Sharon Lipschutz Kluger, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Santa Cruz, CA
Sharon Lipschutz Kluger, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1063581668, issued on Nov 7, 2006. Check the license (California PA52323, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sharon Lipschutz Kluger
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA52323 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1661 Soquel Dr Ste E, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 476-2444
- Enumerated
- Nov 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 19, 2024
- Fax
- (831) 476-0705
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150709003142); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1661 Soquel Dr Ste E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sharon Lipschutz Kluger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA52323Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,238 Medicare Part D claims for 428 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole295 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide140 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate107 claims
- Hydrocortisone99 claims
- Fluorouracil66 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate51 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $21.59
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Galderma Laboratories, L.P. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Forefront Dermatology - Pacific, P.C.Los Gatos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sharon Lipschutz Kluger among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Sharon Lipschutz Kluger, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
94 physician assistant records list a practice address in Santa Cruz
They are 94 of the 5,138 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Cruz, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Sharon Lipschutz Kluger, PA-C's NPI number?
Sharon Lipschutz Kluger, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063581668, issued on Nov 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sharon Lipschutz Kluger, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1661 Soquel Dr Ste E, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 476-2444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sharon Lipschutz Kluger, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA52323, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sharon Lipschutz Kluger, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sharon Lipschutz Kluger, PA-C had 1,238 Medicare Part D claims for 428 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sharon Lipschutz Kluger, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.