Paul Luther, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Paul Luther, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1437184660, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (California A30758, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Luther
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A30758 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1663 Dominican Way Ste 214, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 713-5011
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (831) 713-5126
- Medicaid ID
- 00A307580 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050629000515); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1975
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1663 Dominican Way Ste 214
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ronald Sager, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1780739706
Verify Paul Luther in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A30758Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
594 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine61 claims
- Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er54 claims
- Lamotrigine41 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate35 claims
- Clonazepam34 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate31 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.
Paul Luther among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Paul Luther, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Catherine Borchert, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651992918692
- Mark Kasprow, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651902122112
- Andrew Kumasaka, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651346373487
- Ronald Sager, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651780739706
- Freddie Weinstein, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651205980729
- Jennifer Athey, M.D.Scotts Valley, CA 950661124329198
- Shuyun Lo, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950641508807140
- Danit Bar Ziv, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621073956579
Common questions
What is Paul Luther, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paul Luther, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437184660, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Luther, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1663 Dominican Way Ste 214, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 713-5011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Luther, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A30758, 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 Paul Luther, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Luther, M.D. had 594 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.