Dr. Kent A. Karren, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,292
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 681
- Part D claims, 2024
- 561
- MIPS score, 2024
- 92
- Industry payments
- $5,160
- Practice address
- 161 W 200 N Ste 200 Suite 200, Saint George, UT 84770
- Practice phone
- Call (435) 986-2020
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Richens Eye Center
Eye care practice · Saint George, Utah
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Dr. Kent A. Karren is an ophthalmologist in Saint George, Utah
Dr. Karren practices at Richens Eye Center in Saint George, Utah.
Dr. Karren's NPI, 1942208160, was assigned on July 12, 2005. Dr. Karren graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1986. Dr. Karren holds Oregon license MD 22688.
- NPI
- 1942208160NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8123034428
- NPI enumeration date
- July 12, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (435) 986-2020
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 66
- Medical school graduation
- 1986
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Kent A. Karren practices at Richens Eye Center in Saint George, Utah
Dr. Karren's primary practice is Richens Eye Center, at 161 W 200 N Ste 200 Suite 200, Saint George, UT 84770. The practice phone is (435) 986-2020.
- Richens Eye Center161 W 200 N Ste 200 Suite 200, Saint George, UT 84770Phone(435) 986-2020
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Kent A. Karren is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Karren's primary practice is Richens Eye Center in Saint George, Utah. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karren to 1 medical group, named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kent A. Karren's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Karren practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Richens Eye Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Kent A. Karren is one of 189 ophthalmologists in Utah
Ophthalmology is Dr. Karren's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Karren is licensed in Oregon.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, OregonPrimary
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Karren
Counts of ophthalmologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kent A. Karren billed Medicare for 1,292 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,292 Medicare services from Dr. Karren across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 681 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $95,820 for them.
Dr. Karren's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4292024: 66455%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 5772024: 5279%
- Surgery
- 2023: 692024: 10146%
Where Dr. Karren's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,20493%
- In a facility887%
Dr. Karren compared with the Utah median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Karren
- Utah median
- Medicare services
- 1,292vs 1,15012% above
- Medicare patients
- 681vs 44653% above
- Part D claims
- 426vs 49113% below
Medians across 189 ophthalmologists in Utah with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Karren's 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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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kent A. Karren treated 681 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 681 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karren in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 301 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Karren's median patient age at 74, with 56% women.
Dr. Karren's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Karren's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women38857%
- Men29343%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Karren's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure69%
- Arthritis50%
- Mood disorders26%
- Depression25%
- Diabetes25%
- Chronic kidney disease24%
- Ischemic heart disease23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Karren's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kent A. Karren wrote 561 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Karren wrote 561 Medicare Part D claims for 253 patients. 68% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 426 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $22,355 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,599 claims across 24 drugs.
Dr. Karren's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic379 claims68%
- Brand-name182 claims32%
Dr. Karren's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,5992024: 42673%
Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 24 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kent A. Karren scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Karren for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Karren accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Karren's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 92of 100Final score
- 92.1of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 83of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Cataract surgery: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Kent A. Karren received $5,160 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 177 general payments to Dr. Karren from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $613.
General payments to Dr. Karren by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Karren by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$4,87294%
- Consulting fees$1503%
- Education$1373%
Companies that paid Dr. Karren the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Kent A. Karren graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin
Dr. Karren graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1986.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Kent A. Karren'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Kent A. Karren's NPI number?
Dr. Kent A. Karren's NPI number is 1942208160. It was assigned on July 12, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Kent A. Karren?
Dr. Kent A. Karren is an ophthalmologist in Saint George, Utah. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Kent A. Karren practice?
Dr. Karren practices at 161 W 200 N Ste 200 Suite 200, Saint George, UT 84770. Dr. Karren's primary practice is Richens Eye Center in Saint George, Utah. Dmand AI also links Dr. Karren to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Kent A. Karren's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Karren is (435) 986-2020.
What is Dr. Kent A. Karren's medical license number?
Dr. Karren holds Oregon license MD 22688.
Does Dr. Kent A. Karren accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Karren billed Medicare for 1,292 services in 2024, and Dr. Karren accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Kent A. Karren's MIPS score?
Dr. Karren's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kent A. Karren see?
CMS counts 681 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Karren in 2024, with an average age of 77.
What services does Dr. Kent A. Karren bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Karren's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and eye exam or test (92134).
Where did Dr. Kent A. Karren go to medical school?
Dr. Karren graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1986.
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What drugs does Dr. Kent A. Karren prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Karren's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Timolol Maleate and Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth.
Has Dr. Kent A. Karren received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,160 in general payments to Dr. Karren from 29 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. Kent A. Karren been practicing?
Dr. Karren graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.
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