What is Karen Joos's specialty?

Karen Joos (NPI 1447359872) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Nashville, TN.

Where does Karen Joos practice?

Karen Joos practices in Nashville, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1447359872.

How much does Medicare pay Karen Joos?

Karen Joos (NPI 1447359872) received approximately $28K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 165 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1447359872

Karen JoosMD

OphthalmologyNashville, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

412

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

565

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$21K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 326 Ophthalmology providers in TN — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,504).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,712

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$159K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

24.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost513 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate234 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat202 claims

Timolol Maleate172 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl148 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Karen Joos'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). 1 inbound referrers · 3 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	284	1,852

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	110	614
Edward Cherney Ophthalmology · Nashville, TN	14	104
MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL	11	47

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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