Dr. Lawrence A. Szarka, MD

Dr. Szarka practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, part of Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Szarka's NPI, 1619949815, was assigned on February 2, 2006. Dr. Szarka holds Minnesota license 38348.

Dr. Szarka's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus, at 1216 Second Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55902 in Olmsted County. The practice phone is (507) 255-5123.

Dr. Szarka's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, part of Mayo Clinic. Dr. Szarka is also affiliated with Mayo Clinic Hospital. The medical group on file is Mayo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Szarka to 3 more medical groups and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Szarka practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Szarka's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dmand AI has Dr. Szarka's licenses on file in 2 states: Minnesota and Arizona.

CMS data shows 297 Medicare services from Dr. Szarka across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 290 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,648 for them.

CMS counts 290 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Szarka in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 137 patients. 65% of them have high cholesterol, and 59% have high blood pressure. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.45, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Szarka's median patient age at 59, with 64% women.

In 2024, Dr. Szarka wrote 294 Medicare Part D claims for 101 patients. 63% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 193 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $43,676 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 97 claims across 4 drugs.

Dr. Szarka accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Szarka as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 26 papers to Dr. Szarka, published from 2008 to 2023. 2015 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Gastrointestinal Diseases, Manometry and Constipation. Dr. Szarka has published most often in Neurogastroenterol Motil. Dr. Szarka's most frequent co-authors are Michael Joseph Camilleri, MD, Christopher J. Gostout, MD and Ernest P. Bouras, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Szarka from 1 drug or device company in 2018. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Shire North American Group Inc paid the most, $200.