What is Karen Gersch's specialty?

Karen Gersch (NPI 1649294240) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Thoracic Surgery in Gainesville, GA.

Where does Karen Gersch practice?

Karen Gersch practices in Gainesville, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1649294240.

How much does Medicare pay Karen Gersch?

Karen Gersch (NPI 1649294240) received approximately $113K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 182 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1649294240

Karen GerschMD

Thoracic SurgeryGainesville, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

279

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

326

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$85K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 79 Thoracic Surgery providers in GA — top quintile (cohort median 199).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$58

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Mupirocin11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

87.8

Quality

80.4

Cost

79.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.54%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$2K

Food and Beverage$1K

Gift$9

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$2K

Food and Beverage$1K

Gift$9

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Karen Gersch'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). 19 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BETHESDA HOSPITAL INC	49	192
William Martin Cardiology · Cincinnati, OH	38	173
MCCONNELL, CHARLES	27	66
Charles Herfel Diagnostic Radiology · Cincinnati, OH	26	77
Maziar Arya Cardiology · Cincinnati, OH	26	117
Michael Kreeger Diagnostic Radiology · Cincinnati, OH	26	58
James Schafer Diagnostic Radiology · Cincinnati, OH	24	55
Asimul Ansari Nuclear Medicine · Cincinnati, OH	23	82
John Wilson Cardiology · Cincinnati, OH	20	48
Kirt Beckes Anesthesiology · Cincinnati, OH	20	73
AMERICAN MERCY HOME CARE LLC	19	53
Steven Park Thoracic Surgery · Cincinnati, OH	17	53

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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