Dr. Karla Bernardi, MD

Dr. Bernardi practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians - HOPD in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Bernardi's NPI, 1346668746, was assigned on April 2, 2014. Dr. Bernardi graduated from Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Bernardi holds Ohio license 35142405.

Dr. Bernardi's primary practice is University of Pittsburgh Physicians - HOPD, at 2 Hot Metal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203.

Dr. Bernardi's primary practice is University of Pittsburgh Physicians - HOPD in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bernardi is also affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian. The medical group on file is University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bernardi to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account. Dr. Bernardi's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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

Surgery is Dr. Bernardi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Bernardi is licensed in Ohio.

CMS data shows 11 Medicare services from Dr. Bernardi across 1 procedure code in 2023, all of them office visits, for 30 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,158 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 30 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bernardi in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 13 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.89, 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. Bernardi's median patient age at 59, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bernardi wrote 72 Medicare Part D claims for 21 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 44 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $871 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 14 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Bernardi for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bernardi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bernardi as offering telehealth.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 46 papers to Dr. Bernardi, published from 2017 to 2024. 2020 was the busiest year, with 12. The most frequent topics are Herniorrhaphy, Hernia, Ventral and Postoperative Complications. Dr. Bernardi has published most often in Hernia. Dr. Bernardi's most frequent co-authors are Mike K. Liang, MD, Oscar Alejandro Olavarria, MD and Julie Lynn Holihan, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 104 general payments to Dr. Bernardi from 12 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 42% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $6,418.

Dr. Bernardi graduated from Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 2014.