Alexander Blake Hardwick, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Alexander Blake Hardwick, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1780050385, issued on Aug 18, 2015. Check the license (California A149279, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Blake Hardwick
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A149279 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 682-7111
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210526000005); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander Blake Hardwick in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A149279Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,616 Medicare Part D claims for 572 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium383 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate363 claims
- Eliquis294 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate191 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium186 claims
- Carvedilol171 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $22.23
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Cottage Clinical AssociatesSanta Barbara, CA
- Cottage Medical FoundationGoleta, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Blake Hardwick among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Alexander Blake Hardwick, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Aldridge, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051033427067
- William Alton, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051255384343
- Charles Brown, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051619920709
- Joshua Feuer, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051215921440
- David Gillon, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051770536153
- Vishal Goyal, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051962679829
- Elizabeth Hutchins, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051457705378
- David Lerner, D.O.Santa Barbara, CA 931051194081729
Common questions
What is Alexander Blake Hardwick, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alexander Blake Hardwick, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780050385, issued on Aug 18, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Blake Hardwick, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 682-7111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Blake Hardwick, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A149279, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Blake Hardwick, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Blake Hardwick, M.D. had 3,616 Medicare Part D claims for 572 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alexander Blake Hardwick, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.