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Dr. Karen Quillen, MD

(Karen Quillen, MD)

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Specializes in: Physician, Adult Hematology and Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine

830 Harrison Avenue 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02118

(617) 638-6428

Dr. Karen Quillen, MD is a physician provider in Boston, MA specializing in physician, adult hematology and blood banking & transfusion medicine. Dr. Karen Quillen, MD is affiliated with Boston Medical Center.

Office Locations

830 Harrison Avenue 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02118

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD in 2024

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2024, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Karen Quillen, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as a physician provider in Boston, MA during 2012 were lab tests, cytology, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	57
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46
lab tests	94

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as a physician provider in Boston, MA during 2013 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	35
hospital care	64
inpatient care	48
lab tests	132
outpatient care	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	72
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	33
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as a physician provider in Boston, MA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	26
hospital care	53
inpatient care	40
lab tests	29
outpatient care	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	37
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as a physician provider in Boston, MA during 2015 were cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	25

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	26
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as a physician provider in Boston, MA during 2016 were cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	62
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	15
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	43
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	46
Dementia	30
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as a physician provider in Boston, MA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	36
inpatient care	36

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	70
Black	40
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	28
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as a physician provider in Boston, MA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	113
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	44
Dementia	21
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as a physician provider in Boston, MA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	115
hospital care	72
inpatient care	72

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	58
Black	42
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as a physician provider in Boston, MA during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	103
doctor visit	127
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80
lab tests	375

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	15
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as a physician provider in Boston, MA during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	153
blood draw	914
chemotherapy	153
doctor visit	541
lab tests	3777
minimally invasive procedures	226
preventive care	16
thyroid function tests	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	56
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	34
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as a physician provider in Boston, MA during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	817
doctor visit	477
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
lab tests	3282
minimally invasive procedures	68
thyroid function tests	18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	33
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as a physician provider in Boston, MA during 2023 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	191
doctor visit	222
hospital care	262
inpatient care	262
lab tests	737

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	27
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD in 2023

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as a physician provider in Boston, MA during 2024 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	155
hospital care	335
inpatient care	335

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	20
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated as a physician provider in Boston, MA were lab tests, blood draw, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	153
blood draw	506
chemotherapy	153
cytology	32
doctor visit	250
hospital care	117
inpatient care	114
lab tests	1203
minimally invasive procedures	147
outpatient care	14
preventive care	16
thyroid function tests	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD.

**Gender**
Female	110
Male	94

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	46
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	126
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	56
85 and over	16
Less than 65	43
65 to 74	78

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karen Quillen, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Karen Quillen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Education & Training

She completed residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She is certified by the Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine and Hematology Blood Banking/Transfusion MedicineAmerican Board of Pathology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital (1994)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine and Hematology Blood Banking/Transfusion MedicineAmerican Board of Pathology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Karen Quillen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Boston Medical Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Karen Quillen, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Fallon: Senior Plan, Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): Unify (OneCare Plan), CCA: SCO Primary Care, Tufts Health Plan: Tufts Medicare Complement, Neighbborhood: Commonwealth Choice, Neighbborhood: ACO, Aetna: QPOS, Neighbborhood: Commonwealth Care, Aetna: Medicare Advantage, Fallon: Major Medical/Health & Life Assurance Company Programs, Tufts Health Plan: Select Network HMO & PPO, Aetna: ElectChoice, Fallon: Select Care, MultiPlan (Beech Street): Medicare Advantage Private FFS Network, Cigna: HealthSource Preferred, Tufts Health Plan: GIC Limited Network Product, CCA: Inpatient Services Program, BCBSMA: Indemnity, Aetna: Aetna Choice POS II, CCA: OneCare, Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): ACO, BCBSMA: HMO Blue, Fallon: Flex Care Select, Aetna: Managed Choice POS, BMC Healthnet: MassHealth, Senior Whole Health: SCO, MultiPlan (Beech Street): MA PPO Network, Tufts Health Plan: HMO, Neighbborhood: CarePlus, BMC Healthnet: ACO & Senior Care Options, Neighborhood PACE, Aetna: National Advantage, Senior Whole Health: Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan, MultiPlan (PPO Network Company): Primary PPO Network, HPHC: HMO, Fallon: Preferred Care, Cigna: HealthSource Preferred Managed Worker's Comp, Unicare: Commonwealth Indemnity Plan (formerly GIC), Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): Subsidized Connector Plans, HPHC: PPO, Humana, Uphams Elder Svc Plan: PACE - Elder Service Providers, BCBSMA: Preferred Provider Arrangement, Neighbborhood: CMA, Health Plans Inc., United Healthcare: Commercial & SCO, Kaiser, Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): Non-Subsidized Connector Plans, BMC Healthnet: Commonwealth Choice, Tufts Health Plan: Non-HMP (PPO, POS & EPO Products), Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): MassHealth, Neighbborhood: MassHealth, Fallon: Senior Plan Preferred, Cigna: HealthSource NH, Chickering Claims Administrators: Student Health Plan, CCA: SCO, Aetna: HMO, MultiPlan (PPO Network Company): Complementary Network, BCBSMA: Medicare Advantage, Aetna: Open Choice PPO, VA Choice, BMC Healthnet: QHP, Neighbborhood: Commercial and Aetna: Aetna Select.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Karen Quillen, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Fallon: Senior Plan

Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): Unify (OneCare Plan)

CCA: SCO Primary Care

Tufts Health Plan: Tufts Medicare Complement

Neighbborhood: Commonwealth Choice

Neighbborhood: ACO

Aetna: QPOS

Neighbborhood: Commonwealth Care

Aetna: Medicare Advantage

Fallon: Major Medical/Health & Life Assurance Company Programs

Tufts Health Plan: Select Network HMO & PPO

Aetna: ElectChoice

Fallon: Select Care

MultiPlan (Beech Street): Medicare Advantage Private FFS Network

Cigna: HealthSource Preferred

Tufts Health Plan: GIC Limited Network Product

CCA: Inpatient Services Program

BCBSMA: Indemnity

Aetna: Aetna Choice POS II

CCA: OneCare

Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): ACO

BCBSMA: HMO Blue

Fallon: Flex Care Select

Aetna: Managed Choice POS

BMC Healthnet: MassHealth

Senior Whole Health: SCO

MultiPlan (Beech Street): MA PPO Network

Tufts Health Plan: HMO

Neighbborhood: CarePlus

BMC Healthnet: ACO & Senior Care Options

Neighborhood PACE

Aetna: National Advantage

Senior Whole Health: Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan

MultiPlan (PPO Network Company): Primary PPO Network

HPHC: HMO

Fallon: Preferred Care

Cigna: HealthSource Preferred Managed Worker's Comp

Unicare: Commonwealth Indemnity Plan (formerly GIC)

Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): Subsidized Connector Plans

HPHC: PPO

Humana

Uphams Elder Svc Plan: PACE - Elder Service Providers

BCBSMA: Preferred Provider Arrangement

Neighbborhood: CMA

Health Plans Inc.

United Healthcare: Commercial & SCO

Kaiser

Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): Non-Subsidized Connector Plans

BMC Healthnet: Commonwealth Choice

Tufts Health Plan: Non-HMP (PPO, POS & EPO Products)

Tufts Health Public Plans (THPP): MassHealth

Neighbborhood: MassHealth

Fallon: Senior Plan Preferred

Cigna: HealthSource NH

Chickering Claims Administrators: Student Health Plan

CCA: SCO

Aetna: HMO

MultiPlan (PPO Network Company): Complementary Network

BCBSMA: Medicare Advantage

Aetna: Open Choice PPO

VA Choice

BMC Healthnet: QHP

Neighbborhood: Commercial

Aetna: Aetna Select

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$11,858 SOLIRIS $11,858
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$99 $99
Seattle Genetics, Inc.	$82 SGN35 $82
American National Red Cross	$33 blood $33

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$6,500
Travel and Lodging	$2,990
Honoraria	$2,280
Food and Beverage	$203
Education	$99

Research Payments

Dr. Karen Quillen, MD has received 17 research payments totaling $214,468.

Biography

Dr. Karen Quillen is a specialist in adult hematology and blood banking & transfusion medicine. For her professional training, Dr. Quillen completed a residency program at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Quillen is professionally affiliated with Boston Medical Center.