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Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD

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Specializes in: Clinical Pathology and Cytopathology

1969 W Ogden Avenue
Chicago, IL 60612

(312) 864-6000

Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD is a clinical pathologist in Chicago, IL specializing in clinical pathology and cytopathology. Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD is affiliated with Cook County Health.

Office Locations

1901 W Harrison Street
Chicago, IL 60612

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Cook County Health

1969 W Ogden Avenue
Chicago, IL 60612

(312) 864-6000

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Chicago, IL during 2012 were lab tests.

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

lab tests	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Chicago, IL during 2013 were lab tests.

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

lab tests	72

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	78
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	40

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Chicago, IL during 2014 were lab tests.

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

lab tests	116

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	96
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	43

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	55
Dementia	10
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Chicago, IL during 2015 were lab tests.

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

lab tests	21

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	96
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	28

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	15

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	60
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Chicago, IL during 2017 were lab tests.

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

lab tests	76

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	59
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Chicago, IL during 2018 were lab tests.

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

lab tests	57

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	75
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	35

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Chicago, IL during 2019 were lab tests.

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

lab tests	144

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	25
Black	95
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	46

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	49
Dementia	11
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	18

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	11

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	65
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	60
Dementia	0
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD treated as a clinical pathologist in Chicago, IL were lab tests.

lab tests	77

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD.

**Gender**
Female	45
Male	31

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	53
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	2
Hispanic	6
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	0
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	39

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Therese Ferrer, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	47
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	1
Cancer	19

Education & Training

She completed residency at University of Illinois at Chicago Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Anatomic & Clinical Pathology (AP/CP), Cytopathology and has a state license in Illinois.

Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Anatomic & Clinical Pathology (AP/CP), Cytopathology

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Cook County Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.	$3,496 RTD Advanced Staining Instrument or Assays $3,496
Genentech USA, Inc.	$156 Perjeta $47	TARCEVA $24	Herceptin $14	Avastin $11	Erivedge $10	Other $49
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$46 ERBITUX $17	OPDIVO $16	YERVOY $13
Celgene Corporation	$26 Abraxane $26
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$20 LYNPARZA $20
Other	$39 MD - HPV-CTNG $14	JEVTANA $13	Nexavar $12

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$2,339
Food and Beverage	$1,445

Biography

Dr. Karen Ferrer is a Chicago, IL physician who specializes in clinical pathology and cytopathology. Her residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago. She speaks Filipino. Dr. Ferrer is professionally affiliated with Cook County Health.