NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Katherine O'Brien, MD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Saint Louis, MO

Katherine O'Brien, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1033452479, issued on Apr 4, 2013. Check the license (Missouri 2023008636, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1033452479
Name
Katherine O'Brien
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
License number
2023008636 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone
(314) 454-7376
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2013
Record last updated
Apr 17, 2025
Fax
(314) 362-9878
Medicaid ID
200129891 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230912003799); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2013
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz

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

  1. Fizza Abbas, MDInternal Medicine Physician1588079230
  2. Catey Abbott, DOInternal Medicine Physician1699355347
  3. Ramzi Abboud, MDMedical Oncology Physician1649684200
  4. Amy Abdalla, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1932959954
  5. Heba Abdelal, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1033633383
  6. Ali Abdelhay, MDHospitalist Physician1619540606

Verify Katherine O'Brien in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

1,312 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 210 claims were for opioids.

  1. Katherine O'Brien1,312
  2. Specialty average741

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium124 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl76 claims
  3. Morphine Sulfate Er67 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate60 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium48 claims
  6. Omeprazole36 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): 79.3 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. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.5
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Katherine O'Brien among 49 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Missouri

Katherine O'Brien, MD is one of 49 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 80% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 30 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 27% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Missouri

There are 49 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Missouri.

The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Erin Bakanas, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101043229974
  2. Hermann Koller, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101578771812
  3. Eberechi Nwogu-Onyemkpa, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101487090932
  4. Devin Odom, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101497065452
  5. Daniel Paget, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101225370489
  6. Megan Rau, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101720346265
  7. Michelle Schultz, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101114954708
  8. James Shear, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101215953443

Common questions

What is Katherine O'Brien, MD's NPI number?

Katherine O'Brien, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033452479, issued on Apr 4, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Katherine O'Brien, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 454-7376. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Katherine O'Brien, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2023008636, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Katherine O'Brien, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Katherine O'Brien, MD had 1,312 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Katherine O'Brien, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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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