Laura Louise Likar, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Laura Louise Likar, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1649205733, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (California G87140, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Louise Likar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- G87140 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1595 Soquel Dr Ste 230, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 226-3225
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2023
- Fax
- (831) 423-7579
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1595 Soquel Dr Ste 230
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Paul Godin, MDSpecialist1972506632
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Verify Laura Louise Likar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G87140Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
806 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa119 claims
- Montelukast Sodium89 claims
- Breo Ellipta53 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol51 claims
- Prednisone49 claims
- Spiriva Respimat31 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).
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Common questions
What is Laura Louise Likar, MD's NPI number?
Laura Louise Likar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649205733, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Louise Likar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1595 Soquel Dr Ste 230, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 226-3225. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Louise Likar, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G87140, 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 Laura Louise Likar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Louise Likar, MD had 806 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Louise Likar, 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.