What is David Carlson's specialty?

David Carlson (NPI 1902133465) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nuclear Medicine in Santa Barbara, CA.

Where does David Carlson practice?

David Carlson practices in Santa Barbara, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1902133465.

How much does Medicare pay David Carlson?

David Carlson (NPI 1902133465) received approximately $4.0M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,201 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1902133465

David CarlsonM.D.

PRACTICECANCER CENTER OF SANTA BARBARASee all providers at this practice →

Nuclear MedicineSanta Barbara, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,482

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

53,772

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$3.6M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 105 Nuclear Medicine providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 849).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$135

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$135

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$135

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Carlson's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 84 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · Santa Barbara, CA	367	1,207
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL	331	533
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM	158	302
American Medical Response West Ambulance Service Provider · Buellton, CA	130	182
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	127	255
Steven Hartzman Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	73	122
Christopher Kuzminski Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	69	98
Sean Snodgress Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	64	95
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	56	123
GOLETA VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL	55	84
DIGNITY HEALTH	55	80
Michael Trambert Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	54	77

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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