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Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

939 Caroline Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362

(360) 417-7000

Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD is a cardiologist in Port Angeles, WA specializing in adult cardiology.

Office Locations

939 Caroline Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362

(360) 417-7000

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“Speakers at the event included Heart Center Medical Director Dr. Kara Urnes, and Dr. Sarah Speck, Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Wellness Programs at the Swedish Heart and Vascular...”—"Red, Set, Go! luncheo raises record $133K", Sequim Gazette, February 2024

“Speakers at the event included local cardiologist Dr. Kara Urnes and Dr. Iulia Tulai from Swedish Medical Center.”—"Red, Set, Go! sets record with $132K raised", Sequim Gazette, March 2023

“That is until we saw cardiologist Dr. Kara Urnes, who said she was referring husband to Swedish to have a valve replacement through a procedure called Transaortic Valve Replacement or, simply,...”—"Think About It: Unmasked stranger", Sequim Gazette, July 2021

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

cardiac stress testing

cardiac procedures

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

ultrasound

By Affordability:

cardiac imaging

color Doppler echocardiography

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

electrocardiogram

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

nuclear stress test

spectral Doppler echocardiography

transthoracic echocardiography

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Washington, Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD performed more cardiac (heart) stress testing, cardiac procedures, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for cardiac imaging, color Doppler echocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), electrocardiogram (EKG), myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), spectral Doppler echocardiography, SPECT scan, stress echo, stress EKG, stress testing, and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

cardiac stress testing

In 2012, Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD had a list price for cardiac (heart) stress testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Washington. 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 Kurtz Urnes, MD treated as a cardiologist in Port Angeles, WA during 2012 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1012
doctor visit	1205
minimally invasive procedures	16
nuclear scan	310
stress testing	640
ultrasound (sonogram)	390

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD treated as a cardiologist in Port Angeles, WA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1159
cardioversion	11
doctor visit	970
minimally invasive procedures	16
nuclear scan	364
stress testing	608
ultrasound (sonogram)	578

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	685
Female	613

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1233
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	25

**Age**
From 65 to 74	491
From 75 to 84	500
85 and over	207
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD treated as a cardiologist in Port Angeles, WA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1174
cardioversion	13
doctor visit	798
minimally invasive procedures	16
nuclear scan	421
stress testing	514
ultrasound (sonogram)	708

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	728
Female	694

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1334
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	39

**Age**
From 65 to 74	537
From 75 to 84	544
85 and over	246
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD treated as a cardiologist in Port Angeles, WA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1437
cardioversion	24
doctor visit	730
minimally invasive procedures	19
nuclear scan	520
stress testing	675
ultrasound (sonogram)	824

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1548
Female	1450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2828
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	42
Native American	56

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1180
From 75 to 84	1120
85 and over	528
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD treated as a cardiologist in Port Angeles, WA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1499
cardioversion	15
doctor visit	895
minimally invasive procedures	17
nuclear scan	362
stress testing	702
ultrasound (sonogram)	855

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	786
Female	697

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1401
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	583
From 75 to 84	538
85 and over	262
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD treated as a cardiologist in Port Angeles, WA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1357
doctor visit	1129
minimally invasive procedures	19
nuclear scan	384
stress testing	548
ultrasound (sonogram)	846

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	820
Female	755

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1468
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	39

**Age**
From 65 to 74	619
From 75 to 84	621
85 and over	240
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD treated as a cardiologist in Port Angeles, WA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1538
cardioversion	16
doctor visit	889
minimally invasive procedures	17
nuclear scan	360
stress testing	517
ultrasound (sonogram)	1070

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	930
Female	847

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1666
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	35

**Age**
From 65 to 74	675
From 75 to 84	683
85 and over	312
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD treated as a cardiologist in Port Angeles, WA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1773
cardioversion	18
doctor visit	842
minimally invasive procedures	14
nuclear scan	418
stress testing	596
ultrasound (sonogram)	1243

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1033
Female	980

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1898
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	39

**Age**
From 65 to 74	749
From 75 to 84	816
85 and over	356
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD treated as a cardiologist in Port Angeles, WA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	2153
cardioversion	18
doctor visit	760
nuclear scan	561
stress testing	762
ultrasound (sonogram)	1439

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1168
Female	1062

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2090
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	49
Native American	47

**Age**
From 65 to 74	839
From 75 to 84	912
85 and over	353
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD treated as a cardiologist in Port Angeles, WA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1707
cardioversion	23
doctor visit	797
minimally invasive procedures	17
nuclear scan	515
stress testing	630
ultrasound (sonogram)	1125

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	997
Female	963

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1830
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	51
Native American	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	721
From 75 to 84	833
85 and over	327
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD treated as a cardiologist in Port Angeles, WA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	2051
cardioversion	15
doctor visit	537
minimally invasive procedures	14
nuclear scan	519
stress testing	705
ultrasound (sonogram)	1414

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1167
Female	1069

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2108
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	60
Native American	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	809
From 75 to 84	980
85 and over	361
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD treated as a cardiologist in Port Angeles, WA were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

cardiac procedures	1532
cardioversion	17
doctor visit	868
minimally invasive procedures	16
nuclear scan	430
stress testing	627
ultrasound (sonogram)	953

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	896
Female	830

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1623
Native American / Alaskan Native	33
Hispanic	19
Other	31

**Age**
75 to 84	686
85 and over	290
Less than 65	95
65 to 74	654

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Education & Training

She has a state license in Washington.

Licensed In: Washington

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$201 MitraClip $201
Covidien LP	$100 Trellis $100
Boston Scientific Corporation	$86 WATCHMAN $86
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$74 PRALUENT $74
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.	$47 Definity $47

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$508

Biography

Dr. Kara Urnes is a Port Angeles, WA physician who specializes in adult cardiology. She graduated from the University of Utah School of Medicine.

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Kurtz Urnes, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

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