KARL AHLSWEDE, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Surgery) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 1100 GRAMPIAN BLVD, WILLIAMSPORT, PA, 17701, with a listed phone of (570) 320-7680. NPI 1033198676 was issued on 01/12/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what AHLSWEDE 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 766 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 115 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $22K in drug spend, split 6% brand-name and 94% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 56.5%. 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 81.5417/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 75.0434, Cost 63.4288), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Surgery) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 37 enrolled providers across 21 states and an average of 1,855 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.