Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Karen Parviainen, MD
Procedural Dermatology Physician · Augusta, GA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Parviainen
Dr. Karen Parviainen is a procedural dermatology physician in Augusta, GA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Parviainen performed 4,563 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Parviainen received a total of $4,949 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 223 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Parviainen 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 of NPI registration
▲ Top 45% volume in GA
$4,949 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗4,563
Medicare services
Top 45% in GA for procedural dermatology physician
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$50
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
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 (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
1,099 | $58 | $124 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 This procedure involves the removal or destruction of two to fourteen precancerous skin lesions. It is performed to eliminate abnormal skin cells that have the potential to develop into cancer. |
957 | $5 | $20 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 Removal of a single precancerous skin growth. This procedure destroys abnormal skin cells to prevent them from developing into cancer. |
691 | $33 | $150 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential A procedure to remove a sample of the first identified skin growth for laboratory examination. |
661 | $64 | $232 |
| Additional skin growth biopsy Removal of a sample of an additional skin growth for laboratory examination. This code is used for each extra lesion biopsied during the same session. |
285 | $35 | $113 |
| 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. |
241 | $83 | $179 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 This procedure involves the removal or destruction of one to fourteen skin growths. It is a minor surgical intervention performed on the skin surface. |
177 | $77 | $248 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting 10 to 19 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
91 | $36 | $77 |
| Intermediate wound repair, 2.6-7.5 cm A medical procedure to close a wound on the scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs that measures between 2.6 and 7.5 centimeters. This type of repair involves cleaning the wound and stitching it closed to promote healing. |
75 | $213 | $703 |
| Surgical removal of skin cancer, 1.1-2.0 cm Surgical excision of a cancerous skin growth measuring between 1.1 and 2.0 centimeters on the body, arms, or legs. |
49 | $87 | $567 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth, 0.6-1.0 cm This procedure involves the removal or destruction of a cancerous skin growth located on the trunk, arms, or legs that measures between 0.6 and 1.0 centimeters. |
49 | $90 | $329 |
| Ear tissue biopsy A procedure to remove a small sample of tissue from the ear for laboratory examination. |
36 | $51 | $225 |
| Surgical removal of facial skin cancer, 1.1-2.0 cm This procedure involves the surgical excision of a cancerous skin growth located on the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth. The size of the removed tissue is between 1.1 and 2.0 centimeters. |
30 | $97 | $623 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.6-5.0 cm | 30 | $229 | $688 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range. |
27 | $67 | $178 |
| Surgical removal of skin cancer, 1.1-2.0 cm Surgical excision of a cancerous skin growth measuring 1.1 to 2.0 centimeters from the scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals. |
21 | $78 | $587 |
| Intermediate wound repair, 2.6-7.5 cm This procedure involves stitching a wound on the neck, hands, feet, or genitals that measures between 2.6 and 7.5 centimeters. It is classified as an intermediate repair requiring layered closure. |
16 | $217 | $667 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth, 1.1-2.0 cm Removal of a cancerous skin growth on the trunk, arms, or legs that measures between 1.1 and 2.0 centimeters. |
16 | $103 | $402 |
| Punch biopsy of first skin growth A small, circular piece of skin is removed from a skin growth using a circular blade. The sample is then sent to a laboratory for examination. |
12 | $72 | $262 |
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$4,949
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $707/year across 7 years
Top 31% in GA for procedural dermatology physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
37
Companies
223
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$575
2023
$936
2022
$527
2021
$683
2020
$652
2019
$790
2018
$787
Payments by company (2024)
ABBVIE INC.
$156
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$107
Lilly USA, LLC
$66
Incyte Corporation
$59
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$36
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
$33
PFIZER INC.
$29
Amgen Inc.
$27
UCB, Inc.
$21
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$21
LEO Pharma Inc.
$19
Top 3 companies account for 57.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$650
Amgen Inc.
$632
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$562
ABBVIE INC.
$288
AbbVie, Inc.
$237
Celgene Corporation
$235
LEO Pharma Inc.
$212
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$207
Lilly USA, LLC
$200
Ortho Dermatologics, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$174
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
$165
GENZYME CORPORATION
$154
AbbVie Inc.
$140
PFIZER INC.
$132
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.
$113
Allergan Inc.
$109
UCB, Inc.
$71
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
$62
Incyte Corporation
$59
EPI Health, LLC
$48
MAYNE PHARMA INC.
$46
Genentech USA, Inc.
$44
Almirall LLC
$42
Allergan, Inc.
$42
Dermavant Sciences, Inc.
$41
Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.
$40
VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$36
Promius Pharma LLC
$32
Mayne Pharma Inc.
$23
DERMIRA, INC.
$23
DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$22
Biofrontera Inc.
$19
Medtronic, Inc.
$19
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
$18
Merz North America, Inc.
$18
MAYNE PHARMA COMMERCIAL LLC
$17
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$16
Top 3 companies account for 37.2% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
20% · ADBRY · AKLIEF · ALTRENO · AMZEEQ · ARAZLO · Ameluz · BLU-U · BOTOX · BOTOX COSMETIC · BRYHALI · Bensal HP · Bimzelx · COSENTYX · Cimzia · DERMATITIS - DISEASE · DORYX · DUOBRII · DUPIXENT · EBGLYSS · ENSTILAR · EPIDUO FORTE · EUCRISA · Enbrel · Erivedge · HUMIRA · Humira · ILUMYA · ILUMYA (tildrakizumab-asmn) injection · LIBTAYO · Levulan Kerastick (aminolevulinic acid HCl) for Topical Solution · ONEXTON · OPZELURA · Otezla · REMICADE · RETIN-A-MICRO · RHOFADE · RINVOQ · SILIQ · SIVEXTRO · SKYRIZI · SOOLANTRA · Sernivo · Seysara · Sitavig · TALTZ · TREMFYA · Tremfya · Trianex · VENASEAL · VTAMA · Winlevi · XEOMIN
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Geographic Context
Procedural dermatology physicians in nearby ZIP areas
3
County median income
$53,197
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
PIEDMONT AUGUSTA HOSPITAL
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0.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | 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. Parviainen is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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. Parviainen experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Parviainen performed 1,099 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Parviainen receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Parviainen received a total of $4,949 from 37 companies across 223 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Parviainen's costs compare to other procedural dermatology physicians in Augusta?
Dr. Parviainen's average Medicare payment per service is $50. 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. Parviainen) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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 →
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This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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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