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Dr. Karen Susan Nipper, MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

2880 Old Dixwell Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518

(203) 308-5816

Dr. Karen Susan Nipper, MD is an oculoplastic surgeon in Hamden, CT specializing in ophthalmic plastic surgery. She graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Karen Susan Nipper, MD is affiliated with Trinity Health of New England, Hartford Healthcare and REFOCUS EYE HEALTH OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT PC.

Office Locations

Address:

2880 Old Dixwell Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518

Address:

87 Grandview Avenue
Waterbury, CT 06708

eye procedures	140

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	35
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	54
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

eye procedures	599
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	27

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	69
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	19
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	48
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

eye procedures	367

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	114
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	92
Less than 65	28

capsulotomy	20
excision	35
eye procedures	1914
injections	18
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	65
laser treatment	20
plastic surgery procedures	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	35
ultrasound (sonogram)	50

**Gender**
Male	367
Female	524

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	817
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	308
85 and over	181
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

capsulotomy	24
excision	32
eye procedures	1964
lab tests	36
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	97
laser treatment	24
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	38

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	515

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	766
Black	22
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	327
From 75 to 84	291
85 and over	162
Less than 65	61

eye procedures	497

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	43
Hispanic	19
Asian	12
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	79
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

eye procedures	861
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	19

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	46
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	67
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

eye procedures	586
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	25

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	36
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	56
Less than 65	11

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

doctor visit	151
eye procedures	188
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	22

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	160
Black	29
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	47
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

doctor visit	518
eye procedures	239
injections	21
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	75

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	17
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	49
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	4
Cancer	14

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Susan Nipper, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Karen Susan Nipper, MD treated as an oculoplastic surgeon in Hamden, CT were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and lab tests.

capsulotomy	22
doctor visit	335
excision	33
eye procedures	746
injections	19
lab tests	36
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	49
laser treatment	22
plastic surgery procedures	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	44

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Susan Nipper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	44
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	315
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	16
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	139
85 and over	75
Less than 65	26
65 to 74	159

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Susan Nipper, MD From 2013 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	11
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Karen Susan Nipper, MD graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She completed residency at Wills Eye Institute. She is certified by the Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology American Board and has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Residency: Wills Eye Institute (2004)

Board Certification: Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology American Board (2005)

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Karen Susan Nipper, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Trinity Health of New England

Hartford Healthcare

REFOCUS EYE HEALTH OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT PC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Karen Susan Nipper, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, Great-West Healthcare, WellCare, Evercare, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, Aetna, Oxford Health Plans, Coventry, Cigna, Anthem, ConnectiCare, Focus Health Solutions, Prime Health, First Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), CarePartners of Connecticut, Senior Whole Health, Health Direct, HMC/ Northeast Healthcare, Colonial Cooperative Care, BCBS Medicare, Inc., Medspan Commercial, Health Connecticut, Health New England, Healthy Connecticut, Connecticare Commercial, Essence Healthcare, Medspan Medicare, Connecticare Medicare, Community Health Network of Connecticut and Northeast Health Direct.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Karen Susan Nipper, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CorVel

Great-West Healthcare

WellCare

Evercare

MultiPlan

United Healthcare

Aetna

Oxford Health Plans

Coventry

Cigna

Anthem

ConnectiCare

Focus Health Solutions

Prime Health

First Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

CarePartners of Connecticut

Senior Whole Health

Health Direct

HMC/ Northeast Healthcare

Colonial Cooperative Care

BCBS Medicare

Inc.

Medspan Commercial

Health Connecticut

Health New England

Healthy Connecticut

Connecticare Commercial

Essence Healthcare

Medspan Medicare

Connecticare Medicare

Community Health Network of Connecticut

Northeast Health Direct

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$655 RESTASIS $353	COMBIGAN $127	LUMIGAN $50	$125
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.	$278 CEQUA $177	XELPROS $52	Bromsite $49
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$211 Travatan Z $152	XIIDRA $59
AbbVie Inc.	$156 DURYSTA $103	BOTOX $34	ALPHAGAN P $19
Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc.	$112 CIRRUS HD-OCT $112
Other	$695 VYZULTA $102	EYLEA aflibercept injection $100	Omidria $69	Cataract Equipment $69	EYSUVIS $40	Other $315

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,899
Long term medical supply or device loan	$112
Education	$76
Gift	$19

Biography

Dr. Karen Nipper is an ophthalmic plastic surgery specialist in Waterbury, CT and Hamden, CT. Her professional affiliations include Hartford Healthcare and Trinity Health of New England. Dr. Nipper can take Anthem, ConnectiCare, Blue California, and more. She has an open panel in Waterbury, CT according to Hartford Healthcare. Her education and training includes medical school at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and residency at Wills Eye Institute.