Dr. Karen Kritsky , DO
Surgery โข Largo, FL
201 14th St Sw
Largo, FL 337703133
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NPI assigned on July 15, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 99 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99232 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 61 service units.
- 99222 โ Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making: 38 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 15 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2019. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2019:
- Doxycycline Hyclate โ 15 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2019. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Florida (2024, 1,032 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 229. Middle half: 109 to 440.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 162 in 2020 to 99 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
201 14th St Sw
Largo, FL 337703133
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
46 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $9,511 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $7,509 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
15 standardized 30-day fills in 2019
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$303 in 2019
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2019, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2019.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $15.19 in 2021
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2021.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Kritsky has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Kritsky as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Largo and Florida
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Florida (2024, 1,032 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 229. Middle half: 109 to 440.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Largo have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Florida (2024, 1,032 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $31,559. Middle half: $12,420 to $65,734.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Largo have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Florida (2024, 1,032 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $24,355. Middle half: $9,647 to $51,165.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Largo have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Kritsky are from 2019.
12 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Largo, FL (1,888 in Florida).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Largo
8.3% of these 12 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
66.7% of these 12 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 39% from 162 in 2020 to 99 in 2024.
- 2020: 162
- 2021: 379
- 2022: 315
- 2023: 281
- 2024: 99
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 31% from $13,707 in 2020 to $9,511 in 2024.
- 2020: $13,707
- 2021: $35,066
- 2022: $30,468
- 2023: $27,707
- 2024: $9,511
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 25% from $10,040 in 2020 to $7,509 in 2024.
- 2020: $10,040
- 2021: $27,119
- 2022: $23,892
- 2023: $21,483
- 2024: $7,509
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 66% from 44 in 2015 to 15 in 2019.
- 2015: 44
- 2016: 26
- 2017: 15
- 2018: 26
- 2019: 15
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 68% from 47 in 2015 to 15 in 2019.
- 2015: 47
- 2016: 26
- 2017: 15
- 2018: 26
- 2019: 15
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 98% from $12,313 in 2015 to $303 in 2019.
- 2015: $12,313
- 2016: $1,038
- 2017: $359
- 2018: $580
- 2019: $303
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $65.55 in 2019 to $15.19 in 2021.
- 2019: $65.55
- 2020: $15.97
- 2021: $15.19
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2019), CMS Open Payments (2021), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2021 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2021): fewer than 11 records totaling $15.19.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| KCI USA, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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V.A.C. ULTA | General | $15.19 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2021, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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61 | 31 | $115.16 | $76.46 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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38 | 37 | $193.55 | $127.55 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2019.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 15 | 203 | $303.48 | 12 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2019; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-07-17NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2083P0011X
A specialist who treats decompression illness and diving accident cases and uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat such conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, non-healing wounds, tissue damage from radiation and burns and bone infections. This specialist also serves as consultant to other physicians in all aspects of hyperbaric chamber operations and assesses risks and applies appropriate standards to prevent disease and disability in divers and other persons working in altered atmospheric conditions.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20111019000692
FL
5092891085
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Anesthesiology
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 201 14TH ST SW, LARGO, FL 337703133 (Tel: 7275885200)
Registered at 1340 GULF BLVD UNIT 16A, CLEARWATER, FL 337672809 (Tel: 7275964960)
Recorded as KAREN KRITSKY, DO
Preventive Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: FL OS4522)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 10900 NE 4TH ST, SUITE 1920, BELLEVUE, WA 980045873 (Tel: 4259741200)
Registered at 10900 NE 4TH ST, SUITE 1920, BELLEVUE, WA 980045873 (Tel: 4259741200)
Recorded as KAREN KRITSKY, D.O.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: FL OS0004522)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Largo
- Dr. Jill Roehr, MD
- Dr. Glen Lowery, DO
- Dr. Richard Fansler, MD
- Dr. Michael Nerney, MD
- Dr. Thomas Prebish, DO
- Dr. William Kendall, MD
Mailing Address
1340 Gulf Blvd Unit 16a
Clearwater, FL 337672809
Phone: 7275964960