Karen Ann Gersch, MD
NPI 1649294240ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Gainesville, GA
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (MD) in Gainesville, Georgia, trained at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (class of 1998). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $113,487 for 182 patients in 2024, with only 41 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,334 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1649294240 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 27, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 18, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 18, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | 94636 | GA |
| Surgery | 208600000X | 94636 | GA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (GA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 182 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 409 across 47 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $113,487 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 41 · 43 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 31 |
| Total drug cost | $2,959 |
| Generic share | 83% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1998 |
| Medicare specialty | Thoracic Surgery |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Northeast Georgia Physicians Group IncGainesville, GA · 883 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Ngmc Barrow, LLCWinder, GA
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center HabershamDemorest, GA
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,334 · 16 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$3,297 · 35 payments from 11 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $1,022 | 5 |
| Atricure, Inc. | $226.71 | 7 |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $64.49 | 3 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $20.26 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$805.32 · 14 payments
- Travel and Lodging$528.44 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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