Dr. Sharon Tapper M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1053400408 is registered to Dr. Sharon Tapper M.D., a Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician practising at 2850 Commercial Xing in Santa Cruz, California. Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Sharon Tapper M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
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Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Sharon Tapper M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Sharon Tapper M.D. directly at (831) 458-5511.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1053400408 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (831) 458-5511.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Sharon Tapper M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.