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Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD

(16 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

607 E. Plaza Drive Suite A
Santa Maria, CA 93454

(805) 925-8899

Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD is a rheumatologist in Santa Maria, CA specializing in adult rheumatology.

Office Locations

607 E. Plaza Drive Suite A
Santa Maria, CA 93454

(805) 925-8899

(805) 922-5259

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Santa Maria, CA during 2012 were lab tests, complementary or alternative therapy, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

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

aspiration	112
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	318
blood draw	127
chemotherapy	318
complementary or alternative therapy	1260
doctor visit	1736
injections	112
lab tests	1476
minimally invasive procedures	372
preventive care	138
skin testing	22
tuberculosis (TB) testing	22
vaccines	138

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Santa Maria, CA during 2013 were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

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

aspiration	114
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	317
blood draw	173
chemotherapy	317
doctor visit	1935
injections	114
lab tests	1390
minimally invasive procedures	396
preventive care	152
skin testing	18
tuberculosis (TB) testing	18
vaccines	152

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	429

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	0
Hispanic	69
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	75
Less than 65	61

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Santa Maria, CA during 2014 were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, blood draw and chemotherapy.

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

aspiration	110
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	289
blood draw	296
chemotherapy	289
doctor visit	1850
injections	110
lab tests	1295
minimally invasive procedures	420
preventive care	146
vaccines	146

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	416

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	436
Black	0
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	75
Less than 65	60

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	32
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Santa Maria, CA during 2015 were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, blood draw and chemotherapy.

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

aspiration	102
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	289
blood draw	335
chemotherapy	289
doctor visit	2000
injections	102
lab tests	1332
minimally invasive procedures	425
preventive care	160
skin testing	36
tuberculosis (TB) testing	36
vaccines	160

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	862

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	894
Black	0
Hispanic	152
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	434
From 75 to 84	378
85 and over	168
Less than 65	136

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	35
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Santa Maria, CA during 2016 were lab tests, minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

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

aspiration	152
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	351
blood draw	246
chemotherapy	351
doctor visit	1983
injections	152
lab tests	1306
minimally invasive procedures	513
preventive care	163
vaccines	163

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	433

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	449
Black	0
Hispanic	79
Asian	11
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	89
Less than 65	70

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	33
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Santa Maria, CA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, lab tests, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

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

aspiration	170
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	362
blood draw	79
chemotherapy	362
doctor visit	1865
injections	170
lab tests	407
minimally invasive procedures	515
preventive care	83
skin testing	81
tuberculosis (TB) testing	81
vaccines	83

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	0
Hispanic	77
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	80
Less than 65	59

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	39
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2017

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Santa Maria, CA were complementary or alternative therapy, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

aspiration	126
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	321
blood draw	209
chemotherapy	321
complementary or alternative therapy	1260
doctor visit	1894
injections	126
lab tests	1201
minimally invasive procedures	440
preventive care	140
skin testing	39
tuberculosis (TB) testing	39
vaccines	140

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2017

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD.

**Gender**
Female	423
Male	125

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	441
Hispanic	73
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	10

**Age**
85 and over	81
75 to 84	184
Less than 65	64
65 to 74	219

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD From 2012 - 2017

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

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	27
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	5
Cancer	5

Education & Training

She has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.13 out of 5 stars based on 16 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Santa Maria, CA.

3.13

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$5,447 $5,447
Amgen Inc.	$990 Enbrel $697	Prolia $249	$44
Genentech USA, Inc.	$804 Actemra $654	Rituxan $150
Horizon Pharma Rheumatology LLC	$772 KRYSTEXXA $772
AbbVie, Inc.	$658 Humira $658
Other	$1,911 ORENCIA $239	Cimzia $234	KRYSTEXXA $196	SIMPONI ARIA $168	XELJANZ $103	Other $971

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,475
Consulting Fee	$3,680
Travel and Lodging	$2,135
Honoraria	$150
Education	$142

Research Payments

Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD has received 335 research payments totaling $1,133,084.

Biography

Dr. Karen Kolba's medical specialty is adult rheumatology. Her average rating from her patients is 1.0 stars (out of 5).

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2017

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2017

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen S. Kolba, MD From 2012 - 2017

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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