NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ekama Carlson, MD, PHD

MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician · San Francisco, CA

Ekama Carlson, MD, PHD is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1245532159, issued on Nov 29, 2010. Check the license (California A142552, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245532159
Name
Ekama Carlson
Credential
MD, PHD
Primary taxonomy
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician 207ND0101X
License number
A142552 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2100 Webster St Ste 506, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone
(415) 266-9431
Enumerated
Nov 29, 2010
Record last updated
Jul 20, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210223001637); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2012
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 2100 Webster St Ste 506

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

  1. Karen Horton, MD, MSC, FRCSCPlastic Surgery Physician1164463881

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  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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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average mohs-micrographic surgery physician in 2024

166 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 570 among the 1,396 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ekama Carlson166
  2. Specialty average570

Most prescribed

  1. Cefadroxil51 claims
  2. Clobetasol Propionate22 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate14 claims
  4. Triamcinolone Acetonide14 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): 100 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. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $756.25

27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,074 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,075.23 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ekama Carlson$756.25
  2. Specialty average$4,075.23

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Ekama Carlson among 164 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in California

Ekama Carlson, MD, PHD is one of 164 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 143 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ND0101X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 164 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elsy Compres, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151184170037
  2. Drew Saylor, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151306289723
  3. Siegrid Yu, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151902854961
  4. Susan Butler, M.D.San Carlos, CA 940701013118843
  5. Faud Abuabara, M.D.Mountain View, CA 940401164472890
  6. Caroline DooMenlo Park, CA 940251750736898
  7. Jon Starr, M.D.Menlo Park, CA 940251972612083
  8. Sarah Arron, M.D., PH.D.Burlingame, CA 940101255463725

Common questions

What is Ekama Carlson, MD, PHD's NPI number?

Ekama Carlson, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245532159, issued on Nov 29, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ekama Carlson, MD, PHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2100 Webster St Ste 506, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 266-9431. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ekama Carlson, MD, PHD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A142552, 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 Ekama Carlson, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ekama Carlson, MD, PHD had 166 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among mohs-micrographic surgery physician prescribers was 570. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ekama Carlson, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.

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