Karen W Hand, MD
Anesthesiology · Portland
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 3
- Since medical school
- 32 years
- Graduated 1994
Offices
3 locations · University Anesthesiology Associates LLC · 239 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: OHSU Hospital and Clinics. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
We could not verify current plan participation for this doctor. This does not mean they are out of network. Call Dr. Hand’s office at (503) 494-7641 to ask if they take your plan before you enroll.
Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- OHSU Hospital and ClinicsPortland, ORAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Oregon Health and Science University, which runs 2 hospitalsHome of Knight Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 3 of 5 · 76% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 1.31 (1.1 to 1.51), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 6.83 (5.37 to 8.29) · 3,784 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.733, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for OHSU Hospital and Clinics
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 8 the same, 1 worse of 10 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.31 (1.1 to 1.51) | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 6.83 (5.37 to 8.29) · 3,784 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.733 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.38 (0.61 to 2.14) · 2,275 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 150.45 (118.94 to 181.96) · 340 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 3 · 44 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.3 · 98 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.6 · 197 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.7 · 145 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11.7 · 273 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.4 · 3,434 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.07 to 0.43) · 7,501 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.06 to 0.42) · 7,980 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2.42 (1.27 to 3.57) · 2,337 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.27 (1.24 to 3.31) · 3,615 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 10.99 (7.55 to 14.42) · 2,153 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 7.35 (5.23 to 9.48) · 2,355 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.98 (0.69 to 3.27) · 1,001 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.66 (0.18 to 1.14) · 6,661 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.2 · 56 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.838 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.8 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.936 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 1.381 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.174 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.7 · 180 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 320 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 11.9 · 120 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 7.9 · 223 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 24.5 · 142 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.6 · 204 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5 (3.9 to 6.3) · 952 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 9.5 (8 to 11.4) · 952 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.8 · 47 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.4 · 88 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 49 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 11.8 (9.1 to 15.4) · 1,483 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) · 1,425 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (812 patients answered, 24% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 2 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 64% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained | 62% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 85% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 51% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 49% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 89% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$20,575
Medicare paid this office $20,575 for 128 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 11 | $616 | $56 |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 12 | – | – | 11 | 17 | – |
Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.
Who their Medicare patients are
128 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Women 59% · Also on Medicaid 13% · Health risk score 1.58. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 31% · Diabetes 30% · Depression 27% · Heart failure 26% · Atrial fibrillation 24% · Cancer 23% · Chronic kidney disease 22% · COPD 17%.
The office billed $149,600, Medicare allowed $26,037 and paid $20,575; for 135 services of 53 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 128 | 135 | 72 | 1.58 | $149,600 | $20,575 |
| 2023 | 168 | 191 | 71 | 1.65 | $162,711 | $24,154 |
| 2022 | 145 | 159 | 71 | 1.57 | $132,126 | $20,685 |
| 2021 | 124 | 139 | 66 | 2.22 | $115,503 | $18,533 |
| 2020 | 85 | 100 | 69 | 1.42 | $80,042 | $14,020 |
| 2019 | 120 | 135 | 69 | 1.68 | $124,483 | $21,814 |
| 2018 | 132 | 146 | 68 | 1.57 | $142,028 | $24,908 |
| 2017 | 135 | 160 | 67 | 1.48 | $135,091 | $24,007 |
| 2016 | 134 | 160 | 66 | 1.73 | $135,997 | $24,491 |
| 2015 | 105 | 119 | 69 | 1.35 | $102,231 | $18,281 |
| 2014 | 96 | 123 | 68 | 1.77 | $107,484 | $20,208 |
| 2013 | 136 | 162 | 66 | 1.68 | $132,277 | $24,499 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 3 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 23 | $1,695 | $74 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 15 | $827 | $55 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 17 | $604 | $36 |
2022: 3 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 19 | $1,340 | $71 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 16 | $1,176 | $74 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 11 | $391 | $36 |
2021: 3 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 27 | $2,245 | $77 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope | 11 | $976 | $89 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin of arms, legs, and front body | 11 | $804 | $73 |
2020: 1 service
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 14 | $1,072 | $77 |
2019: 1 service
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 12 | $435 | $36 |
2018: 2 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on neck area (1 year or older) | 12 | $2,632 | $219 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 11 | $395 | $36 |
2017: 3 services
| Anesthesia for procedure on eyelid | 17 | $1,367 | $80 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 12 | $890 | $74 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 16 | $660 | $41 |
2016: 1 service
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 11 | $1,257 | $114 |
2015: 1 service
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 11 | $629 | $57 |
2014: 1 service
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 13 | $530 | $41 |
2013: 1 service
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin of arms, legs, and front body | 18 | $2,192 | $115 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 84.5 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1831135839
- Licence
- OR MD153302
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- 3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd, Uhs-2, Portland, OR, 97239
- NPI first listed
- 2006-06-20
- NPI last updated
- 2011-10-11
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.