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Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist)

300 North Avenue
Battle Creek, MI 49017

(269) 245-5780

Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD is an internist in Battle Creek, MI specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and hospital medicine (hospitalist). Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD is affiliated with Bronson Healthcare and BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL.

Office Locations

300 North Avenue
Battle Creek, MI 49017

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408 Hazen Street
Paw Paw, MI 49079

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601 John Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007

(269) 341-8481

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955 S. Bailey Avenue
South Haven, MI 49090

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD in 2024

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inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Michigan, Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) 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. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD treated as an internist in Battle Creek, MI during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	816
inpatient care	754
outpatient care	62

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD treated as an internist in Battle Creek, MI during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	903
inpatient care	816
outpatient care	87

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	413
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	96
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	41
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD treated as an internist in Battle Creek, MI during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	853
inpatient care	747
outpatient care	106

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	488
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	131
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	44
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD treated as an internist in Battle Creek, MI during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	814
inpatient care	684
outpatient care	130

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	472
Female	566

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	906
Black	100
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	302
85 and over	238
Less than 65	232

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	43
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD treated as an internist in Battle Creek, MI during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	788
inpatient care	662
outpatient care	126

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	433
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	121
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	46
Dementia	30
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD treated as an internist in Battle Creek, MI during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	675
inpatient care	554
outpatient care	121

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	376
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	102
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	44
Dementia	34
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD treated as an internist in Battle Creek, MI during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	695
inpatient care	595
outpatient care	100

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	363
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	95
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	44
Dementia	33
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD treated as an internist in Battle Creek, MI during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	620
inpatient care	540
outpatient care	80

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	326
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	78
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	45
Dementia	33
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD treated as an internist in Battle Creek, MI during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	391
inpatient care	332
outpatient care	59

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	118

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	51
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Dementia	37
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD treated as an internist in Battle Creek, MI during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	522
inpatient care	473
outpatient care	49

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	74
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	44
Dementia	34
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD treated as an internist in Battle Creek, MI during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	386
inpatient care	386

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	124

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	56
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	43
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD treated as an internist in Battle Creek, MI during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	475
inpatient care	475

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	57
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	39
Dementia	21
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD treated as an internist in Battle Creek, MI during 2024 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	452
inpatient care	452

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	49
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	44
Dementia	23
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD treated as an internist in Battle Creek, MI were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

hospital care	645
inpatient care	574
outpatient care	92

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	27
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	339
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	111
85 and over	88
Less than 65	77
65 to 74	110

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Cancer	16
Dementia	26

Education & Training

She completed residency at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Board Certification: Internal Medicine and has a state license in Illinois.

Residency: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Illinois

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$338 XARELTO $322	INVOKAMET $16
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$313 ELIQUIS $298	CAMZYOS $14
Pfizer Inc.	$299 ELIQUIS $122	NURTEC ODT $108	PAXLOVID $33	ZYVOX $13	VYNDAQEL $13	Other $10
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$222 JARDIANCE $126	Spiriva $48	Pradaxa $28	$20
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$206 ENTRESTO $170	LEQVIO $36
Other	$724 BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $71	DALVANCE $70	SYMBICORT $66	ORBACTIV $64	LifeVest $47	Other $406

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,056
Education	$46

Biography

Dr. Karen Alcaraz's area of specialization is hospital medicine (hospitalist). Dr. Alcaraz's training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is professionally affiliated with Bronson Healthcare. She is not accepting new patients at this time according to Doctor.com.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD in 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Christine Alcaraz, MD From 2012 - 2024

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