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Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Hospital Medicine

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (2000)

1101 Sam Perry Boulevard Suite 207
Fredericksburg, VA 22401

(540) 741-4332

Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD is an internal medicine hospitalist in Fredericksburg, VA specializing in adult hospital medicine. She graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 2000 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD is affiliated with Mary Washington Healthcare.

Office Locations

Mary Washington Healthcare

1101 Sam Perry Boulevard Suite 207
Fredericksburg, VA 22401

(540) 741-4332

(540) 741-4349

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2041 Georgia Avenue
Washington, DC 20060

(202) 865-6100

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500 Martha Jefferson Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22911

(434) 654-7580

(434) 654-7582

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8700 Sudley Road
Manassas, VA 20110

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Fredericksburg, VA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	28
inpatient care	28

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	29

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	11
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	38
Dementia	31
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Fredericksburg, VA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	916
inpatient care	721
outpatient care	182

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	380
Female	397

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	734
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	150
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	48
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Fredericksburg, VA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	575
inpatient care	399
outpatient care	164

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	580
Female	606

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1112
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	394
From 75 to 84	368
85 and over	202
Less than 65	222

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	48
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Fredericksburg, VA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	725
inpatient care	530
outpatient care	195

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	367

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	668
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	130
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	49
Dementia	30
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Fredericksburg, VA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	808
inpatient care	469
outpatient care	339

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	707
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	130
Less than 65	141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	48
Dementia	32
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Fredericksburg, VA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	904
inpatient care	590
outpatient care	314

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	410
Female	429

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	789
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	152
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	52
Dementia	29
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Fredericksburg, VA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	925
inpatient care	532
outpatient care	393

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	415
Female	441

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	778
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	263
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	190
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	44
Dementia	33
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Fredericksburg, VA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	794
inpatient care	551
outpatient care	243

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	407
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	716
Black	36
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	168
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	48
Dementia	30
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Fredericksburg, VA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	444
inpatient care	299
outpatient care	145

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	369
Black	64
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	93
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	48
Dementia	32
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Fredericksburg, VA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	429
inpatient care	334
outpatient care	95

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	77
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	103
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	48
Dementia	23
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Fredericksburg, VA during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	353
inpatient care	353

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	91
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	45
Dementia	22
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in Fredericksburg, VA were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

hospital care	627
inpatient care	436
outpatient care	230

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD.

**Gender**
Female	342
Male	316

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	39
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	595
Hispanic	4
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	129
75 to 84	203
Less than 65	108
65 to 74	217

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD From 2013 - 2023

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	28
Dementia	28
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 2000. She completed residency at Howard University Hospital. She has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (2000)

Residency: Howard University Hospital

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Laura Afua Kharsa, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mary Washington Healthcare

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$94 ENTRESTO $94
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$44 ZINPLAVA $29	ZERBAXA $14
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$35 XARELTO $35
Pfizer Inc.	$32 ELIQUIS $32
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$18 SAMSCA $18
Other	$60 Spiriva $18	TOUJEO $16	BREO $16	SYMBICORT $10

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$282

Biography

Dr. Laura Kharsa is an adult hospital medicine specialist. Her professional affiliations include Mary Washington Healthcare, Valley Health, and Winchester Hospital. After attending Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology for medical school, she completed her residency training at Howard University Hospital.