pathologists Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	26	42
Tang Ho Otolaryngology · Houston, TX	25	76
Emma Ferguson Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	22	67
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	21	63
Daniel Ocazionez Trujillo Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	20	72
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	18	54
Carolina Gutierrez Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Houston, TX	17	45
Heinrich Taegtmeyer Cardiology · Houston, TX	14	64
Maria Patino Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	14	25
OLDHAM, SANDRA	13	32
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	12	26

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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