Ashby Wolfe MD, MPP, MPH

Dr. Ashby Wolfe is a board-certified family physician and currently serves as Chief Medical Officer for Region 9 of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which includes California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and the Pacific Territories. In her current position, Dr. Wolfe focuses on implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its role in providing access to high quality care and improved health at a lower cost. In addition, Dr. Wolfe provides clinical expertise to many regional CMS programs and divisions, and serves as the medical and scientific lead for quality improvement and outreach/education efforts in the region. She also continues see patients regularly as a family physician, at Clinica Alta Vista community health center in Oakland, CA.
Dr. Wolfe completed her medical degree at Stony Brook School of Medicine in New York, and her residency training at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. She also holds a Masters of Public Policy and a Masters of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley. She practiced broad-scope family medicine at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California, before joining CMS in 2015. Dr. Wolfe has experience in the development and implementation of health policy at the local, state and federal levels and holds particular interest in improving the quality and equity of care for underserved and low-income populations. She has published articles on Medicare and Medicaid policy, and is a contributing author of the public health text, Prevention is Primary (Jossey-Bass).