“The philosophy of care that I live by is to listen carefully, think critically, and come up with a plan to meet each patient’s needs.”
Karissa Thal, MD
Mount Nittany Health Provider
Karissa Thal, MD
Accepting New Patients- Accepting Telehealth Appointments
Karissa Thal, MD
About Me
Dr. Thal earned her Bachelor of Science from The Schreyer Honors College at Penn State University. She earned her M.D. at The Penn State College of Medicine and completed her residency at the Penn State Health Family and Community Medicine Residency at Mount Nittany Medical Center. During her residency, Dr. Thal served as Chief Resident and she also received a certificate of appreciation from the Penn State Navy and ROTC programs, recognizing her work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Working at Mount Nittany Health enables me to become my hometown’s family doctor,” said Dr. Thal. “I was born at Mount Nittany Medical Center and trained with the physician who delivered me.”
In addition to her family medicine duties, Dr. Thal is certified in advanced headache diagnosis and management from Thomas Jefferson University and works in the Mount Nittany Physician Group Neurology Clinic two days a week. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Pennsylvania Medical Society.
Dr. Thal resides in Bellefonte and when not seeing patients at Mount Nittany Health she volunteers at the Brookline Lab Retriever Rescue.
Female
English
Credentials
Medical Education
The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine - Hershey, PA
Board Certification
American Board of Family Medicine
Insurance
Accepted insurance providers
- Aetna
- Advantra
- AmeriHealth Caritas Pennsylvania
- AmeriHealth Caritas Pennsylvania CHC
- AmeriHealth Caritas Northeast
- AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Care
- Capital Blue Cross (including Senior Blue, Keystone Health Plan Central, Health One and Blue CHIP)
- Cigna (accepted system-wide, except by CEMA, the Emergency Department provider group)
- Community Care Behavioral Health Organization (psychiatry)
- Gateway Health Plan (Medical Assistance Product)
- Geisinger Health Plan/Geisinger Gold/GHP Family
- Government: CHAMPUS, Tricare/Black Lung Benefits Act
- HealthAmerica/HealthAssurance/First Health
- Highmark/PA Blue Shield (accepted system-wide, except by Centre Pathology Associates, the Pathology department provider group as of 1/1/26)
- Medical Assistance
- Medicare/Medicare Railroad
- PA Health and Wellness
- Preferred Health Services
- Three Rivers Provider Network
- United Behavioral Health (psychiatry)
- United Healthcare/United Healthcare Student Resources
- UPMC Health Plan/UPMC For Life/UPMC For You
Reviews
18 Comments
0 Comments
1 Comments
1 Comments
0 Comments
- April 24, 2026
I feel Dr. Thal knows me better than I know myself. Always helping with maintenance of my health.
- April 22, 2026
I appreciated that my doctor seemed to have actually read over my records before the appointment and was prepared for our visit.
- April 21, 2026
Would highly recommend
- April 16, 2026
There is NO ONE more thorough than Dr. Thal!