Craig Howard Olson, MD
Surgery Physician · Dallas, TX
Craig Howard Olson, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1629272406, issued on Jun 13, 2007. Check the license (Texas M8885, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Howard Olson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- M8885 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1801 Inwood RD, Dallas, TX 75235
- Phone
- (214) 505-2901
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090622000476); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1801 Inwood RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Johnson AndreStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932895190
- Zainab Aro-Lambo, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1104701549
- Edward Arrington, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1003889213
- Agnes AugustineNurse Practitioner1285100487
- Robert Bass, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1558370924
- Ashley Boothe, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1467861898
Verify Craig Howard Olson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M8885Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
123 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl30 claims
- Loperamide14 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 claims
- Cholestyramine11 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: $8,334.04
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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 one group practice
- Healthtexas Provider NetworkWaxahachie, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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- John Abdelsayed, MDSugar Land, TX1578983839
- Ziad Abdo, M.D.Dallas, TX1700838414
- Alan Abel, MDBig Spring, TX1518966829
- Stephen Abernathy, M.D.Temple, TX1851389779
- John Abikhaled, M.D.Austin, TX1639108731
Common questions
What is Craig Howard Olson, MD's NPI number?
Craig Howard Olson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629272406, issued on Jun 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Howard Olson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 Inwood RD, Dallas, TX, 75235. Phone: (214) 505-2901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Howard Olson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M8885, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Craig Howard Olson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Howard Olson, MD had 123 Medicare Part D claims for 56 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.