NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Hannegan Lipson, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Watsonville, CA

John Hannegan Lipson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Watsonville, California, and NPI 1841442761, issued on Oct 22, 2008. Check the license (California A105468, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841442761
Name
John Hannegan Lipson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A105468 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1430 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone
(831) 763-8400
Enumerated
Oct 22, 2008
Record last updated
Feb 19, 2025
Fax
(831) 763-8237
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171207002161); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1430 Freedom Blvd

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

  1. Lourdes Barraza, PSY. D.Adult Companion1427269752
  2. Claudia Candido, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1124613724
  3. Michelle Carr-Frahm, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1518116714
  4. Gil ChairezRehabilitation Practitioner1972708907
  5. Nathan Cohen, MDPsychiatry Physician1366526436
  6. Laura De La Rosa, LCSWClinical Social Worker1497826911

Verify John Hannegan Lipson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,162 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims. 78 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Lipson2,162
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium203 claims
  2. Lisinopril133 claims
  3. Jardiance104 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl96 claims
  5. Omeprazole73 claims
  6. Fluticasone Propionate71 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. County OF Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA

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

John Hannegan Lipson among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

John Hannegan Lipson, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

48 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Watsonville

They are 48 of the 1,044 NPPES records with a practice address in Watsonville, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Aleman, MDWatsonville, CA 950761265415376
  2. Tye Depena, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761467459735
  3. Denise Devereaux, MDWatsonville, CA 950761669452702
  4. James Greenwood, D.O.Watsonville, CA 950761477589281
  5. Anniken Hansen, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761447273206
  6. Kathryn Harvey, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761679553556
  7. Carol Haubach, MDWatsonville, CA 950761457378671
  8. Wendy Leonard, MDWatsonville, CA 950761497755508

Common questions

What is John Hannegan Lipson, MD's NPI number?

John Hannegan Lipson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841442761, issued on Oct 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Hannegan Lipson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1430 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville, CA, 95076. Phone: (831) 763-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Hannegan Lipson, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A105468, 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 Hannegan Lipson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Hannegan Lipson, MD had 2,162 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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. 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.