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Dr. Douglas Olson, MD

Accepting New Patients

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine (2006)

506 1ST AVENUE SE
WATERTOWN, SD 57201

(605) 886-8482

Dr. Douglas Olson, MD is a family medicine practitioner in WATERTOWN, SD specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine in 2006 and has 20 years of experience.

Office Locations

506 1ST AVENUE SE
WATERTOWN, SD 57201

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

prostate-specific antigen test

By Affordability:

chronic care

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Dakota, Dr. Douglas Olson, MD performed more prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for chronic care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

complete blood count

lab tests

preventive care

In 2023, Dr. Douglas Olson, MD performed more complete blood count (CBC), lab tests, and preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within South Dakota.

Top 25%

By Volume:

A1C test

blood draw

lipid profile

microalbumin urine test

phlebotomy for lab tests

screening PSA test

thyroid blood test

In 2012, Dr. Douglas Olson, MD performed more A1C test, blood draw, lipid profile, microalbumin urine test, phlebotomy for lab tests, screening PSA test, and thyroid blood test procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within South Dakota.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Olson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in WATERTOWN, SD during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
blood draw	684
breast procedures	30
diabetes management	173
doctor visit	932
ear procedures	14
injections	16
lab tests	2606
musculoskeletal imaging	12
preventive care	617
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	73
thyroid function tests	150
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vaccines	115
vascular procedures	11
women's imaging	30
X-rays	115

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Olson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in WATERTOWN, SD during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
blood draw	624
breast procedures	25
diabetes management	157
doctor visit	848
ear procedures	16
injections	19
lab tests	2155
preventive care	488
thoracic (chest) imaging	62
thyroid function tests	178
vaccines	77
women's imaging	25
X-rays	87

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	171

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	64
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Olson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in WATERTOWN, SD during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
blood draw	491
breast procedures	23
diabetes management	130
doctor visit	698
injections	16
lab tests	1589
musculoskeletal imaging	14
preventive care	411
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
thoracic (chest) imaging	41
thyroid function tests	190
vaccines	80
women's imaging	23
X-rays	78

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	122

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	49
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Olson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in WATERTOWN, SD during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
blood draw	648
breast procedures	30
cardiac procedures	18
chronic care	82
diabetes management	139
doctor visit	937
hip imaging	11
injections	27
lab tests	1966
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	38
nuclear scan	18
nursing home care	56
preventive care	579
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
spinal procedures	12
stress testing	18
thoracic (chest) imaging	56
thyroid function tests	217
vaccines	188
women's imaging	30
X-rays	136

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	438

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	812
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	148
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Olson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in WATERTOWN, SD during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	46
blood draw	556
breast procedures	33
cardiac procedures	13
chronic care	186
diabetes management	123
doctor visit	706
injections	46
lab tests	1580
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	29
nuclear scan	13
nursing home care	47
preventive care	410
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin procedures	12
stress testing	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	48
thyroid function tests	154
vaccines	70
women's imaging	33
X-rays	110

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	126

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	50
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Olson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in WATERTOWN, SD during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	47
blood draw	497
breast procedures	34
cardiac procedures	17
chronic care	208
diabetes management	126
doctor visit	685
injections	47
lab tests	1495
musculoskeletal imaging	23
nuclear scan	17
nursing home care	34
preventive care	458
stress testing	17
thoracic (chest) imaging	39
thyroid function tests	167
vaccines	105
women's imaging	34
X-rays	96

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	36
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Olson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in WATERTOWN, SD during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	48
blood draw	588
breast procedures	40
cardiac procedures	13
chronic care	365
diabetes management	140
doctor visit	788
injections	48
lab tests	1842
musculoskeletal imaging	20
nuclear scan	13
preventive care	538
stress testing	13
thyroid function tests	219
vaccines	110
women's imaging	40
X-rays	60

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	340
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	49
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Olson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in WATERTOWN, SD during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
blood draw	676
breast procedures	52
cardiac procedures	33
chronic care	295
CT scan	13
diabetes management	164
doctor visit	839
injections	38
lab tests	2347
musculoskeletal imaging	36
nuclear scan	20
nursing home care	36
preventive care	696
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
stress testing	33
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
thyroid function tests	303
vaccines	141
women's imaging	52
X-rays	88

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	353
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	38
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Olson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in WATERTOWN, SD during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	17
aspiration	55
blood draw	649
breast procedures	54
cardiac procedures	41
chronic care	234
CT scan	62
diabetes management	206
doctor visit	921
injections	55
lab tests	2445
minimally invasive procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	32
nuclear scan	25
pelvic imaging	17
preventive care	739
stress testing	41
thoracic (chest) imaging	45
thyroid function tests	344
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
vaccines	143
vascular procedures	12
women's imaging	54
X-rays	86

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	40
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Olson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in WATERTOWN, SD during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
aspiration	42
blood draw	613
breast procedures	47
cardiac procedures	11
chronic care	82
CT scan	31
diabetes management	212
doctor visit	855
injections	42
lab tests	2433
minimally invasive procedures	33
musculoskeletal imaging	36
nuclear scan	11
pelvic imaging	12
preventive care	699
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
stress testing	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	19
thyroid function tests	329
vaccines	136
women's imaging	47
X-rays	83

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	357
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	593
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	68
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas Olson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in WATERTOWN, SD during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	57
blood draw	648
breast procedures	50
cardiac procedures	33
chronic care	71
CT scan	11
diabetes management	218
doctor visit	957
injections	57
lab tests	2410
musculoskeletal imaging	29
nuclear scan	20
preventive care	678
stress testing	33
thoracic (chest) imaging	11
thyroid function tests	310
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
vaccines	80
vascular procedures	13
women's imaging	50
X-rays	79

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	435
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	55
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Douglas Olson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in WATERTOWN, SD were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

abdominal imaging	14
aspiration	37
blood draw	606
breast procedures	38
cardiac procedures	22
chronic care	190
CT scan	29
diabetes management	162
doctor visit	833
ear procedures	15
hip imaging	11
injections	37
lab tests	2078
minimally invasive procedures	20
musculoskeletal imaging	26
nuclear scan	17
nursing home care	43
pelvic imaging	14
preventive care	573
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
spinal procedures	12
stress testing	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	40
thyroid function tests	232
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
vaccines	113
vascular procedures	12
women's imaging	38
X-rays	92

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	288
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	109
85 and over	54
Less than 65	44
65 to 74	177

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Douglas Olson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Douglas Olson, MD graduated from University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine in 2006. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in South Dakota.

Medical School: University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine (2006)

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: South Dakota

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Douglas Olson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Douglas Olson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in WATERTOWN, SD.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-12-05

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I have already recommended Dr Doug Olson to many of my friends and relatives.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-03-19

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Again, very satisfied

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-07-03

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Good

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-09-26

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Good

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Douglas Olson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$127 VIBERZI $74	LINZESS $53
AbbVie Inc.	$65 UBRELVY $48	QULIPTA $16
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$58 FLOVENT $44	BREO $13
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$47 PRALUENT $34	TOUJEO $13
Amgen Inc.	$40 Prolia $29	Repatha $11
Other	$344 LINX Reflux Management System $34	Prolastin-C Liquid $32	MOUNJARO $31	XARELTO $25	Vascepa $24	Other $196

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$680

Biography

Dr. Douglas Olson works as a family medicine. Patient ratings for Dr. Olson average 5.0 stars (out of 5). He studied medicine at the University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine. Dr. Olson has an open panel in Watertown, SD according to Doctor.com.

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