John L. Kaufmann, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
John L. Kaufmann, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1265481949, issued on May 9, 2006. Check the license (California A66401, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John L. Kaufmann
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- A66401 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1595 Soquel Dr Ste 411, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 475-8834
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2023
- Fax
- (831) 462-2058
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080201000446); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1595 Soquel Dr Ste 411
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John L. Kaufmann in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A66401Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024
1,927 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 63 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium132 claims
- Gabapentin81 claims
- Dovato66 claims
- Tivicay66 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen63 claims
- Biktarvy56 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): 96.5 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: $41.87
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationSanta Cruz, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is John L. Kaufmann, MD's NPI number?
John L. Kaufmann, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265481949, issued on May 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John L. Kaufmann, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1595 Soquel Dr Ste 411, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 475-8834. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John L. Kaufmann, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A66401, 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 John L. Kaufmann, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John L. Kaufmann, MD had 1,927 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John L. Kaufmann, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.