Dr. Karen L. Ayres, MD

  • Hollywood, FL
  • Nuclear imaging and therapy physician
NPI1811966567PAC ID2769453596
Medicare services, 2024
2,213
Medicare patients, 2024
1,283
Publications
23
MIPS score, 2024
75
Hospital affiliations
4
Practice address
1150 N 35th Ave, Hollywood, FL 33021
Practice phone
Call (954) 981-6668
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Primary practice

PET Imaging Institute of South Florida

Hollywood, Florida

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Dr. Karen L. Ayres is a nuclear imaging and therapy physician in Hollywood, Florida

Dr. Ayres practices at PET Imaging Institute of South Florida in Hollywood, Florida.

Dr. Ayres' NPI, 1811966567, was assigned on March 15, 2006. Dr. Ayres graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Ayres holds Florida license ME127456.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2769453596
NPI enumeration date
March 15, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(954) 981-6668
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
48
Medical school graduation
2001

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

Dr. Karen L. Ayres practices at PET Imaging Institute of South Florida in Hollywood, Florida

Dr. Ayres' primary practice is PET Imaging Institute of South Florida, at 1150 N 35th Ave, Hollywood, FL 33021 in Broward County. The practice phone is (954) 981-6668.

  • PET Imaging Institute of South Florida
    1150 N 35th Ave, Hollywood, FL 33021 · Broward CountyPhone(954) 981-6668

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

Dr. Karen L. Ayres is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Ayres' primary practice is PET Imaging Institute of South Florida in Hollywood, Florida. Dr. Ayres is also affiliated with Memorial Regional Hospital. The medical group on file is MBB Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ayres to 3 more hospitals and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Karen L. Ayres' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ayres practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
PET Imaging Institute of South FloridaAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Karen L. Ayres is one of 5 nuclear imagings and therapy physicians in Florida

Nuclear imaging and therapy is Dr. Ayres' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207UN0902X. Dr. Ayres is board certified in nuclear medicine by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Ayres' licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Tennessee.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nuclear imaging and therapy, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME127456 · 2016 to 2026 · taxonomy 207UN0902X
  • Tennessee license2004 to 2017

Nuclear imagings and therapy physicians near Dr. Ayres

Counts of nuclear imagings and therapy physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

5nuclear imagings and therapy physicians in Florida
2nuclear imagings and therapy physicians in Hollywood

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

Dr. Karen L. Ayres billed Medicare for 2,213 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,213 Medicare services from Dr. Ayres across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,283 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,136,442 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,213
Medicare patients1,283
Paid by Medicare$1.1M
Procedure codes28

Dr. Ayres' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Imaging
2023: 1,4372024: 1,3268%
Other services
2023: 6682024: 83625%
Tests and treatments
2023: 922024: 2870%
Surgery
2023: 232024: 23No change

Where Dr. Ayres' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,41064%
  • In a facility80336%

Dr. Ayres' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Karen L. Ayres treated 1,283 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 1,283 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ayres in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 472 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.58, 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. Ayres' median patient age at 69, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,283
Average age74
Average risk score2.58
Also on Medicaid30%

Dr. Ayres' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Ayres' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women72056%
  • Men56344%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Ayres' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Chronic kidney disease49%
  4. Arthritis47%
  5. Ischemic heart disease45%
  6. Cancer42%
  7. Diabetes42%
  8. Mood disorders37%

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

Dr. Ayres' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men39%

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

Dr. Karen L. Ayres scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Ayres for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Ayres accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Karen L. Ayres has 23 publications on record

Dmand AI links 23 papers to Dr. Ayres, published from 2001 to 2019. 2010 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Models, Genetic, Alleles and DNA Fingerprinting. Dr. Ayres has published most often in Forensic Sci Int. Dr. Ayres' most frequent co-authors are Aditya Bardia, MD, Carlos L. Arteaga, MD and Maura N. Dickler, MD.

Papers23
Years published2001 to 2019

Dr. Ayres' papers by year, 2001 to 2019

Topics Dr. Ayres writes about most

  • Models, Genetic
  • Alleles
  • DNA Fingerprinting
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human
  • Paternity
  • United Kingdom
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Bayes Theorem

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Karen L. Ayres received $108 in industry payments in 2017

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Ayres from 2 drug and device companies in 2017. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $95.

Companies that paid Dr. Ayres the most, 2017 to 2017

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

Dr. Karen L. Ayres graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine

Dr. Ayres graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2001.

  1. Medical schoolJoe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in nuclear medicineAmerican Board of Nuclear Medicine
  3. Board certified in diagnostic radiologyAmerican Board of Radiology

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Dr. Karen L. Ayres accepts plans from 6 insurance carriers

Dr. Ayres is in network with 6 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare and Molina. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • United Healthcare
  • Molina
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • CMS Medicare
  • HCSC

Plan types Dr. Ayres accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare4
  2. HMO3
  3. EPO2
  4. POS2
  5. PPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Karen L. Ayres'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 Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Karen L. Ayres' NPI number?

Dr. Karen L. Ayres' NPI number is 1811966567. It was assigned on March 15, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Karen L. Ayres?

Dr. Karen L. Ayres is a nuclear imaging and therapy physician in Hollywood, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician (taxonomy code 207UN0902X).

Where does Dr. Karen L. Ayres practice?

Dr. Ayres practices at 1150 N 35th Ave, Hollywood, FL 33021. Dr. Ayres' primary practice is PET Imaging Institute of South Florida in Hollywood, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ayres to 3 hospitals and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Karen L. Ayres' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ayres is (954) 981-6668.

What is Dr. Karen L. Ayres' medical license number?

Dr. Ayres holds Florida license ME127456, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Karen L. Ayres been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ayres in Florida (2016 to 2026) and Tennessee (2004 to 2017).

Which hospitals is Dr. Karen L. Ayres affiliated with?

Dr. Ayres is affiliated with Memorial Regional Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Ayres to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Karen L. Ayres part of?

Dr. Ayres is linked to MBB Radiology. Dmand AI links Dr. Ayres to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Karen L. Ayres accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ayres billed Medicare for 2,213 services in 2024, and Dr. Ayres accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Karen L. Ayres' MIPS score?

Dr. Ayres' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Karen L. Ayres see?

CMS counts 1,283 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ayres in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. Karen L. Ayres board certified?

Yes. Dr. Ayres is board certified in nuclear medicine by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine.

What services does Dr. Karen L. Ayres bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ayres' most billed Medicare services were medical supplies or transport (A9552), nuclear medicine (78815) and medical supplies or transport (A9595).

Where did Dr. Karen L. Ayres go to medical school?

Dr. Ayres graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2001.

Has Dr. Karen L. Ayres received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $108 in general payments to Dr. Ayres from 2 companies from 2017 to 2017. The largest total came from Genentech, Inc.

How long has Dr. Karen L. Ayres been practicing?

Dr. Ayres graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

Does Dr. Karen L. Ayres do research?

Dmand AI links 23 publications to Dr. Ayres, published from 2001 to 2019.

Who does Dr. Karen L. Ayres publish with?

Dr. Ayres' most frequent co-authors are Aditya Bardia, MD (4 shared papers), Carlos L. Arteaga, MD (2 shared papers) and Maura N. Dickler, MD (2 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Karen L. Ayres accept?

Dr. Ayres is in network with 6 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare and Molina. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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