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Dr. Karen Quillen, MD

(Dr. Karen Quillen, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Adult Hematology and Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine
830 Harrison Avenue 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02118

Dr. Karen Quillen, MD is an adult hematologist in Boston, MA specializing in adult hematology and blood banking & transfusion medicine. Dr. Karen Quillen, MD is affiliated with Boston Medical Center.

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Office Locations

133 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
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Boston Medical Center

830 Harrison Avenue 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 638-6428
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

blood draw
creatinine blood test
inpatient hospital care
lactate dehydrogenase test
phlebotomy for lab tests
total IgA test
total IgG test
total protein blood test
white blood cell differential

By Affordability:

blood tests
lab tests
phlebotomy for lab tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Karen Quillen, MD performed more blood draw, creatinine blood test, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) test, phlebotomy for lab tests, total IgA test, total IgG test, total protein blood test, and white blood cell (WBC) differential procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for blood tests, lab tests, and phlebotomy for lab tests 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 Volume:

lab tests

In 2012, Dr. Karen Quillen, MD performed more lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as an adult hematologist in Boston, MA during 2012 were lab tests, cytology, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

cytology 57
hospital care 46
inpatient care 46
lab tests 94

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as an adult hematologist in Boston, MA during 2013 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and cytology.

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

cytology 35
hospital care 64
inpatient care 48
lab tests 132
outpatient care 16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

Gender
Male 123
Female 150
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 169
Black 72
Hispanic 18
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 83
From 75 to 84 63
85 and over 33
Less than 65 94

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 58
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 56
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 44
Dementia 15
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as an adult hematologist in Boston, MA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and cytology.

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

cytology 26
hospital care 53
inpatient care 40
lab tests 29
outpatient care 13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

Gender
Male 94
Female 123
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 124
Black 70
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 68
From 75 to 84 47
85 and over 37
Less than 65 65

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 50
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 54
Asthma 20
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 39
Dementia 20
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as an adult hematologist in Boston, MA during 2015 were cytology.

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

cytology 25

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

Gender
Male 112
Female 176
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 118
Black 112
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 112
From 75 to 84 50
85 and over 26
Less than 65 100

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 52
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 44
Chronic Kidney Disease 58
Asthma 32
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 30
Diabetes 43
Dementia 13
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as an adult hematologist in Boston, MA during 2016 were cytology.

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

cytology 19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

Gender
Male 44
Female 92
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 62
Black 50
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 50
From 75 to 84 25
85 and over 15
Less than 65 46

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 57
Depression 49
Chronic Kidney Disease 64
Asthma 43
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 32
Diabetes 46
Dementia 30
Cancer 20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as an adult hematologist in Boston, MA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care 36
inpatient care 36

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

Gender
Male 46
Female 88
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 70
Black 40
Hispanic 13
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 53
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 52

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 46
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 54
Depression 52
Chronic Kidney Disease 58
Asthma 24
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 40
Dementia 28
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as an adult hematologist in Boston, MA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit 113
hospital care 174
inpatient care 174

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

Gender
Male 91
Female 74
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 89
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 69
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 56

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 52
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 44
Depression 47
Chronic Kidney Disease 61
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 31
Diabetes 44
Dementia 21
Cancer 18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as an adult hematologist in Boston, MA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit 115
hospital care 72
inpatient care 72

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

Gender
Male 63
Female 65
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 58
Black 42
Hispanic 14
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 42
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 48

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 46
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 57
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 28
Diabetes 39
Dementia 20
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as an adult hematologist in Boston, MA during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

blood draw 103
doctor visit 127
hospital care 80
inpatient care 80
lab tests 375

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

Gender
Male 115
Female 112
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 133
Black 67
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 88
From 75 to 84 81
85 and over 15
Less than 65 43

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

Hypertension 63
High Cholesterol 51
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 37
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 44
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 34
Dementia 16
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as an adult hematologist in Boston, MA during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

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

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy 153
blood draw 914
chemotherapy 153
doctor visit 541
lab tests 3777
minimally invasive procedures 226
preventive care 16
thyroid function tests 15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

Gender
Male 176
Female 178
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 264
Black 56
Hispanic 17
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 158
From 75 to 84 138
85 and over 34
Less than 65 24

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

Hypertension 58
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 23
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 29
Dementia 9
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as an adult hematologist in Boston, MA during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and hospital care.

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

blood draw 817
doctor visit 477
hospital care 50
inpatient care 50
lab tests 3282
minimally invasive procedures 68
thyroid function tests 18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

Gender
Male 170
Female 173
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 250
Black 57
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 20
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 130
From 75 to 84 156
85 and over 33
Less than 65 24

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

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 70
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 27
Dementia 6
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as an adult hematologist in Boston, MA during 2023 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

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

blood draw 191
doctor visit 222
hospital care 262
inpatient care 262
lab tests 737

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

Gender
Male 139
Female 128
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 205
Black 32
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 18
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 105
From 75 to 84 117
85 and over 27
Less than 65 18

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

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 70
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 19
Atrial Fibrilation 28
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 24
Dementia 10
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as an adult hematologist in Boston, MA were lab tests, blood draw, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy 153
blood draw 506
chemotherapy 153
cytology 32
doctor visit 265
hospital care 93
inpatient care 89
lab tests 1203
minimally invasive procedures 147
outpatient care 14
preventive care 16
thyroid function tests 16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

Gender
Female 113
Male 97
Ethnicity
Black / African American 49
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 128
Hispanic 5
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 3
Age
85 and over 18
75 to 84 56
Less than 65 47
65 to 74 79

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 51
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 35
Chronic Kidney Disease 47
Asthma 16
Osteoporosis 10
Heart Failure 30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 34
Atrial Fibrillation 17
Dementia 15
Cancer 13

Education & Training

She completed residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She is certified by the Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine and Hematology Blood Banking/Transfusion MedicineAmerican Board of Pathology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital (1994)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine and Hematology Blood Banking/Transfusion MedicineAmerican Board of Pathology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Karen Quillen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Boston Medical Center

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $11,858 SOLIRIS
$11,858
Astellas Pharma US Inc $99
$99
Seattle Genetics, Inc. $82 SGN35
$82
American National Red Cross $33 blood
$33
Types of Payments
Consulting Fee $6,500
Travel and Lodging $2,990
Honoraria $2,280
Food and Beverage $203
Education $99

Research Payments

Dr. Karen Quillen, MD has received 17 research payments totaling $214,468.

Biography

Dr. Karen Quillen is a specialist in adult hematology and blood banking & transfusion medicine. For her professional training, Dr. Quillen completed a residency program at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Quillen is professionally affiliated with Boston Medical Center.

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