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Dr. John Y. Karl, MD

Specializes in: Family Medicine

Chung-Ang University College of Medicine (1987)

101 Mcleod Health Boulevard Building 1, Suite 201
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579

(843) 646-8001

Dr. John Y. Karl, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Myrtle Beach, SC specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Chung-Ang University College of Medicine in 1987 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. John Y. Karl, MD is affiliated with McLeod Health.

Office Locations

McLeod Health

101 Mcleod Health Boulevard Building 1, Suite 201
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579

(843) 646-8001

(843) 646-8002

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912 Inlet Square Drive
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Y. Karl, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2012 were X-rays, preventive care, thoracic (chest) imaging and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
cardiac procedures	25
doctor visit	2298
injections	44
musculoskeletal imaging	29
preventive care	118
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	32
sinus imaging	13
skin procedures	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	94
vaccines	71
X-rays	136

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Y. Karl, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2013 were preventive care, X-rays, vaccines and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	15
aspiration	18
cardiac procedures	13
doctor visit	2328
hip imaging	11
injections	18
musculoskeletal imaging	59
preventive care	136
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
skin procedures	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	54
vaccines	108
X-rays	128

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	517
Female	368

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	845
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	563
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	49
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Y. Karl, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2014 were preventive care, X-rays, vaccines and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	25
aspiration	27
cardiac procedures	29
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	2661
hip imaging	28
injections	27
musculoskeletal imaging	87
preventive care	247
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29
skin procedures	29
thoracic (chest) imaging	115
vaccines	177
X-rays	227

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	547
Female	367

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	868
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	581
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	58
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Y. Karl, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2015 were X-rays, preventive care, vaccines and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	24
aspiration	30
cardiac procedures	14
doctor visit	2788
hip imaging	30
injections	30
musculoskeletal imaging	55
preventive care	258
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	194
vaccines	200
X-rays	273

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1174
Female	806

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1886
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1280
From 75 to 84	470
85 and over	124
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Y. Karl, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	36
aspiration	21
doctor visit	2896
injections	21
musculoskeletal imaging	30
preventive care	165
thoracic (chest) imaging	197
vaccines	128
X-rays	263

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	624
Female	458

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1024
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	677
From 75 to 84	280
85 and over	74
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Y. Karl, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	22
aspiration	24
doctor visit	2846
injections	24
preventive care	213
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
skin procedures	21
thoracic (chest) imaging	168
ultrasound (sonogram)	22
vaccines	186
X-rays	168

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	601
Female	471

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1010
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	643
From 75 to 84	303
85 and over	74
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Y. Karl, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
doctor visit	2833
injections	16
preventive care	177
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
skin procedures	21
vaccines	151

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	572
Female	454

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	965
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	615
From 75 to 84	296
85 and over	71
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Y. Karl, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2019 were blood draw, lab tests, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
blood draw	1585
doctor visit	2801
injections	18
lab tests	134
preventive care	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	24
skin procedures	24
vaccines	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	568
Female	479

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	982
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	334
85 and over	80
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Y. Karl, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2020 were preventive care, vaccines, blood draw and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	22
doctor visit	1622
preventive care	52
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin procedures	12
vaccines	52

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	378
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	615
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	373
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	44
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Y. Karl, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2021 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	23
diabetes management	17
doctor visit	2028
lab tests	29
preventive care	205
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin procedures	12
vaccines	134

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	439
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	701
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	420
From 75 to 84	259
85 and over	50
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Y. Karl, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2022 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	13
diabetes management	13
doctor visit	2028
lab tests	42
preventive care	139
vaccines	97

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	448
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	719
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	15
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	420
From 75 to 84	282
85 and over	50
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	3
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Y. Karl, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2023 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	11
doctor visit	2035
lab tests	47
preventive care	97
vaccines	86

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	427
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	703
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	378
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	54
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	3
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Y. Karl, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2024 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	2109
lab tests	33

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	449
Female	379

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	762
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	358
85 and over	70
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Y. Karl, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Myrtle Beach, SC were blood draw, X-rays, preventive care and thoracic (chest) imaging.

abdominal imaging	24
aspiration	24
blood draw	803
cardiac procedures	19
diabetes management	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	2405
hip imaging	23
injections	24
lab tests	57
musculoskeletal imaging	52
preventive care	151
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
sinus imaging	13
skin procedures	20
thoracic (chest) imaging	137
ultrasound (sonogram)	22
vaccines	116
X-rays	199

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD.

**Gender**
Male	518
Female	387

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	852
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	24

**Age**
75 to 84	270
85 and over	61
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	486

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Y. Karl, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	11
Dementia	3

Education & Training

Dr. John Y. Karl, MD graduated from Chung-Ang University College of Medicine in 1987. He completed residency at Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers. He is certified by the Board Certification: Family Medicine and has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: Chung-Ang University College of Medicine (1987)

Residency: Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers (1999)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Family Medicine

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Y. Karl, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

McLeod Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John Y. Karl, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.92 out of 5 stars based on 1276 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Y. Karl, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Myrtle Beach, SC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$3,387 BRILINTA $1,867	FARXIGA $651	SYMBICORT $162	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $136	BYDUREON PEN $107	Other $464
Novo Nordisk Inc	$2,508 RYBELSUS $619	Victoza $516	Ozempic $355	Wegovy $303	Tresiba $196	Other $519
Amgen Inc.	$1,681 Repatha $947	Prolia $619	KRYSTEXXA $28	Aimovig $23	EVENITY $12	Other $52
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$1,500 Myrbetriq $539	Vesicare $450	Veozah $151	$360
Pfizer Inc.	$1,477 ELIQUIS $439	LYRICA $300	NURTEC ODT $153	ZAVZPRET $84	COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS $78	Other $424
Other	$17,297 XARELTO $709	Vascepa $504	Synthroid $502	GLYXAMBI $485	BELSOMRA $421	Other $14,678

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$25,412
Travel and Lodging	$1,598
Education	$755
Gift	$85

Research Payments

Dr. John Y. Karl, MD has received 29 research payments totaling $53,365.

Biography

Dr. John Karl's specialty is family medicine. He attended Chung-Ang University College of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers. He is rated highly by his patients. Dr. Karl is professionally affiliated with McLeod Health.