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Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat) and Head & Neck Plastic Surgery

600 Gresham Drive Suite 1100
Norfolk, VA 23507

(757) 388-6200

Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD is an otolaryngologist in Norfolk, VA specializing in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat) and head & neck plastic surgery.

Office Locations

600 Gresham Drive Suite 1100
Norfolk, VA 23507

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Further testing at Eastern Virginia Medical School by otolaryngologist Dr. Daniel Karakla indicated stage 4.”—"Attend a health fair - or post of photo of yourself blowing a bubble gum bubble - to raise awareness about oral cancer", The Virginian-Pilot, April 2017

“Dr. Daniel Karakla, an ear, nose and throat specialist at Eastern Virginia Medical School, has seen a rising tide of cases in his practice, mostly among men 40 to 60.”—"HPV-linked head and neck cancers on the rise, but HPV vaccination rates are low", The Virginian-Pilot, February 2016

“Dan Karakla, M.D., otolaryngologist and cancer surgeon with Eastern Virginia Medical School, is the first surgeon in Hampton Roads to perform the surgery using the daVinci robot at Sentara Norfolk.”—"Sentara offers new surgical procedures for cancer", Daily Press, July 2010

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Norfolk, VA during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, intraoperative monitoring and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	36
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	436
endocrine surgery	30
gastrointestinal procedures	32
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
intraoperative monitoring	74
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	185
minimally invasive procedures	253
neck imaging	13
neck surgery	16
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Norfolk, VA during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, endocrine surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	26
diagnostic procedures	14
dissection	22
doctor visit	403
endocrine surgery	34
excision	22
gastrointestinal procedures	27
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	177
lymph node procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	230
neck surgery	22
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	75
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	17
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Norfolk, VA during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	27
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	435
endocrine surgery	15
gastrointestinal procedures	28
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	195
minimally invasive procedures	250
neck surgery	15

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	218
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	18
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Norfolk, VA during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, bronchoscopy and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	36
diagnostic procedures	14
dissection	12
doctor visit	387
endocrine surgery	29
excision	12
gastrointestinal procedures	33
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	261
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	330
neck surgery	27

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	404
Black	136
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	38
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Norfolk, VA during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, bronchoscopy and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	34
diagnostic procedures	18
dissection	18
doctor visit	427
endocrine surgery	12
excision	18
gastrointestinal procedures	17
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	291
lymph node procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	342
neck surgery	30
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	71
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	32
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Norfolk, VA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, bronchoscopy and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	39
diagnostic procedures	19
dissection	16
doctor visit	371
endocrine surgery	11
excision	16
gastrointestinal procedures	33
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	285
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	357
neck surgery	27
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	232
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	30
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Norfolk, VA during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, bronchoscopy and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	31
diagnostic procedures	13
dissection	15
doctor visit	364
endocrine surgery	14
excision	15
gastrointestinal procedures	16
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	257
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	304
neck surgery	29
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	74
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	27
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Norfolk, VA during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, bronchoscopy and endocrine surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	34
diagnostic procedures	15
dissection	12
doctor visit	340
endocrine surgery	34
excision	12
gastrointestinal procedures	21
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	256
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	311
neck surgery	33
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	20
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Norfolk, VA during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, neck surgery and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	20
diagnostic procedures	16
dissection	11
doctor visit	281
endocrine surgery	19
excision	11
gastrointestinal procedures	13
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	106
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	139
neck surgery	30
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	182
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	17
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Norfolk, VA during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, gastrointestinal procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	22
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	333
endocrine surgery	18
gastrointestinal procedures	24
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	156
minimally invasive procedures	202
neck surgery	18
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	23
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Norfolk, VA during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, endocrine surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	219
endocrine surgery	17
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	132
minimally invasive procedures	132
neck surgery	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	16
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Norfolk, VA were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, intraoperative monitoring and bronchoscopy.

bronchoscopy	30
diagnostic procedures	14
dissection	15
doctor visit	363
endocrine surgery	21
excision	15
gastrointestinal procedures	24
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
intraoperative monitoring	74
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	209
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	259
neck imaging	13
neck surgery	24
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	52
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	200
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	79
85 and over	21
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	139

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	15
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in Virginia.

Licensed In: Virginia

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.83 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Norfolk, VA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Daniel W. Karakla, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medrobotics Inc.	$560 $560
Acclarent, Inc	$272 Rhinology $272
Intersect ENT, Inc.	$119 SINUVA $119
GENZYME CORPORATION	$116 THYROGEN $116
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$116 Nerve Monitoring Products $116
Other	$260 FUSION $93	Olympus Capital Accessories $90	Instruments-Neurosurgery $77

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,053
Travel and Lodging	$390

Biography

Dr. Daniel Karakla is a Norfolk, VA physician who specializes in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat) and head & neck plastic surgery. Dr. Karakla has obtained a license to practice in Virginia.