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Dr. Robert John Karman, MD

Accepting New Patients

(20 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1990)

3920 Dutchmans Lane 1st Floor
Louisville, KY 40207

(502) 259-6610

Dr. Robert John Karman, MD is a pulmonologist in Louisville, KY specializing in adult pulmonology and sleep medicine. He graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1990 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. Robert John Karman, MD is affiliated with UofL Health .

Office Locations

3920 Dutchmans Lane 1st Floor
Louisville, KY 40207

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1905 West Hebron Lane 2nd Floor, Suite 207
Shepherdsville, KY 40165

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1900 Bluegrass Avenue Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40215

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

CPAP follow-up

In 2023, Dr. Robert John Karman, MD had a list price for CPAP follow-up that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Kentucky. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

CPAP treatment

home cardiorespiratory sleep study

sleep study

In 2012, Dr. Robert John Karman, MD performed more CPAP treatment, home cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study, and sleep study procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Kentucky.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert John Karman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Louisville, KY during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	166
blood draw	21
bronchoscopy	127
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	931
hospital care	2235
inpatient care	2235
minimally invasive procedures	13
preventive care	39
pulmonary testing	312
sleep study	321
thoracic (chest) imaging	48
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17
vaccines	39
X-rays	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert John Karman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Louisville, KY during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	179
bronchoscopy	42
doctor visit	1120
hospital care	1092
inpatient care	1092
pulmonary testing	155
sleep study	359
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
X-rays	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	504
Female	576

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	937
Black	120
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	432
From 75 to 84	267
85 and over	83
Less than 65	298

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert John Karman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Louisville, KY during 2014 were sleep study, airway management and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	197
doctor visit	1264
pulmonary testing	37
sleep study	424

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	427
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	732
Black	61
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	363
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	42
Less than 65	211

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	41
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert John Karman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Louisville, KY during 2015 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	317
doctor visit	1167
sleep study	669

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1030
Female	900

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1784
Black	102
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	938
From 75 to 84	458
85 and over	78
Less than 65	456

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	41
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert John Karman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Louisville, KY during 2016 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	244
doctor visit	1110
sleep study	545

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	434
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	799
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	425
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	41
Less than 65	198

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert John Karman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Louisville, KY during 2017 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	225
doctor visit	1065
sleep study	600

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	446
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	789
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	474
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	41
Less than 65	150

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert John Karman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Louisville, KY during 2018 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	222
doctor visit	1186
sleep study	635

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	454
Female	470

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	829
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	494
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	39
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert John Karman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Louisville, KY during 2019 were sleep study, airway management and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	242
doctor visit	1191
pulmonary testing	38
sleep study	652

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	482
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	852
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	515
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	48
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert John Karman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Louisville, KY during 2020 were sleep study, airway management, immunotherapy and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	147
doctor visit	1037
immunotherapy	139
injections	139
pulmonary testing	61
sleep study	461

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	480
Female	462

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	851
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	536
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	46
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert John Karman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Louisville, KY during 2021 were sleep study, airway management, pulmonary testing and immunotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	92
doctor visit	884
immunotherapy	61
injections	61
pulmonary testing	75
sleep study	388

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	399
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	690
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	435
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	43
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert John Karman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Louisville, KY during 2022 were sleep study, airway management, immunotherapy and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	33
doctor visit	369
immunotherapy	21
injections	21
sleep study	126

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	23
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	3
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert John Karman, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Louisville, KY were inpatient care, hospital care, sleep study and airway management.

airway management	187
blood draw	21
bronchoscopy	84
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	1029
hospital care	1663
immunotherapy	73
injections	73
inpatient care	1663
minimally invasive procedures	13
preventive care	39
pulmonary testing	113
sleep study	470
thoracic (chest) imaging	30
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17
vaccines	39
X-rays	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	444
Female	422

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	51
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	784
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	218
85 and over	44
Less than 65	164
65 to 74	440

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert John Karman, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Robert John Karman, MD graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1990. He completed residency at Mayo Clinic. He is certified by the Board Certification: the Academy of Chest Physicians (FACP) and has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1990)

Residency: Mayo Clinic (1993)

Board Certification: Board Certification: the Academy of Chest Physicians (FACP)

Licensed In: Kentucky

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert John Karman, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UofL Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robert John Karman, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.97 out of 5 stars based on 20 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robert John Karman, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Louisville, KY.

4.97

Overall Rating

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-06-25

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Exceptional professionals, my nurse and Dr. Robert Karman.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-10-27

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Very good doctor (Robert Karman, MD).

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Robert John Karman, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$869 Xyrem $446	XYWAV $215	SUNOSI $208
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.	$578 Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System $332	Inspire $246
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC	$185 QUVIVIQ $185
Harmony Biosciences LLC	$159 Wakix $159
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$150 SUNOSI $150
Other	$470 NUVIGIL $116	BELSOMRA $94	RAC $36	FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE $32	SPRITAM $26	Other $166

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,337
Entertainment	$36
Education	$27
Gift	$12

Biography

Dr. Robert Karman's specialties are sleep medicine and adult pulmonology. He is affiliated with UofL Health. After completing medical school at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Dr. Karman performed his residency at Mayo Clinic. He is rated highly by his patients. He has received the distinction of Multiple Top Doctor Awards. Doctor.com reports that Dr. Karman is accepting new patients at his office in Louisville, KY.