Katherine Elaine Fero, MD
Urology Physician · San Jose, CA
Katherine Elaine Fero, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1972034825, issued on Mar 22, 2017. Check the license (California A161430, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Elaine Fero
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- A161430 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 250 Hospital Pkwy, San Jose, CA 95119
- Phone
- (408) 363-4938
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231219002202); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 250 Hospital Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristine AmiiPhysical Therapist1356696975
- Franklin Amog, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1376408914
- Rachel AranzasoSocial Worker1740659366
- Robert Atienza, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1609134725
- Elizabeth BaileyDietary Manager1346388758
- Heather BlakeCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1750771168
Verify Katherine Elaine Fero in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A161430Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
442 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl61 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl58 claims
- Finasteride33 claims
- Cephalexin32 claims
- Myrbetriq31 claims
- Tadalafil26 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Elaine Fero among 1,524 urology physician records in California
Katherine Elaine Fero, MD is one of 1,524 urology physician records with a practice address in California. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 1,049 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in California
There are 1,524 urology physician records in California.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sunil Ahuja, MDSan Jose, CA 951191134205669
- James Crotty, MDSan Jose, CA 951191649310178
- Mheir Doursounian, MDSan Jose, CA 951191144306655
- Clifford Harris, MDSan Jose, CA 951191013093541
- Matthew Hudnall, MDSan Jose, CA 951191750812608
- Stephen Lee, M.D.San Jose, CA 951191437193422
- Timothy Tsang, MDSan Jose, CA 951191508942038
- Naveen Yadav, M.D.San Jose, CA 951191457611048
Common questions
What is Katherine Elaine Fero, MD's NPI number?
Katherine Elaine Fero, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972034825, issued on Mar 22, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Elaine Fero, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 250 Hospital Pkwy, San Jose, CA, 95119. Phone: (408) 363-4938. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Elaine Fero, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A161430, 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 Katherine Elaine Fero, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Elaine Fero, MD had 442 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.