Dr. Lauren Karbach, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Karbach
Dr. Lauren Karbach is a surgery of the hand in San Antonio, TX, with 12 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Karbach performed 3,109 Medicare services across 1,797 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Karbach received a total of $7,085 from 14 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 33 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in surgery of the hand. 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. Karbach 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 886 | $1 | $25 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 590 | $63 | $178 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 241 | $26 | $89 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 199 | $68 | $262 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 183 | $30 | $102 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 164 | $25 | $84 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 121 | $43 | $141 |
| X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | 115 | $26 | $90 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 103 | $85 | $262 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 83 | $44 | $148 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 69 | $40 | $146 |
| X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | 44 | $22 | $90 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 34 | $134 | $500 |
| X-ray of elbow, 2 views | 33 | $23 | $78 |
| Incision of tendon covering of finger | 29 | $169 | $2,670 |
| Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope | 29 | $357 | $2,503 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 28 | $40 | $127 |
| Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | 28 | $99 | $680 |
| Application of elbow to finger cast | 27 | $63 | $169 |
| Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | 26 | $18 | $25 |
| Ct scan of arm without contrast | 18 | $76 | $464 |
| Cast supplies, short arm splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | 18 | $11 | $16 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 17 | $104 | $400 |
| Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | 13 | $47 | $125 |
| Mri scan of arm without contrast | 11 | $190 | $834 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2022 ↗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 (2022)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (88%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2022 |
| 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. Karbach is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 16% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement.
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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