NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Catherine E. Olson, MD

Family Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA

Catherine E. Olson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1982731972, issued on Feb 27, 2007. Check the license (California A68337, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982731972
Name
Catherine E. Olson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A68337 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2401 Keith St, San Francisco, CA 94124
Phone
(415) 671-7000
Enumerated
Feb 27, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 822-3838
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081201000137); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1997
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2401 Keith St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Fatimah Abdul-KhaliqMarriage & Family Therapist1780229393
  2. Melanie Bien, LCSWClinical Social Worker1427569375
  3. George Calvin, LCSWClinical Social Worker1366641532
  4. Berta Crespin, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1043585391
  5. Kristen Edmonston, LCSWClinical Social Worker1568887685
  6. Robert Franklin, MDFamily Medicine Physician1801975933

Verify Catherine E. Olson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,416 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 234 claims were for opioids.

  1. Catherine Olson2,416
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium186 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate162 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen93 claims
  4. Gabapentin81 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa64 claims
  6. Lisinopril59 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%81.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. City And County OF San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Catherine E. Olson among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Catherine E. Olson, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Family Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Franklin, MDSan Francisco, CA 941241801975933
  2. Keith Seidel, MDSan Francisco, CA 941241861511404
  3. Darenie Goodman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941231295992527
  4. Tara Kantharaj, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941231033552401
  5. Melinda Kong, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941231306296348
  6. Parivash Sanders, D.O.San Francisco, CA 941231801245386
  7. Arnold Traynis, MDSan Francisco, CA 941251962456749
  8. Eric Walsh, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941231588689715

Common questions

What is Catherine E. Olson, MD's NPI number?

Catherine E. Olson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982731972, issued on Feb 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine E. Olson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 Keith St, San Francisco, CA, 94124. Phone: (415) 671-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Catherine E. Olson, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A68337, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Catherine E. Olson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Catherine E. Olson, MD had 2,416 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Catherine E. Olson, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.