Dr. David Scott Thoman , MD
Surgery • Santa Barbara, CA
400 W Pueblo St
Santa Barbara, CA 931054353
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on November 4, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 395 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99203 — New patient outpatient office visit: 78 service units.
- 99204 — New patient outpatient office visit: 78 service units.
- 49650 — Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope: 68 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 11 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 70 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) — 46 prescription fills, including refills.
- Omeprazole — 13 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen) — 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in California (2024, 1,332 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 213. Middle half: 102 to 403.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 410 in 2020 to 395 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
400 W Pueblo St
Santa Barbara, CA 931054353
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Cottage Medical Foundation. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University
1994
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
245 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $93,779 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $71,014 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
95 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$643 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $124.22 in 2025
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.
Years since graduation
32 years (graduated 1994)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1994 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2005
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Thoman has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Thoman as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Santa Barbara and California
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in California (2024, 1,332 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 213. Middle half: 102 to 403.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Santa Barbara have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in California (2024, 1,332 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $32,273. Middle half: $13,192 to $65,819.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Santa Barbara have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in California (2024, 1,332 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $24,805. Middle half: $10,200 to $50,338.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Santa Barbara have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in California (2024, 1,324 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 54. Middle half: 26 to 102.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Santa Barbara have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in California (2024, 1,324 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $345. Middle half: $125 to $1,120.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Santa Barbara have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
17 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Santa Barbara, CA (3,129 in California).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Santa Barbara
11.8% of these 17 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
58.8% of these 17 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services varied from year to year: 410 in 2020 and 395 in 2024.
- 2020: 410
- 2021: 394
- 2022: 351
- 2023: 262
- 2024: 395
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount varied from year to year: $88,400 in 2020 and $93,779 in 2024.
- 2020: $88,400
- 2021: $99,069
- 2022: $87,255
- 2023: $60,586
- 2024: $93,779
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare varied from year to year: $68,494 in 2020 and $71,014 in 2024.
- 2020: $68,494
- 2021: $77,151
- 2022: $66,884
- 2023: $44,440
- 2024: $71,014
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 71% from 41 in 2020 to 70 in 2024.
- 2020: 41
- 2021: 37
- 2022: 58
- 2023: 61
- 2024: 70
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 61% from 59 in 2020 to 95 in 2024.
- 2020: 59
- 2021: 41
- 2022: 71
- 2023: 89
- 2024: 95
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $563 in 2020 to $643 in 2024.
- 2020: $563
- 2021: $361
- 2022: $576
- 2023: $1,012
- 2024: $643
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $83.72 in 2021 to $124.22 in 2025.
- 2021: $83.72
- 2022: $187.39
- 2023: $4,886.39
- 2024: $294.88
- 2025: $124.22
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $124.22.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GIAPREZA | General | $124.22 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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78 | 78 | $473.56 | $112.48 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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78 | 78 | $699.96 | $165.90 |
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49650
Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope
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68 | 68 | $3150.92 | $503.27 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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37 | 36 | $383.55 | $89.70 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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32 | 31 | $243.00 | $56.98 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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22 | 22 | $541.32 | $129.86 |
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49594
Initial repair of entrapped hernia of abdomen, 3-10 cm in length
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21 | 21 | $2941.68 | $672.13 |
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49592
Initial repair of entrapped hernia of abdomen, less than 3 cm in length
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18 | 18 | $1879.88 | $329.75 |
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99442
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes
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15 | 13 | $383.80 | $91.57 |
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99202
New patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 15 minutes or more
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14 | 14 | $310.08 | $74.27 |
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49651
Repair of recurrent groin hernia using an endoscope
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12 | 12 | $2314.92 | $615.03 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 46 | 241 | $357.86 | 46 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 13 | 1,140 | $178.77 | — |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 11 | 53 | $106.18 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-09-17NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20040909001081
CA
6406822436
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Cottage Medical Foundation
4360 E Main St, Ventura, CA 930038279
Phone: 8058794240
Cottage Medical Foundation
5333 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 931112466
Phone: 8058794240
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 400 W PUEBLO ST, SANTA BARBARA, CA 931054353 (Tel: 8053249105)
Registered at PO BOX 689, SANTA BARBARA, CA 931020689 (Tel: 8053249105)
Registered at 216 W PUEBLO ST STE A, SANTA BARBARA, CA 931056806 (Tel: 8057301470)
Registered at 216 W PUEBLO ST STE A, SANTA BARBARA, CA 931056806 (Tel: 8057301470)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 536 E ARRELLAGA ST STE 201, SANTA BARBARA, CA 931032255 (Tel: 8057301470)
Registered at 536 E ARRELLAGA ST STE 201, SANTA BARBARA, CA 931032255 (Tel: 8057301470)
Recorded as DAVID THOMAN, M.D.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: CA A72445)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Santa Barbara
- Dr. Christopher Quijano, DO
- Dr. Lexine Yurcho, MD
- Dr. Rosa Choi, MD
- Dr. Kevin Cahill, MD
- Dr. Stephen Kaminski, MD
- Dr. Kimberly Grafton, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 689
Santa Barbara, CA 931020689
Phone: 8053249105