NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Friede Holden, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · San Francisco, CA

Karen Friede Holden, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1881887271, issued on Aug 20, 2007. Check the license (California A85714, 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
1881887271
Name
Karen Friede Holden
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A85714 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
490 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone
(415) 433-4300
Enumerated
Aug 20, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 20, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 433-4311
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Karen Friede Holden 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Karen Holden15
  2. Specialty average1,000

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.

Karen Friede Holden among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Karen Friede Holden, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

763 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in San Francisco

They are 763 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yates Brown, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941021639275704
  2. George Collyer, MDSan Francisco, CA 941021215025713
  3. Peter Forster, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941021609975309
  4. Ravi Hariprasad, MDSan Francisco, CA 941021992874036
  5. George Harrison, MDSan Francisco, CA 941021487684965
  6. Naomi Lam, MDSan Francisco, CA 941021346310083
  7. William Quick, MDSan Francisco, CA 941021659438950
  8. Gwendolyn Rothman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941021770525370

Common questions

What is Karen Friede Holden, M.D.'s NPI number?

Karen Friede Holden, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881887271, issued on Aug 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Friede Holden, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 490 Post St, San Francisco, CA, 94102. Phone: (415) 433-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Friede Holden, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A85714, 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 Karen Friede Holden, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Friede Holden, M.D. had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.

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