Cheryl Lorraine Olson, M.D.
Surgery Physician · La Jolla, CA
Cheryl Lorraine Olson, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1043238728, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (California G78218, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cheryl Lorraine Olson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G78218 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 452-5054
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2026
- Fax
- (858) 452-5097
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080118000752); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cheryl Lorraine Olson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G78218Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
177 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 80 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen61 claims
- Gattex13 claims
- Tramadol Hcl12 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: $554.64
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Northern Inyo Healthcare DistrictBishop, CA
- Surgical Associates OF LA Jolla Medical Group, Inc.La Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cheryl Lorraine Olson among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Cheryl Lorraine Olson, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
43 surgery physician records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 43 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Cheryl Lorraine Olson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cheryl Lorraine Olson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043238728, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cheryl Lorraine Olson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 452-5054. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cheryl Lorraine Olson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G78218, 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 Cheryl Lorraine Olson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cheryl Lorraine Olson, M.D. had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.