Esther Lively, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Whittier, CA
Esther Lively, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1063160711, issued on Mar 11, 2022. Check the license (California 60878, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Esther Lively
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 60878 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12462 Putnam St Ste 501, Whittier, CA 90602
- Phone
- (562) 789-5429
- Enumerated
- Mar 11, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 14, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220809000877); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Esther Lively in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 60878Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
617 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin75 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate65 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate60 claims
- Ketoconazole54 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide33 claims
- Ciclopirox30 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,925.66
90 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Leo Pharma Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Pih Health PhysiciansWhittier, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Esther Lively among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Esther Lively, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 73% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
89 physician assistant records list a practice address in Whittier
They are 89 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Whittier, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Esther Lively, PA-C's NPI number?
Esther Lively, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063160711, issued on Mar 11, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Esther Lively, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12462 Putnam St Ste 501, Whittier, CA, 90602. Phone: (562) 789-5429. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Esther Lively, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 60878, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Esther Lively, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Esther Lively, PA-C had 617 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Esther Lively, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.