Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Gerald Lipshutz, MD

Transplant Surgery Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Gerald Lipshutz, MD is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1649205543, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (California G81326, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1649205543
Name
Gerald Lipshutz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
License number
G81326 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 214, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone
(310) 794-7788
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 200 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 214

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Danica Adkins, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1306243860
  2. Sherona Bau, N.P.Acute Care Nurse Practitioner1902056062
  3. Simon Beaven, MDInternal Medicine Physician1205018967
  4. Ronald Busuttil, MDTransplant Surgery Physician1639103906
  5. Sabrinah ChristieSurgery Physician1154625440
  6. Erin Colantuono, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1922436500

Verify Gerald Lipshutz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average transplant surgery physician in 2024

46 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 260 among the 541 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Gerald Lipshutz46
  2. Specialty average260

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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 94.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score61.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%87.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $7,921.72

17 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was ModernaTX, Inc. The 524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,913.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gerald Lipshutz$7,921.72
  2. Specialty average$3,913.05

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

  1. The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Transplant Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 71 transplant surgery physician records in California.

Other transplant surgery physician records in California

  1. Dylan Adamson, M.D.La Jolla, CA1598030702
  2. Aaron Ahearn, MD-PHDNewport Beach, CA1588839997
  3. Sophoclis Alexopoulos, M.D.Sacramento, CA1447367586
  4. Edward Alfrey, M.D.Larkspur, CA1992773311
  5. Angeles BaquerizoLa Jolla, CA1053425330
  6. Janet Bellingham, MDSan Francisco, CA1508062431
  7. Rushin Brahmbhatt, MDSan Francisco, CA1982835344
  8. Charles Bratton, MDLoma Linda, CA1982710869
  9. Ronald Busuttil, MDLos Angeles, CA1639103906
  10. Jilian Cai, MDLos Angeles, CA1114094000

Common questions

What is Gerald Lipshutz, MD's NPI number?

Gerald Lipshutz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649205543, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gerald Lipshutz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 214, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 794-7788. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gerald Lipshutz, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G81326, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Gerald Lipshutz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gerald Lipshutz, MD had 46 Medicare Part D claims; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 260. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Gerald Lipshutz, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.8 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

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