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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1043238728

Cheryl OlsonM.D.

PRACTICEWALTER F. MERDINGER, INC.See all providers at this practice →
General SurgeryLa Jolla, CAI
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QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

CCN 050077
Hospital
CCN 050324
Hospital
CCN 050424
Hospital
CCN 050503
Hospital
CCN 051324
Hospital
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$555
Payment records
12
By payment type
Food and Beverage$555
Top paying entities
Food and Beverage$555
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
86
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$580K
Distinct drugs
3
Brand share
86.0%
Top prescribed drugs
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen61 claims
Teduglutide13 claims
Tramadol Hcl12 claims
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
584
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
700
Distinct HCPCS
9
Medicare payment
$86K
Peer benchmark
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Total Medicare services vs. 1,763 General Surgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 269).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Cheryl Olson's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 3 inbound referrers · 19 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Ratana Bhardwaj
Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA
1844
Unilab Corporation
Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA
1743
Stephen Moreland
Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA
1238
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
SCRIPPS HEALTH133478
Laboratory Corporation Of America
Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA
3489
Michael Kan
Nuclear Medicine · La Jolla, CA
2181
Scripps Health
Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA
21115
Kent Thompson
Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA
2045
Stephen Moreland
Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA
1965
Paul Sylvan
Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA
1759
Unilab Corporation
Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA
1676
David Naugle
Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA
1631
MCCREIGHT, PETER1435
Philip Hoang
Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA
1337
NPI 19223241771229
Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.