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Shira Lipton, MD

Dermatology · Palo Alto

NPI 1003043340

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1 location · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group

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2 of 2 plans

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A106374 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2008 · expires 2028-07-31 · University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Original Medicare doctor bills

$228,485

Medicare paid this office $228,485 for 769 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Short return visit (20+ min)451$49,424$75
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths320$45,798$109
Return visit (30+ min)355$41,920$104
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth306$19,602$47
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth208$19,026$80
See all 13 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Short return visit (20+ min)451$49,424$75
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths320$45,798$109
Return visit (30+ min)355$41,920$104
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth306$19,602$47
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth208$19,026$80
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths257$11,532$7
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm34$5,958$175
Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm17$5,324$313
New patient visit (45+ min)33$4,243$129
New patient visit (30+ min)44$3,635$83
Application of light to destroy precancer skin growth19$2,603$130
Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm14$1,749$125
Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth27$1,524$49

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision1-10None
Removal of skin lesions1234More than 95% of doctors who do this
Skin biopsy296More than 90% of doctors who do this

Who their Medicare patients are

769 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 67% · Also on Medicaid 3% · Health risk score 0.81. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical dermatology clinician is at 1.01.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 53% · Coronary heart disease 20% · Cancer 18% · Atrial fibrillation 14% · Diabetes 12% · Chronic kidney disease 12% · Depression 12% · Heart failure 7% · COPD 6% · Dementia 3% · Stroke 3%.

The office billed $823,672, Medicare allowed $321,843 and paid $228,485; for 4,207 services of 31 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
20247694,207760.81$823,672$228,485
20236063,208760.76$643,284$194,632
20225943,005750.79$586,839$183,279
20215802,831750.74$600,449$193,859
20205492,297750.85$438,201$130,993
20194741,945750.84$322,679$87,080
20186423,123740.80$529,238$152,829
20176083,127740.91$518,216$153,602
20165342,471740.90$402,239$117,541
20154461,949740.84$345,969$102,604
20142931,129730.86$187,390$56,314
2013187775730.87$124,837$37,909

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 14 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths292$43,175$115
Short return visit (20+ min)385$41,111$77
Return visit (30+ min)242$29,189$106
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth206$19,027$83
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth252$15,188$45
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths208$7,970$7
Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)13$4,906None
New patient visit (30+ min)49$4,347$89
Application of light to destroy precancer skin growth28$4,264$125
Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm14$4,215$301
New patient visit (45+ min)30$4,125$138
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm17$2,901$161
Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth30$1,714$54
Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm12$1,532$128

2022: 14 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Short return visit (20+ min)356$36,573$75
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths245$35,591$111
Return visit (30+ min)220$27,244$105
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth226$21,986$85
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth228$14,062$47
Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)16$7,981None
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths185$7,327$7
New patient visit (45+ min)47$5,883$125
New patient visit (30+ min)48$3,881$81
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm21$3,703$176
Application of light to destroy precancer skin growth19$3,656$152
Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth41$2,496$54
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm12$1,710$142
Punch biopsy, first skin growth12$1,441$120

2021: 15 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths247$37,277$115
Return visit (30+ min)272$35,155$104
Short return visit (20+ min)298$31,309$77
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth199$19,553$84
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth190$11,248$45
Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm28$8,891$318
Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)17$8,180None
New patient visit (45+ min)49$6,457$132
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths150$5,588$7
New patient visit (30+ min)55$4,876$89
Punch biopsy, first skin growth28$3,734$133
Application of light to destroy precancer skin growth17$3,266$148
Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth44$2,986$56
Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm22$2,918$127
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm16$2,806$175

2020: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths257$32,833$104
Short return visit (20+ min)282$20,165$58
Return visit (30+ min)206$19,693$83
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth149$13,794$83
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth204$10,247$42
Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm17$5,632$313
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths148$4,333$6
New patient visit (30+ min)41$3,350$82
Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm17$2,423$128
New patient visit (15+ min)38$2,396$63
Punch biopsy, first skin growth16$2,122$125
Short return visit35$1,450$41
Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth26$1,397$54

2019: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths161$18,834$102
Short return visit (20+ min)225$14,496$55
Return visit (30+ min)146$14,019$87
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth172$8,359$44
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth85$7,326$81
Application of ultraviolet light to skin13$5,051$21
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths129$3,346$5
New patient visit (15+ min)44$2,162$49
New patient visit (30+ min)30$2,138$71
Short return visit36$1,254$33

2018: 14 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths235$31,745$106
Return visit (30+ min)245$25,389$83
Short return visit (20+ min)295$23,034$60
Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue164$14,870$82
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth253$13,784$44
Application of ultraviolet light to skin11$6,885$21
New patient visit (15+ min)84$5,145$61
Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm17$5,094$300
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths184$4,856$5
Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 7.6-12.5 cm11$3,212$292
New patient visit (30+ min)48$3,111$65
Short return visit60$2,309$35
Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm15$1,954$122
Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue20$707$31

2017: 14 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Return visit (30+ min)259$29,095$87
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths203$26,319$105
Short return visit (20+ min)274$20,556$60
Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue183$16,268$80
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth221$12,432$45
Application of ultraviolet light to skin13$8,664$21
Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)12$6,886None
New patient visit (30+ min)65$5,218$80
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths168$5,155$5
New patient visit (15+ min)83$4,156$50
Application of light to destroy precancer skin growth12$1,925$113
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm11$1,787$128
Short return visit45$1,781$35
Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue24$858$31

2016: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths172$20,413$103
Short return visit (20+ min)273$20,020$57
Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue158$15,273$86
Return visit (30+ min)116$13,095$95
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth172$9,843$45
New patient visit (15+ min)132$7,580$57
Application of ultraviolet light to skin12$5,662$21
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths127$3,939$5
Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm11$3,271$297
Short return visit76$3,227$36
New patient visit (30+ min)30$2,765$92
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm14$2,021$126
Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue27$952$31

2015: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Short return visit (20+ min)239$18,819$62
Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue152$14,916$90
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths113$14,407$110
Return visit (30+ min)69$8,628$100
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth138$8,216$48
New patient visit (15+ min)126$7,591$60
New patient visit (30+ min)53$4,314$81
Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm13$3,841$295
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths100$3,416$6
Application of ultraviolet light to skin12$3,274$23
Short return visit44$2,015$44

2014: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Short return visit (20+ min)167$14,131$60
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths63$7,990$101
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth98$6,852$57
Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue62$5,790$86
New patient visit (15+ min)85$4,721$56
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths68$3,729$10
New patient visit (30+ min)33$2,803$85
Return visit (30+ min)25$2,348$90
Short return visit21$819$39

2013: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Short return visit (20+ min)84$7,031$66
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths49$6,344$108
Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue59$5,943$96
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth67$4,780$61
New patient visit (15+ min)61$3,944$65
New patient visit (10+ min)50$1,858$37
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths49$1,795$6
Short return visit12$545$42

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$367,945

Pharmacies billed $367,945 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 865) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical dermatology clinician is at 0%.

799 generic and 66 brand-name prescriptions · $367,945 in drug cost · 38 antibiotic prescriptions to 22 people.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Enbrel27$216,287$8,011
Fluorouracil69$5,010$73
Fluocinonide65$2,516$39
Ciclopirox58$2,317$40
Clindamycin Phosphate29$1,657$57
See all 20 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Enbrel27$216,287$8,011
Fluorouracil69$5,010$73
Fluocinonide65$2,516$39
Ciclopirox58$2,317$40
Clindamycin Phosphate29$1,657$57
Metronidazole18$1,590$88
Clobetasol Propionate31$1,319$43
Tretinoin17$1,007$59
Triamcinolone Acetonide75$989$13
Mometasone Furoate50$798$16
Fluocinolone Acetonide16$748$47
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone24$693$29
Valacyclovir33$661$20
Alclometasone Dipropionate34$602$18
Minoxidil55$601$11
Ketoconazole32$570$18
Doxycycline Hyclate29$426$15
Nystatin21$317$15
Mupirocin42$265$6
Econazole Nitrate12$263$22

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20248653640% (0)8%$367,945
20237583250% (0)8%$309,323
20227132940% (0)7%$261,709
20217073120% (0)7%$136,832
20206252590% (0)8%$142,251
20195242180% (0)16%$157,442
20187022770% (0)13%$154,702
20177282810% (0)10%$149,216
20165442380% (0)15%$70,318
20153381660% (0)17%$34,923
20142951300% (0)15%$20,921
20133441580% (0)16%$21,025

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 19 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Enbrel25$190,531$7,621
Cosentyx Sensoready (2 Pens)12$80,978$6,748
Fluorouracil71$6,252$88
Fluocinonide57$2,437$43
Tretinoin12$2,105$175
Clindamycin Phosphate27$1,554$58
Doxycycline Hyclate45$1,416$31
Metronidazole11$1,262$115
Ciclopirox25$1,235$49
Triamcinolone Acetonide77$959$12
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone26$880$34
Ketoconazole37$842$23
Mometasone Furoate48$828$17
Alclometasone Dipropionate36$783$22
Minoxidil40$459$11
Clobetasol Propionate17$409$24
Mupirocin33$312$9
Valacyclovir23$196$9
Nystatin15$159$11

2022: 21 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Enbrel13$90,313$6,947
Fluorouracil65$6,641$102
Fluocinonide61$3,917$64
Tacrolimus14$2,480$177
Metronidazole19$2,020$106
Clobetasol Emollient12$1,613$134
Doxycycline Hyclate27$1,273$47
Clindamycin Phosphate15$1,112$74
Clobetasol Propionate28$1,077$38
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone31$965$31
Mometasone Furoate56$953$17
Ketoconazole53$927$17
Triamcinolone Acetonide54$889$16
Ciclopirox22$809$37
Econazole Nitrate17$598$35
Alclometasone Dipropionate26$543$21
Methotrexate11$528$48
Mupirocin40$385$10
Nystatin20$292$15
Valacyclovir14$230$16
Cephalexin12$111$9

2021: 21 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Enbrel13$82,577$6,352
Fluorouracil89$9,381$105
Metronidazole25$3,892$156
Fluocinonide55$3,725$68
Clindamycin Phosphate18$1,582$88
Fluocinolone Acetonide16$1,389$87
Clobetasol Propionate26$1,301$50
Mometasone Furoate77$1,191$15
Tretinoin11$1,118$102
Econazole Nitrate15$966$64
Triamcinolone Acetonide45$758$17
Doxycycline Hyclate23$718$31
Alclometasone Dipropionate35$704$20
Ketoconazole31$608$20
Ciclopirox19$485$26
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone23$462$20
Betamethasone Diprop Augmented14$437$31
Methotrexate13$425$33
Mupirocin26$371$14
Nystatin11$208$19
Valacyclovir18$178$10

2020: 16 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Enbrel12$71,351$5,946
Fluorouracil64$7,471$117
Pimecrolimus15$5,637$376
Metronidazole30$5,596$187
Fluocinonide59$3,567$60
Fluocinolone Acetonide13$1,592$122
Mometasone Furoate73$1,126$15
Alclometasone Dipropionate37$868$23
Ketoconazole51$801$16
Doxycycline Hyclate23$793$34
Ciclopirox18$571$32
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone39$517$13
Econazole Nitrate17$465$27
Triamcinolone Acetonide33$386$12
Mupirocin20$213$11
Valacyclovir15$200$13

2019: 19 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Enbrel14$77,184$5,513
Otezla12$39,512$3,293
Acitretin12$11,586$966
Metronidazole29$4,394$152
Fluorouracil39$4,217$108
Tretinoin18$3,031$168
Fluocinonide39$2,377$61
Mometasone Furoate78$1,681$22
Clobetasol Propionate12$1,608$134
Clindamycin Phosphate12$1,068$89
Betamethasone Diprop Augmented11$1,063$97
Ketoconazole39$703$18
Doxycycline Hyclate13$673$52
Ciclopirox15$667$44
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone29$501$17
Alclometasone Dipropionate11$319$29
Valacyclovir15$244$16
Triamcinolone Acetonide17$189$11
Mupirocin15$126$8

2018: 18 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Enbrel11$54,218$4,929
Fluorouracil55$5,798$105
Metronidazole35$5,661$162
Tretinoin23$4,734$206
Clobetasol Propionate15$3,474$232
Fluocinonide50$3,356$67
Mometasone Furoate88$1,835$21
Alclometasone Dipropionate30$1,406$47
Ciclopirox35$1,244$36
Betamethasone Diprop Augmented12$968$81
Triamcinolone Acetonide56$889$16
Econazole Nitrate13$812$62
Ketoconazole38$549$14
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone22$429$19
Nystatin32$379$12
Doxepin17$286$17
Cefadroxil11$279$25
Mupirocin24$213$9

2017: 21 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Enbrel13$57,373$4,413
Acitretin21$27,556$1,312
Fluorouracil70$8,490$121
Fluocinonide90$5,923$66
Metronidazole29$5,018$173
Clobetasol Propionate28$3,852$138
Tretinoin12$2,177$181
Econazole Nitrate22$1,971$90
Betamethasone Dipropionate15$1,412$94
Alclometasone Dipropionate34$980$29
Methotrexate17$939$55
Doxycycline Hyclate16$856$53
Triamcinolone Acetonide60$702$12
Mometasone Furoate39$679$17
Ketoconazole41$530$13
Doxepin16$391$24
Mupirocin38$334$9
Valacyclovir14$263$19
Nystatin24$240$10
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone12$196$16
Cephalexin21$133$6

2016: 15 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Clobetasol Propionate26$5,409$208
Fluorouracil35$5,093$146
Fluocinonide61$4,897$80
Metronidazole17$2,851$168
Econazole Nitrate17$2,725$160
Alclometasone Dipropionate28$1,189$42
Triamcinolone Acetonide78$960$12
Valacyclovir16$525$33
Ketoconazole37$460$12
Methotrexate12$425$35
Nystatin20$242$12
Mometasone Furoate12$219$18
Mupirocin22$185$8
Doxepin15$115$8
Terbinafine11$85$8

2015: 9 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Clobetasol Propionate49$11,811$241
Econazole Nitrate20$4,028$201
Metronidazole16$2,604$163
Fluocinonide32$2,222$69
Desonide31$2,204$71
Betamethasone Dipropionate12$2,134$178
Ketoconazole26$363$14
Triamcinolone Acetonide33$358$11
Mupirocin17$243$14

2014: 8 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Clobetasol Propionate67$2,515$38
Desonide26$1,625$62
Fluocinonide19$1,335$70
Econazole Nitrate28$932$33
Doxycycline Hyclate11$786$71
Ketoconazole31$399$13
Mupirocin21$295$14
Triamcinolone Acetonide11$129$12

2013: 10 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Protopic12$2,910$243
Betamethasone Dipropionate22$2,582$117
Clobetasol Propionate45$2,190$49
Fluocinonide45$2,031$45
Desonide25$1,599$64
Doxycycline Hyclate19$1,116$59
Ketoconazole30$772$26
Econazole Nitrate29$760$26
Triamcinolone Acetonide16$464$29
Mupirocin12$222$19

Money from drug and device companies

$157 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202558None$157
202414None$124

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Galderma Laboratories L.P.Nemluvio$42
2 payments
  • Meals for Nemluvio · 2025-10-15 · $24
  • Meals for Nemluvio · 2025-08-21 · $19
AmgenOtezla$42
2 payments
  • Meals for Otezla · 2025-12-10 · $22
  • Meals for Otezla · 2025-11-21 · $20
OrganonNexplanon$37
2 payments
  • Meals for Nexplanon · 2025-10-16 · $16
  • Meals · 2025-09-24 · $21
IncyteOpzelura$22
1 payment
  • Meals for Opzelura · 2025-10-08 · $22
Arcutis BiotherapeuticsZoryve$14
1 payment
  • Meals for Zoryve · 2025-02-18 · $14
See all 8 published payments
Every published payment
AmgenMeals · 2025-12-10Otezla$22
AmgenMeals · 2025-11-21Otezla$20
OrganonMeals · 2025-10-16Nexplanon$16
Galderma Laboratories L.P.Meals · 2025-10-15Nemluvio$24
IncyteMeals · 2025-10-08Opzelura$22
OrganonMeals · 2025-09-24None$21
Galderma Laboratories L.P.Meals · 2025-08-21Nemluvio$19
Arcutis BiotherapeuticsMeals · 2025-02-18Zoryve$14
See earlier years (2024)

2024: $124

Payments by company in 2024
AmgenOtezla$124
4 payments
  • Meals for Otezla · 2024-10-18 · $31
  • Meals for Otezla · 2024-06-26 · $32
  • Meals for Otezla · 2024-06-05 · $34
  • Meals for Otezla · 2024-04-25 · $27

Professional record

NPI
1003043340
Licence
CA A106374California A106374: Current · expires 2028-07-31
Trained
University of California, Geffen School of Medicine, 2007
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207N00000X (207N00000X); Federal specialty code 174400000X (174400000X)
Mailing address
325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
NPI first listed
2009-06-13
NPI last updated
2020-05-28
NPI record certified
2020-05-28

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.