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Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD

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Specializes in: Nephrology (Kidney Disease)

Wayne State University School of Medicine (1981)

224 W Exchange Street Suite 330
Akron, OH 44302

(330) 344-6072

Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD is a nephrologist in Akron, OH specializing in nephrology (kidney disease). He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1981 and has 45 years of experience. Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD is affiliated with University Hospitals and Summa Health System.

Office Locations

Summa Health System

1 Park West Boulevard Suite 270
Akron, OH 44320

(234) 312-9318

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224 W Exchange Street Suite 330
Akron, OH 44302

(330) 344-6072

(330) 344-6447

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD treated as a nephrologist in Akron, OH during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	45
device removal	12
dialysis	289
dialysis access procedures	60
doctor visit	205
hospital care	1020
inpatient care	1020
vascular procedures	60
X-rays	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD treated as a nephrologist in Akron, OH during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	35
dialysis	264
dialysis access procedures	45
doctor visit	179
hemofiltration	41
hospital care	941
inpatient care	941
vascular procedures	45
X-rays	45

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD.

**Gender**
Male	344
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	426
Black	179
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	87
Less than 65	207

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	65
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD treated as a nephrologist in Akron, OH during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	47
dialysis	278
dialysis access procedures	40
doctor visit	245
hemofiltration	25
hospital care	1068
inpatient care	1068
lab tests	19
vascular procedures	40
X-rays	40

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD.

**Gender**
Male	307
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	170
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	84
Less than 65	190

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	63
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD treated as a nephrologist in Akron, OH during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	118
doctor visit	216
hospital care	636
inpatient care	636

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD.

**Gender**
Male	302
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	406
Black	138
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	66
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	59
Dementia	24
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD treated as a nephrologist in Akron, OH during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	129
dialysis access procedures	19
doctor visit	281
hospital care	629
inpatient care	629
vascular procedures	19
X-rays	19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	33
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	61
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	59
Dementia	27
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD treated as a nephrologist in Akron, OH during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	77
doctor visit	309
hospital care	496
inpatient care	496
lab tests	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	26
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	58
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD treated as a nephrologist in Akron, OH during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	30
doctor visit	313
hospital care	541
inpatient care	541
lab tests	30

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	26
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	59
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD treated as a nephrologist in Akron, OH during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	347
hospital care	370
inpatient care	370
lab tests	22

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	24
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	59
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD treated as a nephrologist in Akron, OH during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	303
hospital care	432
inpatient care	432
lab tests	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	26
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	57
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD treated as a nephrologist in Akron, OH during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	328
hospital care	208
inpatient care	208

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	28
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	55
Dementia	23
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD treated as a nephrologist in Akron, OH during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	245
hospital care	159
inpatient care	159

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	23
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	48
Dementia	7
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD treated as a nephrologist in Akron, OH were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and angioplasty.

angioplasty	42
device removal	12
dialysis	169
dialysis access procedures	41
doctor visit	270
hemofiltration	33
hospital care	590
inpatient care	590
lab tests	20
vascular procedures	41
X-rays	41

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	49
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	210
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	86
85 and over	38
Less than 65	70
65 to 74	101

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	52
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1981. He completed residency at Wayne State University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Critical Care Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine (1981)

Residency: Wayne State University Affiliated Hospitals (1985)

Board Certification: Critical Care Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Karl D. Schwarze, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University Hospitals

Summa Health System

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$1,151 KRYSTEXXA $1,151
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$657 JYNARQUE $551	SAMSCA $106
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$578 LOKELMA $436	FARXIGA $100	$42
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$454 ACTHAR $439	TERLIVAZ $15
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$434 Vascular $311	BPV-Lutonix $123
Other	$2,768 ACTHAR $430	LUPKYNIS $329	KRYSTEXXA $306	Auryxia $262	Rituxan $164	Other $1,278

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,595
Education	$445
Gift	$2

Biography

Dr. Karl Schwarze is a nephrology (kidney disease) specialist in Akron, OH. He obtained his medical school training at Wayne State University School of Medicine and performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Wayne State University. Dr. Schwarze is affiliated with the University Hospitals and Summa Health System.