DENISE KARSTEN, NP appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Chiropractor provider holding NP credentials at 725 IRVING AVE STE 503, SYRACUSE, NY, 13210, with a listed phone of (315) 464-4470. NPI 1578539854 was issued on 02/27/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what KARSTEN most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 522 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 126 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $46K in drug spend, split 12% brand-name and 88% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 61.3%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 86.4732/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 78.8533, Cost 50.5668), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Chiropractor is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 95,153 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 824 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.