Andrew Ryan Porter, L.AC., M.T.C.M.
Acupuncturist · Santa Cruz, CA
Andrew Ryan Porter, L.AC., M.T.C.M. is an acupuncturist with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1932659398, issued on Oct 10, 2016. Check the license (California 17279, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Andrew Ryan Porter
- Credential
- L.AC., M.T.C.M.
- Primary taxonomy
- Acupuncturist 171100000X
- License number
- 17279 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 710 River St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Phone
- (907) 317-1511
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Andrew Ryan Porter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 17279Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Andrew Ryan Porter among 10,648 acupuncturist records in California
Andrew Ryan Porter, L.AC., M.T.C.M. is one of 10,648 acupuncturist records with a practice address in California. under 1% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 171100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
194 acupuncturist records list a practice address in Santa Cruz
They are 194 of the 5,138 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Cruz, and 10,648 acupuncturist records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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Common questions
What is Andrew Ryan Porter, L.AC., M.T.C.M.'s NPI number?
Andrew Ryan Porter, L.AC., M.T.C.M.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932659398, issued on Oct 10, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew Ryan Porter, L.AC., M.T.C.M. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 710 River St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. Phone: (907) 317-1511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew Ryan Porter, L.AC., M.T.C.M.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 17279, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.