Lauren Emma Karbach, M.D.

Primary specialty

Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 2086S0105X

License

S6223 Issued in TX

Practice address

19138 US Highway 281 N Ste 200
San Antonio, TX 78258-4988

Phone

(210) 489-7225

NPI assigned

Apr 8, 2013

Last updated

Oct 28, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Hand SurgeryAlso: Orthopedic Surgery

Education

Baylor College of Medicine, 2013

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group LLPGroup PAC ID 6800798794, 143 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Baptist Medical Center Hospital, San Antonio, TX, CCN 450058

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

81.42 of 100Reported as individual

Quality

71.12

Promoting interoperability

91

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• TX HMO D-SNP
• TX HMO

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: lauren.karbach.1@3199.direct.athenahealth.com
• Direct secure messaging: lauren.karbach.1@94.direct.athenahealth.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, LLP

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • San Antonio, TX
  • NPI 1720022494
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, LLP

  • Orthopedic Physical Therapist
  • San Antonio, TX
  • NPI 1770042152

  Orthopaedic Surgery

  NPD
• The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, LLP

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • San Antonio, TX
  • NPI 1457429375
  NPD (past)
• Trinity Regional Medical Center

  dba UnityPoint Clinic

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Fort Dodge, IA
  • NPI 1073594156

  Orthopaedic Surgery

  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• VHS San Antonio Partners LLC

  dba Baptist Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • San Antonio, TX
  • NPI 1598744856
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "400 CONCORD PLAZA DR STE 300",
            "city": "SAN ANTONIO",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "782166991",
            "telephone_number": "210-804-5400"
        },
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}

• Harold Karam, DO
• Joseph Richard Karam, M.D.
• Dennis Edward Karasek, M.D.
• Madison Karasek, MA, LPC
• Kelsey Karasinski
• Kelly Ann Karcher, FNP-C
• Sara Karcher, PH.D.
• Thomas F Kardos, MD
• Clark Michael Kardys, M.D.
• Victoria Rosita Kareh, DDS

• Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician in San Antonio, TX
• Providers in San Antonio, TX by specialty
• Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 28, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.