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Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD

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Specializes in: Infectious Disease and General Practice

Georgetown University Sch. of Med. (1982)

3701 Corriere Road Suite 25
Palmer, PA 18045

(610) 402-8430

Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD is an infectious disease doctor in Palmer, PA specializing in infectious disease and general practice. He graduated from Georgetown University Sch. of Med. in 1982 and has 44 years of experience. Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD is affiliated with LVPG Infectious Diseases–Palmer Township.

Office Locations

3701 Corriere Road Suite 25
Palmer, PA 18045

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1255 S Cedar Crest Boulevard Suite 2100
Allentown, PA 18103

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Mark Knouse, chief of Lehigh Valley Health Network's Division of Infectious Disease, said another reason why norovirus cases may be more prevalent this year is due to how many variants of...”—"Here's how you can protect yourself from the stomach bug", The Daily World, January 2025

“"There are a lot of people who left the workforce," said Mark C. Knouse, chief of the division of infectious diseases for Lehigh Valley Health Network.”—"So far, BA.2 is proving to be mild in hospitals, despite uptick in cases", Philadelphia Inquirer, April 2022

“Dr. Mark Knouse, chief of LVHN's division of infectious disease, said some lingering health problems long-haulers have may not be caused directly by the coronavirus infection but instead by their...”—"Relearning how to walk, losing words, stuck in a brain fog. This is what Lehigh Valley COVID long-haulers are facing", The Morning Call, June 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD treated as an infectious disease doctor in Palmer, PA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61
hospital care	1205
inpatient care	1205

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD treated as an infectious disease doctor in Palmer, PA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	94
hospital care	1065
inpatient care	1065

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	437
Black	12
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	62
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	53
Dementia	23
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD treated as an infectious disease doctor in Palmer, PA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	79
hospital care	976
inpatient care	976

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	78
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	51
Dementia	22
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD treated as an infectious disease doctor in Palmer, PA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	95
hospital care	1031
inpatient care	1031

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD.

**Gender**
Male	452
Female	444

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	776
Black	42
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	116
Less than 65	238

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	54
Dementia	19
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD treated as an infectious disease doctor in Palmer, PA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	104
hospital care	933
inpatient care	933

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	15
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	57
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	54
Dementia	29
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD treated as an infectious disease doctor in Palmer, PA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	93
hospital care	737
inpatient care	737

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	48
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	53
Dementia	24
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD treated as an infectious disease doctor in Palmer, PA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	92
hospital care	666
inpatient care	666

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	313
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	32
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	52
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD treated as an infectious disease doctor in Palmer, PA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	106
hospital care	818
inpatient care	818

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	49
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	51
Dementia	29
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD treated as an infectious disease doctor in Palmer, PA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61
hospital care	581
inpatient care	581

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	300
Black	14
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	56
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	57
Dementia	27
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD treated as an infectious disease doctor in Palmer, PA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	60
hospital care	641
inpatient care	641

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	52
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	57
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD treated as an infectious disease doctor in Palmer, PA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	115
hospital care	372
inpatient care	372

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	43
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	49
Dementia	20
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD treated as an infectious disease doctor in Palmer, PA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	87
hospital care	820
inpatient care	820

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	353
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	18
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	105
85 and over	53
Less than 65	103
65 to 74	138

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	29
Dementia	22
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD graduated from Georgetown University Sch. of Med. in 1982. He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Georgetown University Sch. of Med. (1982)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

LVPG Infectious Diseases–Palmer Township

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$275 $275
AngioDynamics, Inc.	$18 $18

**Types of Payments**
Education	$275
Food and Beverage	$18

Research Payments

Dr. Mark Christian Knouse, MD has received 9 research payments totaling $261,693.

Biography

Dr. Mark Knouse's areas of specialization are infectious disease and general practice; he sees patients in Allentown, PA and Palmer, PA. He is affiliated with Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG). He attended medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Yext reports that Dr. Knouse is accepting new patients at his office in Palmer, PA.