Dr. Steven Karo, PAC
What this data tells you about Dr. Karo
Dr. Steven Karo is a medical physician assistant in Port Charlotte, FL, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Karo performed 3,394 Medicare services across 2,237 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Karo received a total of $3,359 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 199 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in medical physician assistant. 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. Karo is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant | 9107839 | Clear | January 31, 2028 | — |
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗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 (30-39 min) | 641 | $69 | $264 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 299 | $8 | $17 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 285 | $8 | $16 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 263 | $10 | $21 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 235 | $13 | $27 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 231 | $16 | $34 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 158 | $9 | $19 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 138 | $9 | $18 |
| Vitamin D level test | 134 | $29 | $59 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 130 | $6 | $13 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 127 | $1 | $2 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, total | 110 | $14 | $28 |
| Automated urinalysis | 109 | $2 | $4 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 92 | $107 | $267 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 79 | $3 | $6 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 42 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 42 | $5 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 39 | $109 | $371 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 37 | $8 | $16 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 29 | $15 | $30 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 27 | $19 | $39 |
| Folic acid level test | 25 | $14 | $29 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 21 | $85 | $347 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 19 | $39 | $137 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 19 | $10 | $30 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 18 | $179 | $570 |
| Uric acid level test | 17 | $4 | $9 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 14 | $37 | $187 |
| Annual depression screening | 14 | $15 | $38 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
3.4 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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Karo is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 16% of FL peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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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.
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