Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Paul E. Krause, MD

Individual provider Otolaryngology Physician · NPI 1356424329

Paul E. Krause, MD practises Otolaryngology in Santa Cruz, California. Graduated from University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in 2001, 25 years ago. Practices with Sutter Bay Medical Foundation, a 3,762-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
25
Trained at
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

2025 Soquel Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95062-1323 Not confirmed with CMS for 19 years — call before visiting
Phone: (831) 423-4111
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Specialties & licences

Otolaryngology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Y00000X · Licence A80285 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1356424329
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedOctober 23, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJuly 8, 2007

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyOTOLARYNGOLOGY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2001 (25 years in practice)
Group practice Sutter Bay Medical Foundation — 3762 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients512
Services billed 1,059 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Sutter Bay Medical Foundation

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 3762 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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