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Dr. Dean Karras, MD

(Dean Karras, MD)

(817 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine, General Practice and Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (1993)

5145 S College Road
Wilmington, NC 28412

(910) 662-6000

Dr. Dean Karras, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Wilmington, NC specializing in family medicine, general practice and internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1993 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Dean Karras, MD is affiliated with Novant Health, Novant Health New Hanover Primary Care - Myrtle Grove and NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COASTAL REGION LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

5145 S College Road
Wilmington, NC 28412

abdominal imaging	93
ambulatory monitoring	24
blood draw	2850
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	31
cardiac procedures	24
CT scan	193
diabetes management	316
doctor visit	4237
hip imaging	20
hormone therapy	131
hospital care	501
injections	131
inpatient care	502
lab tests	12873
minimally invasive procedures	20
musculoskeletal imaging	111
neck imaging	19
pelvic imaging	42
preventive care	3594
spinal procedures	7
thoracic (chest) imaging	858
thyroid function tests	1499
ultrasound (sonogram)	29
vaccines	467
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	69
X-rays	895

**Gender**
Male	430
Female	574

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	902
Black	75
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	421
From 75 to 84	351
85 and over	146
Less than 65	86

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

abdominal imaging	101
ambulatory monitoring	11
blood draw	2597
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	32
cardiac procedures	11
CT scan	179
diabetes management	332
doctor visit	3973
hip imaging	25
hospital care	511
inpatient care	512
lab tests	12317
minimally invasive procedures	17
musculoskeletal imaging	116
neck imaging	20
pelvic imaging	48
preventive care	3539
spinal procedures	36
thoracic (chest) imaging	780
thyroid function tests	1439
ultrasound (sonogram)	32
vaccines	543
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	68
X-rays	872

**Gender**
Male	420
Female	529

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	859
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	413
From 75 to 84	317
85 and over	143
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

abdominal imaging	82
blood draw	2603
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	37
CT scan	201
diabetes management	412
doctor visit	3904
hip imaging	19
hospital care	480
inpatient care	481
lab tests	12976
minimally invasive procedures	20
musculoskeletal imaging	106
neck imaging	20
pelvic imaging	43
preventive care	4122
skin testing	10
spinal procedures	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	907
thyroid function tests	1510
tuberculosis (TB) testing	10
ultrasound (sonogram)	31
vaccines	829
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	57
X-rays	937

**Gender**
Male	958
Female	1174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1932
Black	142
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	910
From 75 to 84	738
85 and over	332
Less than 65	152

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

abdominal imaging	141
blood draw	2741
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	44
counseling services	13
CT scan	392
diabetes management	590
doctor visit	3743
hospital care	473
inpatient care	463
lab tests	14593
musculoskeletal imaging	102
neck imaging	20
outpatient care	10
pelvic imaging	74
preventive care	4837
spinal procedures	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	1031
thyroid function tests	1648
ultrasound (sonogram)	35
vaccines	760
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	77
X-rays	956

**Gender**
Male	522
Female	620

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1022
Black	79
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	497
From 75 to 84	397
85 and over	183
Less than 65	65

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

abdominal imaging	110
ambulatory monitoring	13
blood draw	2693
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	52
cardiac procedures	13
counseling services	15
CT scan	385
diabetes management	721
doctor visit	3689
eye procedures	59
hospital care	592
inpatient care	577
lab tests	14278
musculoskeletal imaging	80
neck imaging	27
outpatient care	15
pelvic imaging	68
preventive care	4914
spinal procedures	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	998
thyroid function tests	1587
ultrasound (sonogram)	26
vaccines	698
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	62
X-rays	891

**Gender**
Male	574
Female	673

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1120
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	543
From 75 to 84	435
85 and over	202
Less than 65	67

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	4
blood draw	2420
CT scan	2
diabetes management	767
doctor visit	3307
eye procedures	19
hospital care	452
inpatient care	429
lab tests	24863
musculoskeletal imaging	65
neck imaging	17
outpatient care	23
preventive care	5645
spinal procedures	40
thoracic (chest) imaging	6
thyroid function tests	1558
ultrasound (sonogram)	26
vaccines	599
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	49
X-rays	101

**Gender**
Male	472
Female	560

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	926
Black	73
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	400
From 75 to 84	384
85 and over	192
Less than 65	56

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

blood draw	2390
CT scan	30
diabetes management	875
doctor visit	3152
hospital care	510
inpatient care	492
lab tests	27688
musculoskeletal imaging	88
neck imaging	20
outpatient care	18
preventive care	5420
spinal procedures	27
thoracic (chest) imaging	34
thyroid function tests	1479
ultrasound (sonogram)	18
vaccines	77
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	65
X-rays	111

**Gender**
Male	472
Female	561

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	929
Black	71
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	406
From 75 to 84	399
85 and over	181
Less than 65	47

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

abdominal imaging	5
blood draw	2099
CT scan	47
diabetes management	772
doctor visit	2844
hospital care	359
inpatient care	346
lab tests	24363
musculoskeletal imaging	57
neck imaging	10
outpatient care	13
pelvic imaging	9
preventive care	4984
spinal procedures	37
thoracic (chest) imaging	57
thyroid function tests	1282
ultrasound (sonogram)	8
vaccines	365
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	36
X-rays	108

**Gender**
Male	437
Female	507

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	839
Black	66
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	374
85 and over	175
Less than 65	41

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

abdominal imaging	51
blood draw	3568
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	26
CT scan	156
diabetes management	1638
doctor visit	4508
hospital care	615
inpatient care	616
lab tests	45491
musculoskeletal imaging	110
pelvic imaging	55
preventive care	8811
spinal procedures	37
thoracic (chest) imaging	75
thyroid function tests	2289
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
vaccines	43
vascular procedures	15
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	85
X-rays	143

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dean Karras, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Dean Karras, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Wilmington, NC were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

abdominal imaging	76
ambulatory monitoring	16
blood draw	2662
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	37
cardiac procedures	16
counseling services	14
CT scan	181
diabetes management	713
doctor visit	3708
eye procedures	39
hip imaging	21
hormone therapy	131
hospital care	499
injections	131
inpatient care	490
lab tests	21063
minimally invasive procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	95
neck imaging	20
outpatient care	15
pelvic imaging	49
preventive care	5100
skin testing	10
spinal procedures	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	531
thyroid function tests	1588
tuberculosis (TB) testing	10
ultrasound (sonogram)	26
vaccines	489
vascular procedures	15
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	64
X-rays	565

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dean Karras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	428
Female	519

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	66
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	852
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	9

**Age**
85 and over	155
75 to 84	339
Less than 65	59
65 to 74	394

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dean Karras, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Dean Karras, MD graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1993. He completed residency at Moses Cone Health System. He is certified by the Internal Medicine and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (1993)

Residency: Moses Cone Health System (1997)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Dean Karras, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Novant Health

Novant Health New Hanover Primary Care - Myrtle Grove

NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COASTAL REGION LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Dean Karras, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.94 out of 5 stars based on 817 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Dean Karras, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Wilmington, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$100 $100
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$33 PRALUENT $21	TOUJEO $12
Depomed, Inc.	$32 Zipsor $32
Pfizer Inc.	$24 PREVNAR - 13 $10	ELIQUIS $9	CHANTIX $5	LYRICA $1	TRUMENBA $0
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$15 Aortic Stent Grafts $15
Other	$47 STENDRA $13	Repatha $12	Vascepa $10	$11

**Types of Payments**
Education	$162
Food and Beverage	$88

Research Payments

Dr. Dean Karras, MD has received 23 research payments totaling $43,101.

Biography

Dr. Dean Karras works as a general practice and family medicine. Dr. Karras is professionally affiliated with Novant Health. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Karras completed a residency program at Moses Cone Health System. He has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating.