Emily Sarah Charlson, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Emily Sarah Charlson, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1609296466, issued on Apr 21, 2014. Check the license (California A137508, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Emily Sarah Charlson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A137508 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2452 Watson CT, Palo Alto, CA 94303
- Phone
- (650) 723-4000
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180521002425); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2452 Watson CT
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alec BernardStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689317315
- Natalia Binczyk, MD, FRCSCOphthalmology Physician1013748359
- Julie Cho, M.D, PH.DOphthalmology Physician1073993929
- Jonathan Chou, MDOphthalmology Physician1043621055
- Jonathan EntwisleCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1972934719
- Matthew Fitzgerald, PH.D.Audiologist1770930810
Verify Emily Sarah Charlson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A137508Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
957 Medicare Part D claims for 556 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth477 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate62 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone58 claims
- Moxifloxacin44 claims
- Miebo36 claims
- Xiidra36 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $48,960.82
89 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Pacific Eye Associates, A Medical CorporationSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Emily Sarah Charlson among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Emily Sarah Charlson, MD 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 2014, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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.
All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Palo Alto → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Natalia Binczyk, MD, FRCSCPalo Alto, CA 943031013748359
- Julie Cho, M.D, PH.DPalo Alto, CA 943031073993929
- Jonathan Chou, MDPalo Alto, CA 943031043621055
- Laura Huang, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943031043605116
- Kirandeep Kaur, MDPalo Alto, CA 943031366618290
- Kevin Ma, MDPalo Alto, CA 943031770014219
- Anna TothPalo Alto, CA 943031528577046
- Filippos Vingopoulos, MDPalo Alto, CA 943031023685781
Common questions
What is Emily Sarah Charlson, MD's NPI number?
Emily Sarah Charlson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609296466, issued on Apr 21, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Emily Sarah Charlson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2452 Watson CT, Palo Alto, CA, 94303. Phone: (650) 723-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Emily Sarah Charlson, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A137508, 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 Emily Sarah Charlson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Emily Sarah Charlson, MD had 957 Medicare Part D claims for 556 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Emily Sarah Charlson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.
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.