{"_score":0,"docId":"11276362","dateModify":"04/29/2026","personId":11276362,"name":"Karen B. Saks","displayName":"Dr. Karen B. Saks","displayNameShort":"Dr. Karen Saks","displayLastName":"Dr. Saks","initials":"KS","familyName":"Dr. Saks","score":13.912798114492798,"yearsOfExperience":0,"issuers":[{"issuerName":"BridgeSpan","personifyId":309961189},{"issuerName":"Providence","personifyId":563472683},{"issuerName":"Walgreens","personifyId":554390256},{"issuerName":"Anthem BCBS","personifyId":309961161},{"issuerName":"Samaritan","personifyId":563474420},{"issuerName":"TeamCare","personifyId":575357466},{"issuerName":"PacificSource","personifyId":309961186},{"issuerName":"Cigna","personifyId":309961178},{"issuerName":"Premera Blue Cross","personifyId":575357467},{"issuerName":"CVS Health","personifyId":563473958},{"issuerName":"Medicaid","personifyId":554481722},{"issuerName":"Silverscript","personifyId":563472210},{"issuerName":"Blue Cross Blue Shield","personifyId":309961277},{"issuerName":"Moda Health","personifyId":309961146},{"issuerName":"Wellcare","personifyId":554375005},{"issuerName":"Health Net","personifyId":309961227},{"issuerName":"ATRIO Health","personifyId":554542280},{"issuerName":"Regence","personifyId":309961270},{"issuerName":"Cambia Health Solutions","personifyId":554521926},{"issuerName":"Kaiser Permanente","personifyId":554375006},{"issuerName":"CareFirst","personifyId":309961147},{"issuerName":"Humana","personifyId":309961191},{"issuerName":"Blue Shield of California","personifyId":554448602},{"issuerName":"Devoted Health","personifyId":554661160},{"issuerName":"Aetna","personifyId":309961223},{"issuerName":"Managed Medicaid","personifyId":554456182},{"issuerName":"Trillium","personifyId":554521922},{"issuerName":"Anthem BCBS","personifyId":563469893},{"issuerName":"UnitedHealthcare","personifyId":309961217},{"issuerName":"Prominence Health","personifyId":309961268},{"issuerName":"CareOregon","personifyId":563467993}],"insurance":[{"issuerId":309961223,"issuerName":"Aetna","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":309961161,"issuerName":"Anthem BCBS","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":554542280,"issuerName":"ATRIO Health","planTypes":["MEDICARE MAPD","MEDICARE SNP","OTHER MEDICARE PART D","PPO"]},{"issuerId":309961277,"issuerName":"Blue Cross Blue Shield","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":554448602,"issuerName":"Blue Shield of California","planTypes":["HMO","INSURANCE PLAN","MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN","MEDICARE MAPD","MEDICARE PDP","MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN","OTHER COMMERCIAL","OTHER MEDICARE","OTHER MEDICARE PART D","PPO"]},{"issuerId":309961189,"issuerName":"BridgeSpan","planTypes":["EPO","HMO"]},{"issuerId":554521926,"issuerName":"Cambia Health Solutions","planTypes":["EPO","INSURANCE PLAN","MEDICARE MAPD","MEDICARE PDP","OTHER COMMERCIAL","OTHER MEDICARE","PPO"]},{"issuerId":309961147,"issuerName":"CareFirst","planTypes":["HMO","POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":309961178,"issuerName":"Cigna","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","PPO"]},{"issuerId":554661160,"issuerName":"Devoted Health","planTypes":["MEDICARE MAPD","OTHER MEDICARE"]},{"issuerId":309961227,"issuerName":"Health Net","planTypes":[]},{"issuerId":309961191,"issuerName":"Humana","planTypes":["HMO","INDEMNITY","POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":554375006,"issuerName":"Kaiser Permanente","planTypes":["HMO","INSURANCE PLAN","MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN","MEDICARE MAPD","MEDICARE PDP","OTHER MEDICARE","POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":554456182,"issuerName":"Managed Medicaid","planTypes":["OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID"]},{"issuerId":554481722,"issuerName":"Medicaid","planTypes":["OTHER MEDICAID","STATE MEDICAID"]},{"issuerId":309961146,"issuerName":"Moda Health","planTypes":["EPO","PPO"]},{"issuerId":309961186,"issuerName":"PacificSource","planTypes":["PPO"]},{"issuerId":575357467,"issuerName":"Premera Blue Cross","planTypes":["INSURANCE PLAN","MEDICARE MAPD","OTHER COMMERCIAL","PPO"]},{"issuerId":309961268,"issuerName":"Prominence Health","planTypes":["EPO","PPO"]},{"issuerId":309961270,"issuerName":"Regence","planTypes":["EPO","PPO"]},{"issuerId":563474420,"issuerName":"Samaritan","planTypes":["INSURANCE PLAN","MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN","MEDICARE MAPD","MEDICARE SNP","OTHER MEDICARE PART D"]},{"issuerId":575357466,"issuerName":"TeamCare","planTypes":["OTHER COMMERCIAL"]},{"issuerId":554521922,"issuerName":"Trillium","planTypes":["MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN","MEDICARE MAPD"]},{"issuerId":309961217,"issuerName":"UnitedHealthcare","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":554390256,"issuerName":"Walgreens","planTypes":["MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD","MEDICARE PDP","OTHER MEDICARE"]},{"issuerId":554375005,"issuerName":"Wellcare","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","INSURANCE PLAN","MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN","MEDICARE MAPD","MEDICARE PDP","MEDICARE SNP","MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN","OTHER MEDICARE","OTHER MEDICARE PART D"]}],"phone":"503-297-8081","isUSPrescriber":true,"languages":["English"],"address":{"addressLine1":"9701 Southwest Barnes Road","addressLine2":"Suite 300","city":"Portland","stateProvince":"Oregon","stateProvinceCode":"OR","country2Code":"US","country":"United States of America","fidelity":2,"latlon":"45.502847,-122.770212","distance":null,"lat":45.502847,"lon":-122.770212,"postalCode":"97225","orgPhoneNumber":"503-297-8081","orgWebsite":null,"orgLogo":null,"orgFaxNumber":null,"orgName":null,"healthSystem":{"website":"https://www.providence.org/doctors/gastroenterology/or/portland/karen-saks-1306136502","name":"Providence"},"locationString":"9701 Southwest Barnes Road, Suite 300, Portland, OR, 97225, US","location":"Portland, OR","staticMapAlt":"9701 Southwest Barnes Road Suite 300 Portland, OR","staticMapHref":"https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=9701%2Bsouthwest%2Bbarnes%2Broad%2Bsuite%2B300%2Bportland%2C%2Bor","staticMapUrl":"https://cdn.medifind.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=9701%2Bsouthwest%2Bbarnes%2Broad%2Bsuite%2B300%2Bportland%2C%2Bor&zoom=17&size=600x200&scale=2&maptype=roadmap&markers=size:mid%7Ccolor:0xea4335%7C9701%2Bsouthwest%2Bbarnes%2Broad%2Bsuite%2B300%2Bportland%2C%2Bor&key=AIzaSyBjH8KBPQ6X8jWF2C1xp1ZuJ-C4vjsRl2Y&signature=iLZqztYlIjf6GHqaL-E1NPGktOI="},"addresses":null,"demographics":{"sex":"F"},"distance":null,"distanceValue":null,"distanceUnit":"mi","specialties":["Gastroenterology"],"primarySpecialtyLookup":{"specialty":"Gastroenterology","slug":"gastroenterology","role":"Gastroenterologist"},"image":null,"affiliations":{"practice":["THE OREGON CLINIC, PC"],"hospitals":[{"name":"Providence Seaside Hospital"},{"name":"Providence St Vincent Medical Center"}]},"primaryOrgName":null,"primaryOrgWebsite":null,"socialMedia":[],"credentials":{"licenses":["Internal Medicine in OR"],"trainingInstitution":{}},"credentialCodes":["MD"],"isDoctor":true,"fellowships":[],"highlyRatedConditionsCount":0,"orgLogo":null,"orgWebsite":null,"isPremium":null,"bookOnline":null,"healthSystem":{"website":"https://www.providence.org/doctors/gastroenterology/or/portland/karen-saks-1306136502","name":"Providence"},"hasPublication":true,"youtubeVideos":[],"profileClaimed":false,"badges":{"roles":false,"awards":false,"fellowships":false,"telemedicine":true,"acceptsNewPatients":true},"topCodings":[],"codingCount":28,"isPromoted":false,"appointmentPhone":null,"appointmentAssistOptIn":true,"appointmentURL":null,"isMediFindAppointment":true,"referralRequired":false,"acceptsMedicare":false,"acceptsNewPatients":true,"telemedicine":true,"biography":"<p>Karen Saks is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon.</p><p>Her clinical expertise encompasses Swallowing Difficulty, Painful Swallowing, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.</p><p>She is actively involved in <a href=\"#research\">clinical research</a>, co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. Dr. Saks is currently accepting new patients.</p>","conditions":[{"conditionId":325924091,"score":15.408312468774277,"codingName":"Swallowing Difficulty","type":"condition","projectId":6410},{"conditionId":218205558,"score":15.408312468774277,"codingName":"Painful Swallowing","type":"condition","projectId":3910},{"conditionId":218206407,"score":14.408975204437303,"codingName":"Familial Adenomatous Polyposis","type":"condition","projectId":1965},{"conditionId":454153058,"score":13.328115843521065,"codingName":"Endoscopy","type":"procedure","projectId":6572},{"conditionId":239083805,"score":12.04811421642662,"codingName":"Crohn's Disease","type":"condition","projectId":1420},{"conditionId":218152288,"score":11.65492359753289,"codingName":"Eosinophilic Enteropathy","type":"condition","projectId":1812},{"conditionId":218205225,"score":11.549550541160162,"codingName":"Turcot Syndrome","type":"condition","projectId":5317},{"conditionId":218204312,"score":11.425088889974312,"codingName":"Gardner Syndrome","type":"condition","projectId":2147},{"conditionId":218199465,"score":9.473584441335253,"codingName":"Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome","type":"condition","projectId":5265},{"conditionId":218192330,"score":9.46785993017704,"codingName":"Diarrhea","type":"condition","projectId":1590},{"conditionId":218206311,"score":9.257176788679454,"codingName":"Ascites","type":"condition","projectId":5639},{"conditionId":218206265,"score":9.171367195696249,"codingName":"Portal Hypertension","type":"condition","projectId":4344},{"conditionId":218202880,"score":8.939441638070242,"codingName":"Cholecystitis","type":"condition","projectId":933},{"conditionId":218206018,"score":8.812164560290636,"codingName":"Ulcerative Colitis","type":"condition","projectId":5329},{"conditionId":579326353,"score":8.789773656765867,"codingName":"Visceromegaly","type":"condition","projectId":6267},{"conditionId":448888088,"score":7.710591643445544,"codingName":"Gallbladder Disease","type":"condition","projectId":6645},{"conditionId":218200236,"score":7.24380661062453,"codingName":"Gastritis","type":"condition","projectId":2150},{"conditionId":218192027,"score":7.190602738506257,"codingName":"Gas Bloat Syndrome","type":"condition","projectId":2148},{"conditionId":218195418,"score":6.786113647287852,"codingName":"Gastrointestinal Bleeding","type":"condition","projectId":5830},{"conditionId":579335040,"score":6.763189013734483,"codingName":"Enlarged Liver","type":"condition","projectId":5778},{"conditionId":218205723,"score":6.500049151448975,"codingName":"Indigestion","type":"condition","projectId":5896},{"conditionId":440026964,"score":6.3997966907572215,"codingName":"Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)","type":"condition","projectId":2155},{"conditionId":218187837,"score":5.9518421950725395,"codingName":"Heartburn","type":"condition","projectId":4529},{"conditionId":239240979,"score":5.913846801633619,"codingName":"Esophagitis","type":"condition","projectId":5791},{"conditionId":454152779,"score":5.343845128465654,"codingName":"Gastrectomy","type":"procedure","projectId":6385},{"conditionId":218202355,"score":5.266310172300162,"codingName":"Angiodysplasia of the Colon","type":"condition","projectId":5629},{"conditionId":579343329,"score":0.6310943120808392,"codingName":"Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease","type":"condition","projectId":2008},{"conditionId":579333196,"score":0.5088251499842692,"codingName":"Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)","type":"condition","projectId":6342}],"residencyInstitution":null,"areasOfFocus":["Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease","Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)"]}