NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Colette K. Ehnow, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · San Diego, CA

Colette K. Ehnow, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1649332404, issued on Dec 15, 2006. Check the license (California A97794, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649332404
Name
Colette K. Ehnow
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
A97794 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA 92134
Phone
(619) 532-6702
Enumerated
Dec 15, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(619) 532-7272
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090623000595); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 1995
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 34800 Bob Wilson Dr

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

  1. Jose Acosta, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1861418618
  2. Nehkonti Adams, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1194985705
  3. Maryam Adebayo, APRN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1346799269
  4. Caleb Adkins, DOGeneral Practice Physician1689430860
  5. Kyle Adkins, PHARMDPharmacist1477740884
  6. Phillip Adriano, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1568576585

Verify Colette K. Ehnow 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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93% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

2,927 Medicare Part D claims for 872 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.

  1. Colette Ehnow2,927
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost874 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate441 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol346 claims
  4. Timolol Maleate279 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate265 claims
  6. Cyclosporine179 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA

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

Colette K. Ehnow among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California

Colette K. Ehnow, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in California

There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Beverly, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341376526491
  2. Kent Blade, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341003864802
  3. Eva Chou, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341376717041
  4. David McLaren, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341912978552
  5. Todd Mondzelewski, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341376697698
  6. Joseph Schmitz, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341467523571
  7. Kenneth Kubis, M.D.San Diego, CA 921311124183025
  8. Steve Schallhorn, MDSan Diego, CA 921311760456883

Common questions

What is Colette K. Ehnow, M.D.'s NPI number?

Colette K. Ehnow, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649332404, issued on Dec 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Colette K. Ehnow, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA, 92134. Phone: (619) 532-6702. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Colette K. Ehnow, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A97794, 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 Colette K. Ehnow, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Colette K. Ehnow, M.D. had 2,927 Medicare Part D claims for 872 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.