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Karen Ahlstrom, MD

NPI 1922058031ActiveIndividual· Otolaryngology· Missoula, MT

Otolaryngology (MD) in Missoula, Montana, trained at University of Arizona College of Medicine (class of 1996). 11 Medicare patients in 2024, $2,871 paid; all of their 104 Part D prescriptions were generic. Smith+nephew, Inc. reported $84.13 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1922058031
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMay 11, 2006
Last updated in NPPESSep 26, 2023
Certified by providerSep 26, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Otolaryngology Primary207Y00000X129134MT
Otolaryngology207Y00000XMD00039605WA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Otolaryngology (MT)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients11
Services billed21 across 16 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$2,871

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)104 · 141 30-day fills
Patients70
Total drug cost$1,994
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine
Graduation year1996
Medicare specialtyOtolaryngology

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$84.13 · 1 payment from 1 company
  • 2024$139.93 · 3 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Smith+nephew, Inc.$84.131

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$84.13 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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