NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas D. Lupton, MD

Psychiatry Physician · South San Francisco, CA

Thomas D. Lupton, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in South San Francisco, California, and NPI 1518045145, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A82801, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518045145
Name
Thomas D. Lupton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A82801 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1200 EL Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone
(650) 742-2000
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A828010 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101015001104); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1999
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1200 EL Camino Real

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Leslie Adams, PHARMDPharmacist1902338486
  2. Kristine Aguirre, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1528539996
  3. Lena AlazzehPhysical Therapist1629739859
  4. Kate AlbeePhysical Therapist1053464495
  5. Jason Anderson, MDHospitalist Physician1831277466
  6. Karl Anderson, MDUrology Physician1700964301

Verify Thomas D. Lupton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

441 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Thomas Lupton441
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam68 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl62 claims
  3. Venlafaxine Hcl Er54 claims
  4. Sertraline Hcl42 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl41 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl34 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: $145.92

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Biogen, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Lupton$145.92
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncDaly City, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Thomas D. Lupton among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Thomas D. Lupton, MD 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
  • Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vincent Dilella, MDSouth San Francisco, CA 940801245318898
  2. Ronald Holt, DOSouth San Francisco, CA 940801265511398
  3. Michael Trindle, M.D.South San Francisco, CA 940801003947219
  4. Stephan Wyss, MDSouth San Francisco, CA 940801932287539
  5. Salima Brillman, MDSunnyvale, CA 940851841292455
  6. Catherine ShirSunnyvale, CA 940851417418013
  7. Rachel Goldstein, M.D.Sunnyvale, CA 940861891979738
  8. Jennifer Le, M.D.Sunnyvale, CA 940861336267921

Common questions

What is Thomas D. Lupton, MD's NPI number?

Thomas D. Lupton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518045145, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas D. Lupton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 EL Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA, 94080. Phone: (650) 742-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas D. Lupton, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A82801, 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 Thomas D. Lupton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas D. Lupton, MD had 441 Medicare Part D claims for 71 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.