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Dr. Kari Coffey, DO

(136 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine), Family Medicine and Geriatrics (Elderly Care)

Professional interests include: thyroid problems, diabetes

4112 Outlook Boulevard Suite 303
Pueblo, CO 81008

(719) 557-8600

Dr. Kari Coffey, DO is an internist in Pueblo, CO specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine), family medicine and geriatrics (elderly care). Dr. Kari Coffey, DO is affiliated with CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region.

Office Locations

CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region

4112 Outlook Boulevard Suite 303
Pueblo, CO 81008

(719) 557-8600

(719) 557-8615

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Some issues Dr. Kari Coffey, DO can help you with:

Thyroid Problems

Thyroid problems are a group of conditions that alter hormone regulation and metabolism. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the lower neck, just below the Adam's apple (laryngeal prominence) and larynx (voice box). Despite its small size, the thyroid has an outsized effect on the body by regulating hormones that control metabolism. Metabolism is the body's process of converting consumed food into fuel to power the entire body. Heart rate, weight, cholesterol, body temperature, and even physical growth and development are all affected by the metabolism.

When the thyroid malfunctions, the body is unable to properly process and allocate energy. Thyroid problems, such as hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) and hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid), cause irregular metabolism. In some cases, the body produces antibodies that attack the thyroid cells for unknown reasons. The damaged thyroid responds by releasing either too little or too much T3 and T4 thyroid hormones. Thyroid malfunctions may also arise from genetic causes or iodine deficiency. Thyroid problems may include:

Hashimoto's thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease that causes hypothyroidism
Graves' disease, an autoimmune disease that causes hyperthyroidism
Goiter
Thyroid nodule
Thyroid cancer

Hashimoto's is the leading cause of hypothyroidism, which is when the thyroid does not produce enough hormones to stimulate adequate metabolism. The condition is diagnosed by blood tests that measure TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) and detect Hashimoto's antibodies. Symptoms of hypothyroidism include sluggish metabolism, inflammation, fatigue, weight gain, brittle hair, dry skin, and sensitivity to cold. To supplement impaired thyroid function, patients with Hashimoto's are typically prescribed synthetic thyroid hormone pills. Such patients may need to consume synthetic thyroids for the rest of their lives. Other treatments may include dietary changes, such as the avoidance of certain foods and medication to reduce inflammation. Frequent blood tests can inform patients if their TSH levels are within a normal range.

Grave's disease is most frequently the cause of hyperthyroidism, which is when the thyroid produces too many hormones, overstimulating one's metabolism. The condition is also diagnosed by blood tests that measure TSH and detect Grave's antibodies. Elevated heart rate, high blood pressure, sweating, bulging eyes, and weight loss are common symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Treatments for hyperthyroidism include oral radioactive iodine, which slowly shrinks the thyroid, slowing the production of excess thyroid hormone. Other anti-thyroid medications such as methimazole (Tapazole) also reduce the production of thyroid hormones. Blood pressure medications known as beta blockers can ease the increased heart rate caused by hyperthyroidism. If treatments are unsuccessful, patients may be prescribed a thyroidectomy, or surgery to remove part or all of the thyroid. Some patients with hyperthyroidism may require ophthalmological (eye medicine) treatments such as eye drops, prednisone, and surgery to reduce eye swelling and bulging.

Untreated thyroid disorders frequently lead to goiters or thyroid nodules. A thyroid goiter is a large lump that can be felt near the base of the neck and is made of swollen thyroid tissue or nodules (excess cell growth). Nodules and goiters are diagnosed by CT scan or ultrasound. Obstructive goiters can cause pain, coughing, and abnormal breathing. The most common cause of goiters is hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid). However, Hashimoto's is also known to cause goiters or nodules. Goiters develop from continued damage from antibodies to the thyroid over time. At times, a goiter can result from a cancerous thyroid tumor. Most goiters and nodules are themselves benign.

The exact causes of thyroid cancer are unknown. People who develop thyroid cancer may or may not have another thyroid problem such as Hashimoto's or Grave's disease. Symptoms of thyroid cancer include a nodule that can be felt on the neck, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, swelling in the neck, and neck and throat pain. CT and MRI scans are used to diagnose thyroid cancer. There are four types of thyroid cancer which vary in intensity. Thyroidectomy (thyroid removal surgery) is usually prescribed to treat thyroid cancer.

Thyroid problems are often long-term conditions that require some form of treatment. With regular monitoring and medication, many people with thyroid problems are able to lead active and fulfilling lives.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

osteopathic manipulation

In 2023, Dr. Kari Coffey, DO performed more osteopathic manipulation procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Colorado.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kari Coffey, DO treated as an internist in Pueblo, CO during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	23
diabetes management	26
doctor visit	448
lab tests	48
preventive care	167
vaccines	141

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	315
Black	0
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	56
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kari Coffey, DO treated as an internist in Pueblo, CO during 2018 were preventive care, lab tests, vaccines and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
complementary or alternative therapy	82
diabetes management	162
doctor visit	848
injections	29
lab tests	182
manual therapy	82
osteopathic medicine	82
preventive care	338
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
vaccines	176

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	341
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	53
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kari Coffey, DO treated as an internist in Pueblo, CO during 2019 were preventive care, lab tests, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
complementary or alternative therapy	89
diabetes management	157
doctor visit	667
injections	21
lab tests	171
manual therapy	89
osteopathic medicine	89
preventive care	293
vaccines	123

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	29
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kari Coffey, DO treated as an internist in Pueblo, CO during 2020 were preventive care, lab tests, diabetes management and osteopathic medicine.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy	86
diabetes management	120
doctor visit	613
lab tests	133
manual therapy	86
osteopathic medicine	86
preventive care	185
vaccines	53

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	30
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kari Coffey, DO treated as an internist in Pueblo, CO during 2021 were preventive care, lab tests, diabetes management and osteopathic medicine.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
complementary or alternative therapy	101
diabetes management	150
doctor visit	708
injections	17
lab tests	167
manual therapy	101
osteopathic medicine	101
preventive care	187
vaccines	37

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	29
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kari Coffey, DO treated as an internist in Pueblo, CO during 2022 were osteopathic medicine, manual therapy, complementary or alternative therapy and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
complementary or alternative therapy	88
diabetes management	54
doctor visit	643
injections	22
lab tests	54
manual therapy	88
osteopathic medicine	88
preventive care	78
vaccines	24

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2017 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kari Coffey, DO treated as an internist in Pueblo, CO were preventive care, lab tests, diabetes management and vaccines.

aspiration	22
blood draw	23
complementary or alternative therapy	89
diabetes management	111
doctor visit	654
injections	22
lab tests	125
manual therapy	89
osteopathic medicine	89
preventive care	208
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
vaccines	92

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2017 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	246
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	34
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	91
85 and over	32
Less than 65	18
65 to 74	144

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO From 2017 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kari Coffey, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Education & Training

She completed residency at Parkview Medical Center Internal Medicine. She is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOA) Internal Medicine and has a state license in Colorado.

Residency: Parkview Medical Center Internal Medicine

Board Certification: American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOA) Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Colorado

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kari Coffey, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Kari Coffey, DO has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 136 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Kari Coffey, DO from all over the web to help you find the right in Pueblo, CO.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Kari Coffey, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$220 RYBELSUS $138	Ozempic $60	Tresiba $21
COMSORT, Inc	$100 ZERBAXA $100
United Therapeutics Corporation	$100 ORENITRAM $100
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$98 XARELTO $98
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.	$82 Inspire $82
Other	$213 Relistor $58	XIFAXAN $54	XIFAXAN 550 MG TABLETS $23	INVANZ $18	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $14	Other $46

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$713
Consulting Fee	$100

Biography

Dr. Kari Coffey is a family medicine and geriatrics (elderly care) specialist in Pueblo, CO. Her patients gave her an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Her areas of expertise consist of diabetes and thyroid problems. Dr. Coffey is affiliated with CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region.