NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kip D. Lyche, MD

Gastroenterology Physician · Ventura, CA

Kip D. Lyche, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Ventura, California, and NPI 1811927981, issued on Jul 4, 2006. Check the license (California G062357, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1811927981
Name
Kip D. Lyche
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
G062357 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
168 N Brent St, Ventura, CA 93003
Phone
(805) 641-6525
Enumerated
Jul 4, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 14, 2023
Fax
(805) 641-6530
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100817000520); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1986
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 168 N Brent St

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

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  6. Robert Bernstein, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1932205119

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  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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69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

1,371 Medicare Part D claims for 312 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kip Lyche1,371
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole212 claims
  2. Xifaxan88 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium72 claims
  4. Ursodiol63 claims
  5. Lactulose51 claims
  6. Propranolol Hcl49 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $473.60

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kip Lyche$473.60
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. County OF VenturaVentura, CA
  2. Covington Menz Lyche And Lin Medical GPVentura, CA

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

Kip D. Lyche among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California

Kip D. Lyche, MD is one of 2,140 gastroenterology 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in California

There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Covington, MDVentura, CA 930031154353456
  2. Bruce Greenwald, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031619908829
  3. Sabine Hazan, MDVentura, CA 930031669418232
  4. Charles Menz, MDVentura, CA 930031447286141
  5. Benito PedrazaVentura, CA 930031851323026
  6. Dipti Sagar, MDVentura, CA 930031558642751
  7. Laya NasrollahCamarillo, CA 930121558673566
  8. Constante Abaya, MDOxnard, CA 930301003918459

Common questions

What is Kip D. Lyche, MD's NPI number?

Kip D. Lyche, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811927981, issued on Jul 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kip D. Lyche, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 168 N Brent St, Ventura, CA, 93003. Phone: (805) 641-6525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kip D. Lyche, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G062357, 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 Kip D. Lyche, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kip D. Lyche, MD had 1,371 Medicare Part D claims for 312 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.