NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Katherine Lowe Young, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · San Francisco, CA

Katherine Lowe Young, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1831227248, issued on Feb 28, 2007. Check the license (California A96749, 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
1831227248
Name
Katherine Lowe Young
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A96749 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1990 41St Ave, San Francisco, CA 94116
Phone
(415) 613-4344
Enumerated
Feb 28, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 614-4553
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090427000511); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2004
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 1990 41St Ave

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

  1. Louis BanksCommunity Health Worker1114495389
  2. John Barker, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1487794020
  3. Jason BartosavageSpecialist1053832204
  4. Ann Marie Bautista, SENIOR CLERK TYPISTOther Technician1457551871
  5. Melanie BrandtCommunity Health Worker1902216823
  6. Rachel Brandwene, LCSWClinical Social Worker1851771547

Verify Katherine Lowe Young 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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8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

922 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Katherine Young922
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Lamotrigine81 claims
  2. Risperidone71 claims
  3. Clozapine67 claims
  4. Escitalopram Oxalate47 claims
  5. Lorazepam46 claims
  6. Lurasidone Hcl46 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): 90.3 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 score70.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%81.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  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. City And County OF San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

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

Katherine Lowe Young among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Katherine Lowe Young, 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 fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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. John Barker, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941161487794020
  2. Anita Barzman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941161154584985
  3. Helena Chan, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941161831399369
  4. Siu-Kwan Chow, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941161972544419
  5. Michael Coleman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941161720127459
  6. Michael Geiser, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941161265460166
  7. Verna LoSan Francisco, CA 941161801025275
  8. Laurie Mun, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941161720127665

Common questions

What is Katherine Lowe Young, M.D.'s NPI number?

Katherine Lowe Young, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831227248, issued on Feb 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Katherine Lowe Young, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1990 41St Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94116. Phone: (415) 613-4344. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Katherine Lowe Young, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A96749, 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 Lowe Young, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Katherine Lowe Young, M.D. had 922 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Katherine Lowe Young, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.3 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.

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.