Dr. Laurence P. Karper, MD

Dr. Karper practices at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania, part of Thomas Jefferson University.

Dr. Karper's NPI, 1063468353, was assigned on May 26, 2006. Dr. Karper graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1988. Dr. Karper holds Pennsylvania license MD062406L.

Dr. Karper's primary practice is Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, at 1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18103 in Lehigh County. The practice phone is (610) 402-8000.

Dr. Karper's primary practice is Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania, part of Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Karper is also affiliated with Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital. The medical group on file is Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG).

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Karper practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Psychiatry is Dr. Karper's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Karper is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Karper's licenses on file in 2 states: Pennsylvania and Connecticut.

Dmand AI lists ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, insomnia, psychoses and schizophrenia among the conditions Dr. Karper treats.

CMS data shows 194 Medicare services from Dr. Karper across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 82 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $13,776 for them.

CMS counts 82 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karper in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 46 patients. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have mood disorders. 54% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.39, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Karper's median patient age at 51, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Karper wrote 1,502 Medicare Part D claims for 76 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,401 of them, across 40 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $179,159 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,628 claims across 40 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. Karper, published from 2002 to 2021. The most frequent topics are Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Ketamine and Schizophrenia. Dr. Karper has published most often in Psychopharmacology (Berl). Dr. Karper's most frequent co-authors are John Peter Seibyl, MD, Deborah Lipschitz, MD and John Harrison Krystal, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 46 general payments to Dr. Karper from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $367.

Dr. Karper graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1988. Dr. Karper is a member of ASAM.

Dr. Karper is in network with 13 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Highmark. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.