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Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD

(286 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery

4000 Medical Center Drive Suite 117
Fayetteville, NY 13066

(315) 643-3399

Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD is a general surgeon in Fayetteville, NY specializing in general surgery. Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD is affiliated with St. Joseph's Health.

Office Locations

St. Joseph's Health

4000 Medical Center Drive Suite 117
Fayetteville, NY 13066

(315) 643-3399

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

endocrine surgery

lymph node procedures

parathyroid surgery

sentinel lymph node mapping

In 2023, Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD had a list price for endocrine surgery, lymph node procedures, parathyroid surgery, and sentinel lymph node mapping that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within New York. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

breast cancer surgery

breast surgery

partial mastectomy

By Affordability:

deep lymph node biopsy

lymph node biopsy

lymph node excision

open lymph node biopsy

surgical lymph node biopsy

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD performed more breast cancer surgery, breast surgery, and partial mastectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for deep lymph node biopsy, lymph node biopsy, lymph node excision, open lymph node biopsy, and surgical lymph node biopsy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fayetteville, NY during 2012 were endocrine surgery, open surgery, diagnostic procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	13
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	196
endocrine surgery	33
excision	27
lymph node procedures	14
neck surgery	15
open surgery	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fayetteville, NY during 2013 were endocrine surgery, neck surgery, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	17
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	152
endocrine surgery	56
excision	34
lymph node procedures	17
neck surgery	35
open surgery	34

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	23
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fayetteville, NY during 2014 were lymph node procedures, excision, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	17
cancer surgery	17
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	98
endocrine surgery	13
excision	28
lymph node procedures	33
neck surgery	13
open surgery	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fayetteville, NY during 2015 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
breast procedures	68
cancer surgery	68
diagnostic procedures	61
doctor visit	242
endocrine surgery	35
excision	113
image guided procedures	16
lymph node procedures	90
minimally invasive procedures	16
minor procedures	16
neck surgery	19
open surgery	45

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	420

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	454
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	22
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fayetteville, NY during 2016 were excision, diagnostic procedures, lymph node procedures and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	24
blood draw	11
breast procedures	39
cancer surgery	39
diagnostic procedures	45
doctor visit	243
endocrine surgery	24
excision	60
image guided procedures	24
lymph node procedures	42
minimally invasive procedures	24
minor procedures	24
neck surgery	13
open surgery	21

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	14
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fayetteville, NY during 2017 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
breast procedures	39
cancer surgery	39
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	226
endocrine surgery	16
excision	58
image guided procedures	13
lymph node procedures	39
minimally invasive procedures	13
minor procedures	13
neck surgery	16
open surgery	19

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	14
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fayetteville, NY during 2018 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
breast procedures	47
cancer surgery	47
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	244
endocrine surgery	27
excision	75
image guided procedures	13
lymph node procedures	51
minimally invasive procedures	13
minor procedures	13
neck surgery	16
open surgery	28

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	16
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fayetteville, NY during 2019 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	34
cancer surgery	34
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	216
endocrine surgery	17
excision	59
lymph node procedures	47
neck surgery	17
open surgery	25

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	18
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fayetteville, NY during 2020 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	37
cancer surgery	37
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	216
endocrine surgery	11
excision	52
lymph node procedures	30
neck surgery	11
open surgery	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	17
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fayetteville, NY during 2021 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	46
cancer surgery	46
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	236
endocrine surgery	11
excision	66
lymph node procedures	36
neck surgery	11
open surgery	20

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	21
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	57

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fayetteville, NY during 2022 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	37
cancer surgery	37
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	196
endocrine surgery	14
excision	56
lymph node procedures	34
neck surgery	14
open surgery	19

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	18
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	12
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	57

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fayetteville, NY were excision, cancer surgery, lymph node procedures and breast procedures.

aspiration	16
blood draw	11
breast procedures	35
cancer surgery	40
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	205
endocrine surgery	23
excision	57
image guided procedures	16
lymph node procedures	39
minimally invasive procedures	16
minor procedures	16
neck surgery	16
open surgery	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	210
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	59
85 and over	14
Less than 65	29
65 to 74	119

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and diabetes.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	1
Cancer	43

Education & Training

She completed residency at SUNY Upstate Medical University Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in New York.

Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Joseph's Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 286 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Kara C. Kort, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Fayetteville, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.	$328 myRisk $214	EndoPredict $114
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$216 TEPEZZA $216
TELA Bio, Inc.	$120 OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) $120
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$118 KEYTRUDA $103	LYNPARZA $16
Mentor Worldwide LLC	$112 MemoryShape Breast Implants $112
Other	$495 AlloDerm $124	Energy: Harmonic $106	Perjeta $70	NIM $46	BioZorb $32	Other $116

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,389

Biography

Dr. Kara Kort sees patients in Fayetteville, NY. Her medical specialty is general surgery. Dr. Kort has indicated that her clinical interests include general surgery. She has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. Her residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with SUNY Upstate Medical University. She is affiliated with St. Joseph's Health. Unfortunately, according to St. Joseph's Health, Dr. Kort is not currently accepting new patients.