
Overview
Richelle Olsen, MD, is a board-certified OB-GYN who specializes in high risk pregnancies. Dr. Olsen provides compassionate care to both mother and baby, with an emphasis on offering up-to date knowledge for joint decision-making. She loves what she does and gives each patient her personal best.
Dr. Olsen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ovarian Cysts. Her top areas of expertise are Gestational Diabetes, Premature Infant, Placenta Previa, and Methimazole Antenatal Exposure.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- OTHER MEDICAID
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- INSURANCE PLAN
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- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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Locations
1608 S J Street, 1st Floor, Tacoma, WA 98405
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- ABO IncompatibilityDr. Olsen isAdvanced. Learn about ABO Incompatibility.
- Fetal Enterovirus SyndromeDr. Olsen isAdvanced. Learn about Fetal Enterovirus Syndrome.
- Gestational DiabetesDr. Olsen isAdvanced. Learn about Gestational Diabetes.
- Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
- Methimazole Antenatal ExposureDr. Olsen isAdvanced. Learn about Methimazole Antenatal Exposure.
- Placenta PreviaDr. Olsen isAdvanced. Learn about Placenta Previa.
- Experienced
- AngiomyomaDr. Olsen isExperienced. Learn about Angiomyoma.
- Asherman SyndromeDr. Olsen isExperienced. Learn about Asherman Syndrome.
- Cervical PolypsDr. Olsen isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Polyps.
- Hyperemesis GravidarumDr. Olsen isExperienced. Learn about Hyperemesis Gravidarum.
- Intrauterine Growth RestrictionDr. Olsen isExperienced. Learn about Intrauterine Growth Restriction.
- JaundiceDr. Olsen isExperienced. Learn about Jaundice.


