Blair S. Kranson, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · West Hills, CA
Blair S. Kranson, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in West Hills, California, and NPI 1891894531, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (California G40294, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Blair S. Kranson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- G40294 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7320 Woodlake Ave Ste 395, West Hills, CA 91307
- Phone
- (818) 347-0681
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 347-0955
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100915001084); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Blair S. Kranson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G40294Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
997 Medicare Part D claims for 330 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide179 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate122 claims
- Mometasone Furoate101 claims
- Ketoconazole81 claims
- Betamethasone Dipropionate77 claims
- Fluorouracil43 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,619.88
63 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dermavant Sciences, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Blair S Kranson M D IncWest Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Blair S. Kranson among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Blair S. Kranson, M.D. is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
All 2,083 in California → Every provider in West Hills → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Syed Ali, M.D.West Hills, CA 913071821165143
- Tasneem Poonawalla, M.D.West Hills, CA 913071912105461
- Nusha Bashardoust, PA-CCalabasas, CA 913021669888574
- Robert De Stefano, M.D.Calabasas, CA 913021700879327
- Jonathan Fisher, MDCalabasas, CA 913021578124863
- Nima Gharavi, M.D./PH.D.Calabasas, CA 913021366683948
- Anna Guanche, MDCalabasas, CA 913021982658761
- Benjamin LinCalabasas, CA 913021033440912
Common questions
What is Blair S. Kranson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Blair S. Kranson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891894531, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Blair S. Kranson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7320 Woodlake Ave Ste 395, West Hills, CA, 91307. Phone: (818) 347-0681. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Blair S. Kranson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G40294, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Blair S. Kranson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Blair S. Kranson, M.D. had 997 Medicare Part D claims for 330 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Blair S. Kranson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. 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.