Sharon Tapper, M.D.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Sharon Tapper, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1053400408, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license (California G57735, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Sharon Tapper
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License number
- G57735 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2850 Commercial Xing, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 458-5511
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 458-5570
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041130000535); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sharon Tapper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G57735Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Sharon Tapper among 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California
Sharon Tapper, M.D. is one of 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2010 among the 193 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Morris, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651720147150
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- Faith Protsman, M.D.Gilroy, CA 950201912980012
- Marietta Abalos-Galito, M.D.San Jose, CA 951161437277092
- Sharanpreet KaurSan Jose, CA 951231366977233
- Theodore Cohen, M.D.San Jose, CA 951251619198207
- Carol LiPetaluma, CA 949521942617717
Common questions
What is Sharon Tapper, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sharon Tapper, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053400408, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sharon Tapper, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2850 Commercial Xing, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 458-5511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sharon Tapper, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G57735, 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.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.