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Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD

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Specializes in: Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist)

1111 Duff Avenue
Ames, IA 50010

(515) 239-4431

Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD is a hospitalist in Ames, IA specializing in hospital medicine (hospitalist).

Office Locations

1111 Duff Avenue
Ames, IA 50010

(515) 239-4431

(515) 239-3644

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ames, IA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	45
hospital care	2109
inpatient care	1962
nursing home care	48
outpatient care	147
stress testing	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ames, IA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	33
hospital care	1789
inpatient care	1618
nursing home care	32
outpatient care	171
stress testing	33

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	626
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	194
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	39
Dementia	22
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ames, IA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	37
hospital care	1306
inpatient care	1148
outpatient care	158
stress testing	37

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	575
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	176
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	40
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ames, IA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	40
hospital care	1410
inpatient care	1208
outpatient care	202
stress testing	40

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	528
Female	664

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1156
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	386
85 and over	326
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	38
Dementia	18
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ames, IA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	18
hospital care	1524
inpatient care	1267
outpatient care	257
stress testing	18

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	319

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	579
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	166
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	40
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ames, IA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1199
inpatient care	1071
outpatient care	128

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	489
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	136
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	22
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ames, IA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	11
hospital care	1035
inpatient care	946
outpatient care	89
stress testing	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	493
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	155
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ames, IA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1015
inpatient care	902
outpatient care	113

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	460
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	145
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	35
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ames, IA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1022
inpatient care	915
outpatient care	107

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	419
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	124
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	44
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ames, IA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1028
inpatient care	929
outpatient care	99

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	441
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	154
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	43
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD treated as a hospitalist in Ames, IA were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and nursing home care.

cardiac procedures	30
hospital care	1343
inpatient care	1196
nursing home care	40
outpatient care	147
stress testing	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	523
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	173
85 and over	157
Less than 65	60
65 to 74	152

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Elaine Carlson, MD From 2012 - 2021

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Cancer	14
Dementia	20

Education & Training

She has a state license in Iowa.

Licensed In: Iowa

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General Payments

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