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Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine

University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Professional interests include: pain management

2416 Regency Road
Lexington, KY 40503

(859) 276-3847

Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD is an interventional pain specialist in Lexington, KY specializing in interventional pain medicine. She graduated from University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD is affiliated with American Pain Consortium, The Pain Treatment Center of the Bluegrass - Lexington and BALLARD WRIGHT, MD, PSC.

Office Locations

The Pain Treatment Center of the Bluegrass - Lexington

2416 Regency Road
Lexington, KY 40503

(859) 276-3847

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

blood draw

complete blood count

lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

phosphorus blood test

By Affordability:

bilirubin test

blood count tests

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

blood tests

chronic care

complete blood count

gamma-glutamyl transferase test

lab tests

liver function tests

metabolic panel

phlebotomy for lab tests

phosphorus blood test

phosphorus test

venipuncture

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Kentucky, Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD performed more blood draw, complete blood count (CBC), lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and phosphorus blood test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for bilirubin test, blood count tests, blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, blood tests, chronic care, complete blood count (CBC), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) test, lab tests, liver function tests (LFTs), metabolic panel, phlebotomy for lab tests, phosphorus blood test, phosphorus test, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

preventive care

By Affordability:

facet rhizotomy

facet rhizotomy injection

nerve procedures

percutaneous rhizotomy

rhizotomy

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Kentucky, Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD performed more preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for facet rhizotomy, facet rhizotomy injection, nerve procedures, percutaneous rhizotomy, and rhizotomy (nerve ablation) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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. Lauren K. Larson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Lexington, KY during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
blood draw	283
doctor visit	949
injections	97
lab tests	2895
minimally invasive procedures	44
nerve block	42
nerve procedures	44
pain management	107
spinal procedures	63
thyroid function tests	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Lexington, KY during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, thyroid function tests and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
blood draw	628
doctor visit	1797
injections	83
lab tests	18803
minimally invasive procedures	45
nerve block	36
nerve procedures	45
pain management	109
spinal procedures	64
thyroid function tests	151

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	512
Female	743

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1185
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	15
Less than 65	956

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	33
Dementia	3
Cancer	3

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Lexington, KY during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
blood draw	605
doctor visit	1772
injections	71
lab tests	6997
minimally invasive procedures	57
nerve block	34
nerve procedures	57
pain management	111
spinal procedures	54
thyroid function tests	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	499
Female	708

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1140
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	891

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	3
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	33
Dementia	3
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Lexington, KY during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, thyroid function tests and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
blood draw	787
doctor visit	2215
injections	55
lab tests	4099
minimally invasive procedures	55
nerve block	28
nerve procedures	55
pain management	83
spinal procedures	28
thyroid function tests	86

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1074
Female	1424

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2376
Black	96
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	534
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	22
Less than 65	1814

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	3
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	34
Dementia	3
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Lexington, KY during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
blood draw	839
doctor visit	49
injections	82
lab tests	3783
minimally invasive procedures	53
nerve block	43
nerve procedures	53
pain management	115
spinal procedures	62
thyroid function tests	24

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	399
Female	540

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	898
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	11
Less than 65	648

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	37
Dementia	5
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Lexington, KY during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, pain management and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
blood draw	724
doctor visit	1855
injections	45
lab tests	3334
minimally invasive procedures	86
nerve procedures	86
pain management	108
spinal procedures	22

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	302
Female	463

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	722
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	504

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	37
Dementia	6
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Lexington, KY during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, pain management and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
blood draw	422
doctor visit	1419
injections	37
lab tests	2037
minimally invasive procedures	79
nerve procedures	79
pain management	94
spinal procedures	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	524
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	361

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	39
Dementia	5
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Lexington, KY during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, pain management and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
blood draw	267
doctor visit	899
injections	41
lab tests	1083
minimally invasive procedures	62
nerve procedures	62
pain management	82
spinal procedures	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	210

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	39
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Lexington, KY during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, chronic care and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	106
chronic care	86
doctor visit	691
injections	16
lab tests	466
minimally invasive procedures	42
nerve procedures	42
pain management	58
spinal procedures	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	5
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Lexington, KY during 2021 were lab tests, chronic care, blood draw and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
blood draw	139
chronic care	228
doctor visit	615
injections	30
lab tests	623
minimally invasive procedures	36
nerve procedures	36
pain management	53
preventive care	25
spinal procedures	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	164

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	4
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Lexington, KY during 2022 were lab tests, chronic care, blood draw and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	157
chronic care	280
doctor visit	917
lab tests	753
minimally invasive procedures	24
nerve procedures	24
pain management	24
preventive care	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	509
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	267

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	36
Dementia	2
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Lexington, KY were lab tests, blood draw, chronic care and pain management.

aspiration	21
blood draw	450
chronic care	198
doctor visit	1198
injections	55
lab tests	4079
minimally invasive procedures	53
nerve block	36
nerve procedures	53
pain management	85
preventive care	23
spinal procedures	36
thyroid function tests	59

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	325
Female	463

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	25
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	747
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	21
85 and over	4
Less than 65	543
65 to 74	194

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Cancer	4
Dementia	3

Education & Training

Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD graduated from University of Kentucky College of Medicine. She completed residency at University of Kentucky Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Certifications:: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Subspecialty of Pain Medicine and has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Residency: University of Kentucky Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Certifications:: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Subspecialty of Pain Medicine

Licensed In: Kentucky

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lauren K. Larson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

American Pain Consortium

The Pain Treatment Center of the Bluegrass - Lexington

BALLARD WRIGHT, MD, PSC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Merz North America, Inc.	$1,344 Asclera $300	$1,044
AKRIMAX PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC	$324 PRIMLEV $324
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.	$203 $203
Nevro Corp.	$141 Omnia $141
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$137 Relistor $71	$66
Other	$945 Proclaim IPG $133	RoxyBond $75	Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $66	Nucynta $53	BUTRANS $41	Other $577

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,050
Education	$18
Gift	$14
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$13

Biography

Dr. Lauren Larson is a specialist in interventional pain medicine in Lexington, KY. She has indicated that her clinical interests include pain management. She is professionally affiliated with American Pain Consortium. Before completing her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Kentucky, Dr. Larson attended medical school at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.

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