NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Andrew West, M.D.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Santa Barbara, CA

Benjamin Andrew West, M.D. is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1215592027, issued on May 7, 2019. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215592027
Name
Benjamin Andrew West
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
Sbch, Medical Education, Santa Barbara, CA 93015
Phone
(805) 569-7315
Enumerated
May 7, 2019
Record last updated
Oct 31, 2023
Fax
(805) 569-8358
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231211001282); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2019
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at Sbch, Medical Education

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Elizabeth Pandian, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1518522341
  2. Philip Wan, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1235794009

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

1,188 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Benjamin West1,188
  2. Specialty average185

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost457 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol112 claims
  3. Brimonidine Tartrate99 claims
  4. Cyclosporine79 claims
  5. Prednisolone Acetate74 claims
  6. Erythromycin56 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupVentura, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Benjamin Andrew West among 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California

Benjamin Andrew West, M.D. is one of 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in California. 16% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 20% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 2,409 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

163 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Santa Barbara

They are 163 of the 5,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Barbara, and 40,652 student in an organized health care education/training program records in California.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alvaro GarnicaFillmore, CA 930151316595176
  2. Esperanza RomeroFillmore, CA 930151104714476
  3. Denise Santa RosaFillmore, CA 930151932753076
  4. Kaleb PutnamCarpinteria, CA 930131013752112
  5. Nancy RodriguezCarpinteria, CA 930131730796517
  6. Angela WorshamCarpinteria, CA 930131770326399
  7. Madelynn AmadoCamarillo, CA 930121306616503
  8. Elizabeth CrainCamarillo, CA 930121841021748

Common questions

What is Benjamin Andrew West, M.D.'s NPI number?

Benjamin Andrew West, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215592027, issued on May 7, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Andrew West, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Sbch, Medical Education, Santa Barbara, CA, 93015. Phone: (805) 569-7315. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Andrew West, M.D.'s license?

Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Benjamin Andrew West, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Andrew West, M.D. had 1,188 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.