Physician

Kristin E Baer Kartch, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Kristin Kartch, MD (NPI: 1922159086) practices pathology in the Duluth, MN-WI market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from St. Louis, MN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is LABORATORY MEDICINE SPECIALISTS OF DULUTH (NPI: 1891758314; TIN: 411635441) and primary practice location at 55805-2107. Kartch is affiliated with the Caravan Collaborative Pathways (ACO ID: A4604), participating under the MSSP model.

Kartch's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 634 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,634 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $44,317 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 88305 (Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity). No Open Payments records. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has declined steadily, from $53,334 to $44,317. Concurrently, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Part D prescription costs data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$31K$63K2015 Medicare payment: $53,334 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $52,305 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $56,747 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $62,632 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $61,849 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $52,032 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $52,976 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $39,170 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $33,862 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $44,317 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20157722,034$53,334
20167811,887$52,305
20177442,108$56,747
20188532,310$62,632
20198112,266$61,849
20206961,981$52,032
20216661,883$52,976
20225411,517$39,170
20234741,226$33,862
20246341,634$44,317

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

No connected Part D records

No connected Part D records

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
88305Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity501930$26
88342Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure92101$26
88341Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure44190$21
88112Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique3436$20
88304Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity3744$8

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

No connected Part D drug-level records for 2024.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Kristin E. Baer Kartch, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Kristin E. Baer Kartch, MD (NPI 1922159086), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Kristin E. Baer Kartch, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Kristin E. Baer Kartch, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Caravan Collaborative Pathways (MSSP, ACO ID A4604).

What billing organization is linked to Kristin E. Baer Kartch, MD?

Kristin E. Baer Kartch, MD is linked to LABORATORY MEDICINE SPECIALISTS OF DULUTH (billing NPI 1891758314) in the available physician profile data.

Does Kristin E. Baer Kartch, MD have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.