Dr. Michael Karsy, MD

Dr. Karsy practices at UM Health-Sparrow Lansing Campus in Lansing, Michigan.

Dr. Karsy's NPI, 1972845345, was assigned on March 22, 2013. Dr. Karsy graduated from New York Medical College in 2013. Dr. Karsy holds Michigan license 4301511846.

Dr. Karsy's primary practice is UM Health-Sparrow Lansing Campus, at 1215 E Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI 48912 in Ingham County. The practice phone is (517) 364-6000.

Dr. Karsy's primary practice is UM Health-Sparrow Lansing Campus in Lansing, Michigan. Dr. Karsy is also affiliated with University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing. The medical group on file is University of Michigan Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karsy to 5 more hospitals and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Karsy practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Karsy's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Karsy is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Karsy's licenses on file in 9 states: Michigan, Delaware, New Jersey, Idaho, Montana, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Karsy treats.

CMS data shows 253 Medicare services from Dr. Karsy across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 208 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $25,031 for them.

CMS counts 208 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karsy in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 91 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.60, 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. Karsy's median patient age at 69, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Karsy wrote 112 Medicare Part D claims for 50 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 74 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $623 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 13 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Karsy accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Karsy as offering telehealth. CMS counts 74 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Karsy, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 245 papers to Dr. Karsy, published from 2010 to 2025. 2019 was the busiest year, with 26. The most frequent topics are Neurosurgical Procedures, Postoperative Complications and Pituitary Neoplasms. Dr. Karsy has published most often in World Neurosurg. Dr. Karsy's most frequent co-authors are William Tupper Couldwell, MD, Jian Guan, MD and James J. Evans, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Karsy to 6 clinical trials. 3 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Hematoma, Subdural, Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic and Hypoxia, Brain. University of Utah sponsors the most, 3.

CMS Open Payments shows 71 general payments to Dr. Karsy from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 45% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $2,568.

Dmand AI lists 10 awards for Dr. Karsy, most recently Charlie Kuntz Award in 2017. Dr. Karsy serves on North American Skull Base Society Research Committee, RAPID surgical registry and Council of State Neurological Societies (CSNS).

Dr. Karsy graduated from New York Medical College in 2013. Dr. Karsy is a member of AANS, AMA, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) and North American Skull Base Society.

Dr. Karsy is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Health Alliance Plan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.