What is Laurence Karns's specialty?

Laurence Karns (NPI 1871592584) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in North Canton, OH.

Where does Laurence Karns practice?

Laurence Karns practices in North Canton, OH, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1871592584.

How much does Medicare pay Laurence Karns?

Laurence Karns (NPI 1871592584) received approximately $189K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 983 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1871592584

Laurence KarnsMD

PRACTICEEYE CENTERS OF OHIO, INCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyNorth Canton, OHI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,680

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,899

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$179K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 597 Ophthalmology providers in OH — above median (cohort median 1,675).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,979

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$87K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

27.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost852 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat413 claims

Prednisolone Acetate287 claims

Timolol Maleate121 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate108 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

85.5

Quality

77.5

Cost

77.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

96.0

Payment adjustment

0.44%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$546

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$546

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$546

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Laurence Karns'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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Eye Surgical Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Canton, OH	149	538
AULTMAN HOSPITAL	140	259
CLEVELAND CLINIC MERCY HOSPITAL	122	256
Jerry Macher Ophthalmology · Canton, OH	20	28
Philip Dickey Optometry · Canton, OH	13	14
Louis Shaheen Internal Medicine · Canton, OH	12	21
PENVOSE, LAWRENCE	12	31
Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Toledo, OH	11	20
Gastroenterology Specialists Inc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Canton, OH	11	19

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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