Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Karen Em Szauter, MD

Individual provider Gastroenterology Physician · NPI 1154480572

Karen Em Szauter, MD practises Internal Medicine in Galveston, Texas. Graduated from Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University in 1983, 43 years ago. Practices with UTMB Faculty Group Practice, a 1,074-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Texas.

Years since qualifying
43
Trained at
Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University
Licensed in
TX
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555-5302 Not confirmed with CMS for 19 years — call before visiting
Phone: (409) 772-2222
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Specialties & licences

Gastroenterology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RG0100X · Licence H9163 (TX)

Record details

NPI number1154480572
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedDecember 8, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJuly 8, 2007

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyINTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolCLVLND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MED OF CASE WSTN RSV UNIVERSITY
Graduated 1983 (43 years in practice)
Group practice Utmb Faculty Group Practice — 1074 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Colonoscopy 11 times · 41st percentile
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients37
Services billed 57 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age70

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at UTMB Faculty Group Practice

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1074 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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