Dr. Karen L. Ayres, MD
- 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
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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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
- 1811966567NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2769453596
- NPI enumeration date
- March 15, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (954) 981-6668
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- 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 Florida1150 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.
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.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| PET Imaging Institute of South Florida | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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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, FloridaPrimary
- Tennessee license
Nuclear imagings and therapy physicians near Dr. Ayres
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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.
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
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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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.
Dr. Ayres' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ayres' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women72056%
- Men56344%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ayres' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Chronic kidney disease49%
- Arthritis47%
- Ischemic heart disease45%
- Cancer42%
- Diabetes42%
- Mood disorders37%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ayres' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
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.
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
Dr. Ayres' most frequent co-authors
- Aditya Bardia, MD4 shared papers
- Carlos L. Arteaga, MD2 shared papers
- Maura N. Dickler, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Ayres
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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
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
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.
- Medical school
- Board certified in nuclear medicine
- Board certified in diagnostic radiology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
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
- Medicare4
- HMO3
- EPO2
- POS2
- PPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Karen L. Ayres's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors 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-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand 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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