Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer, DO

  • Lakewood, CO
  • General surgeon
NPI1508270224PAC ID7719295179
Medicare services, 2024
426
Medicare patients, 2024
303
Part D claims, 2024
12
Hospital affiliations
4
Industry payments
$3,595
Practice address
11650 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228
Practice phone
Call (720) 321-5000
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Primary practice

OrthoColorado Hospital

Hospital · Lakewood, Colorado

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Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer is a general surgeon in Lakewood, Colorado

Dr. Wanersdorfer practices at OrthoColorado Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Wanersdorfer's NPI, 1508270224, was assigned on June 20, 2014. Dr. Wanersdorfer graduated from Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Med in 2013. Dr. Wanersdorfer holds District of Columbia license DO034875.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7719295179
NPI enumeration date
June 20, 2014
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(720) 321-5000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
39
Medical school graduation
2013

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer practices at 2 locations in Lakewood, Colorado

Dr. Wanersdorfer's primary practice is OrthoColorado Hospital, at 11650 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (720) 321-5000. Dr. Wanersdorfer also practices at Orthocolorado Hospital, 11600 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228.

  • OrthoColorado HospitalPrimary
    11650 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228 · Jefferson CountyPhone(720) 321-5000
  • Orthocolorado Hospital
    11600 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228 · Jefferson CountyPhone(303) 629-3511

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Wanersdorfer's primary practice is OrthoColorado Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Wanersdorfer is also affiliated with CommonSpirit - St. Anthony Hospital. The medical group on file is Acute Care Surgery Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wanersdorfer to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Wanersdorfer practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
OrthoColorado HospitalAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer is one of 504 general surgeons in Colorado

Surgery is Dr. Wanersdorfer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Wanersdorfer's licenses on file in 3 states: District of Columbia, Florida and Virginia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, District of ColumbiaPrimaryLicense DO034875 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Family medicine, FloridaLicense UO3530 · taxonomy 207Q00000X
  • Virginia licenseLicense 0102206202

General surgeons near Dr. Wanersdorfer

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer billed Medicare for 426 services in 2024

CMS data shows 426 Medicare services from Dr. Wanersdorfer across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 303 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,479 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024426
Medicare patients303
Paid by Medicare$29,479
Procedure codes7

Dr. Wanersdorfer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3362024: 42627%

Dr. Wanersdorfer compared with the Colorado median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Wanersdorfer
  • Colorado median
Medicare services
426vs 1093.9 times
Medicare patients
303vs 1042.9 times
Part D claims
12vs 3161% below

Medians across 491 general surgeons in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Wanersdorfer's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer treated 303 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 303 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wanersdorfer in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 115 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 66% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.80, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Wanersdorfer's median patient age at 73, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 2024303
Average age76
Average risk score1.80
Also on Medicaid21%

Dr. Wanersdorfer's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Wanersdorfer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women16153%
  • Men14247%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Wanersdorfer's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol66%
  3. Arthritis59%
  4. Mood disorders49%
  5. Depression44%
  6. Anxiety40%
  7. Chronic kidney disease38%
  8. Ischemic heart disease34%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Wanersdorfer's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men50%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer wrote 12 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Wanersdorfer wrote 12 Medicare Part D claims. 92% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 1 drug, with $90 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202412
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$90

Dr. Wanersdorfer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic11 claims92%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims8%

Dr. Wanersdorfer's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2018

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2016 to 2018

  • 2016
  • 2018
Claims for drugs CMS names
2016: 122018: 12No change

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2018, 1 in 2016.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer takes part in Medicare

Dr. Wanersdorfer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer received $3,595 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 43 general payments to Dr. Wanersdorfer from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $1,187.

General payments to Dr. Wanersdorfer by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Wanersdorfer by kind, 2016 to 2025

$3.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,31664%
  • Travel and lodging$1,02428%
  • Education$2557%

Companies that paid Dr. Wanersdorfer the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer graduated from Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Med

Dr. Wanersdorfer graduated from Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Med in 2013.

  1. Medical schoolRocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Med

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer's NPI number?

Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer's NPI number is 1508270224. It was assigned on June 20, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer?

Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer is a general surgeon in Lakewood, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer practice?

Dr. Wanersdorfer practices at 11650 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228. Dr. Wanersdorfer also practices at 11600 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228. Dr. Wanersdorfer's primary practice is OrthoColorado Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wanersdorfer to 2 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Wanersdorfer is (720) 321-5000.

What is Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer's medical license number?

Dr. Wanersdorfer holds District of Columbia license DO034875, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Wanersdorfer in District of Columbia, Florida and Virginia.

Which hospitals is Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer affiliated with?

Dr. Wanersdorfer practices at OrthoColorado Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado. Dr. Wanersdorfer is also affiliated with CommonSpirit - St. Anthony Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Wanersdorfer to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer part of?

Dr. Wanersdorfer is linked to Acute Care Surgery Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Wanersdorfer to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Wanersdorfer billed Medicare for 426 services in 2024, and Dr. Wanersdorfer accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer see?

CMS counts 303 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wanersdorfer in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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What services does Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Wanersdorfer's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99222) and hospital inpatient care (99238).

Where did Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer go to medical school?

Dr. Wanersdorfer graduated from Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Med in 2013.

What drugs does Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer prescribe most?

In 2018 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Wanersdorfer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $3,595 in general payments to Dr. Wanersdorfer from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Karen Marie Wanersdorfer been practicing?

Dr. Wanersdorfer graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.

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