Ekama Onofiok Carlson, MD
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery (Mds) · San Francisco
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 12
- 2 carriers
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 14 years
- University of California, Davis School of Medicine, 2012
Offices
1 location
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Plans that list them
12 plans · 2 carriers
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12 of 12 plans
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Imperial Courage Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Senior Value (HMO C-SNP) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A142552 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2016 · expires 2028-02-29 · University of California, Davis School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Original Medicare doctor bills
$155,283
Medicare paid this office $155,283 for 153 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 42 | $26,073 | $492 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 25 | $21,420 | $420 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks | 16 | $12,117 | $606 |
| Short return visit | 62 | $5,914 | $53 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 43 | $4,949 | $81 |
See all 13 services
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 42 | $26,073 | $492 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 25 | $21,420 | $420 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks | 16 | $12,117 | $606 |
| Short return visit | 62 | $5,914 | $53 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 43 | $4,949 | $81 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 14 | $4,648 | $310 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 28 | $3,643 | $130 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 39 | $3,354 | $86 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | 28 | $2,990 | $91 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 17 | $2,670 | $116 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | 30 | $1,819 | $49 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 15 | $974 | $65 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | 23 | $490 | $7 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Melanoma (skin cancer) excision | 22 | More than 76% of doctors who do this |
| Removal of skin cancer | 66 | More than 18% of doctors who do this |
| Removal of skin lesions | 187 | More than 79% of doctors who do this |
| Removal of tissue | 1-10 | None |
| Skin biopsy | 61 | More than 71% of doctors who do this |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 15 | 54 | 53 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | – | 46 | 51 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | – | – | 75 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | – | 31 | 33 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | – | 16 | 37 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks | – | 16 | 20 |
Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.
Who their Medicare patients are
153 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Women 63% · Health risk score 0.97. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical micrographic dermatologic surgery clinician is at 1.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 59% · Coronary heart disease 23% · Atrial fibrillation 22% · Cancer 20% · Diabetes 18% · Chronic kidney disease 16% · Depression 13%.
The office billed $419,450, Medicare allowed $200,275 and paid $155,283; for 793 services of 72 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 153 | 793 | 77 | 0.97 | $419,450 | $155,283 |
| 2023 | 125 | 738 | 77 | 1.01 | $403,374 | $148,172 |
| 2022 | 44 | 124 | 76 | 1.01 | $94,747 | $31,254 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 13 services
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 42 | $26,964 | $499 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 26 | $18,564 | $404 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks | 14 | $9,584 | $599 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 11 | $9,303 | $716 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 46 | $6,626 | $144 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 15 | $4,020 | $236 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 34 | $3,694 | $77 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 43 | $3,557 | $83 |
| Short return visit | 44 | $3,320 | $50 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 13 | $3,185 | $228 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | 27 | $2,585 | $83 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 11 | $1,418 | $118 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | 14 | $739 | $46 |
2022: 4 services
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 11 | $7,950 | $530 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 12 | $2,751 | $229 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 11 | $1,140 | $104 |
| Short return visit | 12 | $641 | $53 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$4,239
Pharmacies billed $4,239 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
164 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $4,239 in drug cost · 75 antibiotic prescriptions to 63 people.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Clobetasol Propionate | 14 | $615 | $28 |
| Cefadroxil | 46 | $411 | $8 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 12 | $218 | $16 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 12 | $141 | $10 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 166 | 100 | None | None | $4,239 |
| 2023 | 103 | 64 | 11% (11) | None | $3,208 |
| 2022 | 80 | 70 | None | None | $1,254 |
| 2021 | 98 | 83 | None | None | $1,569 |
| 2020 | 241 | 189 | 10% (24) | 5% | $4,790 |
| 2019 | 202 | 160 | 10% (21) | 5% | $5,679 |
| 2018 | 381 | 211 | 13% (49) | 20% | $32,566 |
| 2017 | 116 | 92 | 20% (23) | 17% | $8,100 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 2 drugs
| Clobetasol Propionate | 13 | $1,410 | $108 |
| Cefadroxil | 32 | $264 | $8 |
2022: 3 drugs
| Cefadroxil | 38 | $323 | $8 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | 12 | $196 | $16 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 12 | $139 | $12 |
2021: 2 drugs
| Cefadroxil | 48 | $575 | $12 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 21 | $241 | $11 |
2020: 4 drugs
| Cefadroxil | 132 | $1,856 | $14 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 35 | $501 | $14 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | 14 | $263 | $19 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 23 | $187 | $8 |
2019: 4 drugs
| Cefadroxil | 102 | $1,441 | $14 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 28 | $453 | $16 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | 15 | $285 | $19 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 18 | $126 | $7 |
2018: 10 drugs
| Fluorouracil | 46 | $8,462 | $184 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 46 | $5,956 | $129 |
| Vectical | 52 | $5,501 | $106 |
| Fluocinonide | 17 | $2,290 | $135 |
| Cefadroxil | 35 | $492 | $14 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 15 | $445 | $30 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 47 | $329 | $7 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 17 | $326 | $19 |
| Hydroxyzine | 20 | $136 | $7 |
| Cephalexin | 12 | $124 | $10 |
2017: 3 drugs
| Fluorouracil | 15 | $3,374 | $225 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 11 | $1,066 | $97 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 21 | $140 | $7 |
Money from drug and device companies
$106 in 2025
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | None | $106 |
| 2024 | 12 | 27 | None | $756 |
| 2023 | 11 | 36 | None | $1,325 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | None | $372 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | None | $119 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Galderma Laboratories L.P. | Nemluvio | $38 | 1 payment
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| Merz North America | Xeomin | $35 | 1 payment
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| Abbvie | Botox | $34 | 1 payment
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See all 3 published payments
| Abbvie | Meals · 2025-11-25 | Botox | $34 |
| Galderma Laboratories L.P. | Meals · 2025-10-14 | Nemluvio | $38 |
| Merz North America | Meals · 2025-09-16 | Xeomin | $35 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2019)
2024: $756
| Abbvie | Rinvoq | $224 | 12 payments
|
| Janssen Biotech | Tremfya | $121 | 1 payment
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| LEO Pharma | Adbry | $64 | 3 payments
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| Merz North America | Xeomin | $62 | 2 payments
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| E.R. Squibb & Sons L.L.C. | Sotyktu | $57 | 1 payment
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| Pfizer | Litfulo | $55 | 2 payments
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| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions | Libtayo | $37 | 1 payment
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| MIMEDX Group | None | $36 | 1 payment
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| Organogenesis | None | $27 | 1 payment
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| Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Xolair | $26 | 1 payment
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| Arcutis Biotherapeutics | Zoryve | $24 | 1 payment
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| Biofrontera | Ameluz | $22 | 1 payment
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2023: $1,325
| LEO Pharma | Adbry | $378 | 19 payments
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| Incyte | Opzelura | $259 | 3 payments
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| E.R. Squibb & Sons L.L.C. | Sotyktu | $212 | 2 payments
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| Pfizer | Litfulo | $166 | 3 payments
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| Lilly USA | Taltz | $119 | 2 payments
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| Organogenesis | Puraply | $75 | 2 payments
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| AbbVie | Rinvoq | $26 | 1 payment
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| Arcutis Biotherapeutics | None | $26 | 1 payment
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| Biofrontera | Ameluz | $24 | 1 payment
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| Galderma Laboratories L.P. | None | $22 | 1 payment
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| Merz North America | Xeomin | $19 | 1 payment
|
2022: $372
| Lilly USA | None | $131 | 1 payment
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| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions | Libtayo | $122 | 1 payment
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| Pfizer | Cibinqo | $100 | 1 payment
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| Merz North America | Xeomin | $19 | 1 payment
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2019: $119
| AbbVie | Humira | $119 | 1 payment
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 100.0 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1245532159
- Licence
- CA A142552California A142552: Current · expires 2028-02-29
- Trained
- University of California, Davis School of Medicine, 2012 · 14 years ago
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207ND0101X (207ND0101X)
- Mailing address
- 2100 Webster St Ste 506, San Francisco, CA, 94115
- NPI first listed
- 2010-11-29
- NPI last updated
- 2022-07-20
- NPI record certified
- 2022-04-08
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 1701 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA, 94115
This office lists an electronic records connection.