Scott R. Lipson, M.D.
Specialist · Sacramento, CA
Scott R. Lipson, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1285676916, issued on Jun 10, 2006. Check the license (California G83068, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott R. Lipson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- G83068 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 River Park Dr Ste 100, Sacramento, CA 95815
- Phone
- (916) 457-4263
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Fax
- (916) 457-4213
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070409000365); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Scott R. Lipson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license G83068Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
126 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 106 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen54 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen45 claims
- Ibuprofen16 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: $912.26
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Hand Surgery Associates A Medical Group IncSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott R. Lipson among 5,749 specialist records in California
Scott R. Lipson, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Scott R. Lipson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Scott R. Lipson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285676916, issued on Jun 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott R. Lipson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 River Park Dr Ste 100, Sacramento, CA, 95815. Phone: (916) 457-4263. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott R. Lipson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G83068, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Scott R. Lipson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott R. Lipson, M.D. had 126 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.