Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Nicholas Karyotakis, MD

Gastroenterology · Los Angeles, CA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
2080 CENTURY PARK EAST, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3102820525
In practice since 2006 (20 years)
NPI: 1922072826 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Karyotakis from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Karyotakis

Dr. Nicholas Karyotakis is a gastroenterology specialist in Los Angeles, CA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Karyotakis performed 515 Medicare services across 447 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Karyotakis received a total of $7,349 from 32 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 289 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in gastroenterology. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Karyotakis is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years in practice ▲ 515 Medicare services $7,349 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
515
Medicare services
Bottom 38% in CA for gastroenterology
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
447
Unique beneficiaries
$154
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~26 Medicare services per year of practice

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)
An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter.
198 $149 $302
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy
A procedure to collect tissue samples from the esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine using a flexible tube with a camera. The samples are examined to check for abnormalities.
95 $63 $927
Colonoscopy with biopsy
A procedure to collect tissue samples from the large intestine using a flexible tube with a camera. The samples are examined to check for abnormalities or disease.
88 $123 $1,478
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) 40 $178 $295
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
33 $103 $178
Endoscopy of digestive tract
Imaging of the digestive tract performed from the inside using an endoscope.
27 $694 $6,216
Colon polyp removal with endoscopic snare
This procedure removes polyps or growths from the large bowel using a flexible tube with a camera and a wire loop tool. The snare is used to cut off the growths during the examination.
18 $206 $1,809
Injection beneath large bowel lining via endoscope
A flexible endoscope is used to inject medication or fluid beneath the lining of the large intestine.
16 $13 $1,846
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$7,349
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,050/year across 7 years
Top 23% in CA for gastroenterology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
32
Companies
289
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$7,146 (97.2%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$116 (1.6%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$86 (1.2%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,235
2023
$552
2022
$1,431
2021
$967
2020
$570
2019
$1,416
2018
$1,177

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$303
ABBVIE INC.
$298
Lilly USA, LLC
$241
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$151
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
$64
PFIZER INC.
$47
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$45
CapsoVision, Inc.
$35
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$35
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$16
Top 3 companies account for 68.2% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$1,238
ABBVIE INC.
$779
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$726
PFIZER INC.
$509
Celgene Corporation
$474
Lilly USA, LLC
$361
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc
$349
AbbVie Inc.
$344
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$328
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$267
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$249
Shionogi Inc
$202
QOL Medical, LLC
$169
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$151
Allergan Inc.
$144
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$124
Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc.
$121
Romark Laboratories, LC
$111
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$86
Concordia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$83
INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$69
Evoke Pharma, Inc.
$69
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
$64
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$62
Braintree Laboratories, Inc.
$53
AbbVie, Inc.
$52
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$45
CapsoVision, Inc.
$35
Boston Scientific Corporation
$25
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$23
Allergan, Inc.
$19
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$16
Top 3 companies account for 37.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Aemcolo · Alinia · Alinia Tablets 500mg 30 count bottle · Amitiza · CIMZIA · CLENPIQ · CREON · CapsoCam Plus · DIFICID · DONNATAL · Dexilant · Donnatal · Entyvio · GIMOTI · General - EndoChoice · HUMIRA · Humira · INFLECTRA · INJECTAFER · LINZESS · Linzess · MOTEGRITY · Motegrity · Movantik · Mulpleta · OCALIVA · OMVOH · Ozanimod · RELISTOR · RELISTOR ORAL · RESMETIROM · RINVOQ · SKYRIZI · STELARA · SUCRAID · SUPREP BOWEL PREP · Sucraid · Symproic · TREMFYA · TRULANCE · Talicia · Trintellix · Trulance · VELSIPITY · VIBERZI · VOQUEZNA · XELJANZ · XIFAXAN · ZENPEP · ZEPOSIA
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (97%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

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Geographic Context

Gastroenterologists within 10 mi
454
Per 100K population
4.6
County median income
$87,760
Nearest hospital
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WEST LA
2.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Karyotakis is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Karyotakis experienced with office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Karyotakis performed 198 office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Karyotakis receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Karyotakis received a total of $7,349 from 32 companies across 289 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Karyotakis's costs compare to other gastroenterologists in Los Angeles?
Dr. Karyotakis's average Medicare payment per service is $154. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Karyotakis) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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