Catherine Pinkston, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Reno, NV
Catherine Pinkston, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Reno, Nevada, and NPI 1962897611, issued on Mar 31, 2015. Check the license (Nevada DO2538, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Pinkston
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- DO2538 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2861 Northtowne LN, Reno, NV 89512
- Phone
- (775) 204-4000
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- Fax
- (775) 234-4605
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180830001169); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2861 Northtowne LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Catherine Pinkston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license DO2538Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,553 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium393 claims
- Lisinopril269 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate259 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium251 claims
- Losartan Potassium189 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium158 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $937.57
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Pinnacle Medical Group Hicks PCReno, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Pinkston among 1,243 family medicine physician records in Nevada
Catherine Pinkston, DO is one of 1,243 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 726 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 45% 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 Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
211 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Reno
They are 211 of the 11,565 NPPES records with a practice address in Reno, and 1,243 family medicine physician records in Nevada.
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Common questions
What is Catherine Pinkston, DO's NPI number?
Catherine Pinkston, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962897611, issued on Mar 31, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Pinkston, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2861 Northtowne LN, Reno, NV, 89512. Phone: (775) 204-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Pinkston, DO's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number DO2538, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Catherine Pinkston, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Pinkston, DO had 5,553 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.