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Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Family Medicine

202 Hospital Road
Blairsville, GA 30512

(706) 745-2150

Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD is an internist in Blairsville, GA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and family medicine. Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD is affiliated with Union General Health System.

Office Locations

202 Hospital Road
Blairsville, GA 30512

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

By Affordability:

fecal occult blood test

nursing home care

screening fecal occult blood test

screening stool guaiac test

stool guaiac test

stool tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD performed more blood draw, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for fecal occult blood test (FOBT), nursing home care, screening fecal occult blood test (FOBT), screening stool guaiac test (gFOBT), stool guaiac test (gFOBT), and stool tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

urinalysis

By Affordability:

lab tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD performed more urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for lab tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

lab tests

By Affordability:

urine tests

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD performed more lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD treated as an internist in Blairsville, GA during 2012 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	2384
breast exam	16
cytology	16
doctor visit	4279
ear procedures	19
gynecologic pathology	16
gynecologic procedures	16
hospital care	515
inpatient care	407
lab tests	320
nursing home care	253
outpatient care	108
preventive care	210
vaccines	142

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD treated as an internist in Blairsville, GA during 2013 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	2415
doctor visit	4042
ear procedures	20
hospital care	491
inpatient care	358
lab tests	293
nursing home care	321
outpatient care	133
preventive care	204
vaccines	143

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	463
Female	533

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	983
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	438
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	146
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD treated as an internist in Blairsville, GA during 2014 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
blood draw	2443
doctor visit	4122
ear procedures	25
hospital care	474
injections	15
inpatient care	412
lab tests	283
nursing home care	269
outpatient care	62
preventive care	174
vaccines	137

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	462
Female	549

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	997
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	430
From 75 to 84	379
85 and over	149
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD treated as an internist in Blairsville, GA during 2015 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	2328
doctor visit	3992
ear procedures	14
hospital care	419
inpatient care	371
lab tests	278
nursing home care	274
outpatient care	48
preventive care	134
vaccines	98

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	922
Female	1050

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1940
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	802
From 75 to 84	750
85 and over	310
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD treated as an internist in Blairsville, GA during 2016 were blood draw, hospital care, lab tests and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	2442
doctor visit	4523
ear procedures	11
hospital care	380
inpatient care	300
lab tests	350
nursing home care	254
outpatient care	80
preventive care	64

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	515
Female	567

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1065
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	453
From 75 to 84	401
85 and over	174
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD treated as an internist in Blairsville, GA during 2017 were blood draw, hospital care, lab tests and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	2323
doctor visit	4069
ear procedures	27
hospital care	308
inpatient care	244
lab tests	294
nursing home care	217
outpatient care	64
preventive care	29

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	470
Female	517

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	971
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	397
From 75 to 84	370
85 and over	175
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD treated as an internist in Blairsville, GA during 2018 were blood draw, lab tests, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	2117
doctor visit	3674
ear procedures	18
hospital care	259
inpatient care	221
lab tests	261
nursing home care	206
outpatient care	38
preventive care	26

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	420
Female	485

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	893
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	354
85 and over	151
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	2
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD treated as an internist in Blairsville, GA during 2019 were blood draw, lab tests, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	2039
doctor visit	3475
ear procedures	23
hospital care	224
inpatient care	202
lab tests	228
nursing home care	155
outpatient care	22
preventive care	28

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	392
Female	477

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	858
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	349
From 75 to 84	344
85 and over	146
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD treated as an internist in Blairsville, GA during 2020 were blood draw, lab tests, nursing home care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1934
doctor visit	3401
ear procedures	21
hospital care	154
inpatient care	139
lab tests	207
nursing home care	160
outpatient care	15
preventive care	38

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	384
Female	454

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	824
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	341
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	139
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	2
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD treated as an internist in Blairsville, GA during 2021 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1912
doctor visit	3211
ear procedures	20
hospital care	231
inpatient care	213
lab tests	190
nursing home care	153
outpatient care	18
preventive care	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	381
Female	435

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	799
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	335
From 75 to 84	311
85 and over	143
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD treated as an internist in Blairsville, GA during 2022 were blood draw, lab tests, nursing home care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1838
doctor visit	2978
ear procedures	17
lab tests	192
nursing home care	86
preventive care	29

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	374
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	754
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	295
85 and over	135
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD treated as an internist in Blairsville, GA were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

aspiration	15
blood draw	2197
breast exam	16
cytology	16
doctor visit	3796
ear procedures	19
gynecologic pathology	16
gynecologic procedures	16
hospital care	345
injections	15
inpatient care	286
lab tests	263
nursing home care	213
outpatient care	58
preventive care	87
vaccines	130

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD.

**Gender**
Male	434
Female	496

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	916
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	352
85 and over	151
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	384

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	10
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Georgia.

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Union General Health System

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Thomas Kevin Karisny, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Blairsville, GA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$198 Tresiba $82	Victoza $71	NovoLog $32	$12
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$124 INVOKANA $67	XARELTO $57
Amgen Inc.	$121 Prolia $78	Repatha $43
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$116 LANTUS $48	TOUJEO $30	APIDRA $25	AFREZZA $12
Pfizer Inc.	$112 CHANTIX $61	ELIQUIS $24	VIAGRA $15	LYRICA $13
Other	$1,187 Brovana $73	Welchol $62	TRULICITY $60	VRAYLAR $45	BYSTOLIC $45	Other $902

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,720
Education	$137
Consulting Fee	$1

Biography

Dr. Thomas Karisny practices family medicine. He studied medicine at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He is affiliated with Union General Health System.