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Ms. Karen Taugher, OD

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(20 Ratings)

Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

University of California, Berkeley Optometry

Citrus Heights, CA 95621

(916) 536-3550

Ms. Karen Taugher, OD is an optometrist in Citrus Heights, CA specializing in optometry (primary eye care). She graduated from University of California, Berkeley Optometry. Ms. Karen Taugher, OD is affiliated with Dignity Health and DHMF - California Mercy Medical Group.

Office Locations

7115 Greenback Lane
Citrus Heights, CA 95621

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DHMF - California Mercy Medical Group

Citrus Heights, CA 95621

(916) 536-3550

(916) 536-3554

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Volume:

eye procedures

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2012, Ms. Karen Taugher, OD performed more eye procedures, and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karen Taugher, OD treated as an optometrist in Citrus Heights, CA during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	169

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karen Taugher, OD treated as an optometrist in Citrus Heights, CA during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	397

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	19
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	32
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	40
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karen Taugher, OD treated as an optometrist in Citrus Heights, CA during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	443

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	34
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	22
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	51
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karen Taugher, OD treated as an optometrist in Citrus Heights, CA during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	139

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	52
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karen Taugher, OD treated as an optometrist in Citrus Heights, CA during 2016 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	397
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	23
Hispanic	22
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	12
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	57
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karen Taugher, OD treated as an optometrist in Citrus Heights, CA during 2017 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	480
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	24
Hispanic	29
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	23
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	56
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karen Taugher, OD treated as an optometrist in Citrus Heights, CA during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	564

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	23
Hispanic	22
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	35
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	54
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karen Taugher, OD treated as an optometrist in Citrus Heights, CA during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	485

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	18
Hispanic	17
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	29
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	49
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karen Taugher, OD treated as an optometrist in Citrus Heights, CA during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	450

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	17
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	26
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	53
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karen Taugher, OD treated as an optometrist in Citrus Heights, CA during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	674

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	32
Hispanic	29
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	42
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	53
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Ms. Karen Taugher, OD treated as an optometrist in Citrus Heights, CA during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	629

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	37
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	51
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Ms. Karen Taugher, OD treated as an optometrist in Citrus Heights, CA were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

eye procedures	438
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	17
Asian / Pacific Islander	11
Non-Hispanic White	166
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	22
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	65
85 and over	23
Less than 65	38
65 to 74	106

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Ms. Karen Taugher, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Ms. Karen Taugher, OD graduated from University of California, Berkeley Optometry. She has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, Berkeley Optometry

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ms. Karen Taugher, OD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

DHMF - California Mercy Medical Group

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Ms. Karen Taugher, OD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Cigna, Anthem, CorVel, United Healthcare, TRICARE, First Health and HealthSmart.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Ms. Karen Taugher, OD accepts the following insurance providers:

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Cigna

Anthem

CorVel

United Healthcare

TRICARE

First Health

HealthSmart

Ratings & Reviews

Ms. Karen Taugher, OD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.99 out of 5 stars based on 20 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Ms. Karen Taugher, OD from all over the web to help you find the right in Citrus Heights, CA.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-09-02

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Excellent communication and very professional and easy to talk to. The medical assistant was super nice and friendly

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-01-06

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Dr. Taugher was excellent at explaining my condition and showed concern by scheduling a follow-up visit.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-06-15

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Very good experience

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-06-04

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Karen is FANTASTIC

Biography

Dr. Karen Taugher practices ophthalmology (eye disease) and optometry (primary eye care). Dr. Taugher is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by her patients. She accepts MultiPlan, Anthem, Blue California, and more. She is professionally affiliated with Dignity Health Medical Foundation. Dr. Taugher has an open panel in Citrus Heights, CA according to Doctor.com.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD in 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Ms. Karen Taugher, OD From 2012 - 2022

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