Benton Ashlock, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Benton Ashlock, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1821306648, issued on Sep 14, 2010. Check the license (California A118255, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benton Ashlock
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A118255 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 898-3400
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 898-3420
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111121000172); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 301 W Pueblo St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bryan Garber, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1669768438
- Ann Lee, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1619960556
- Elie Zouein, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1265743009
Verify Benton Ashlock in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A118255Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,102 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 60% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa346 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta258 claims
- Breo Ellipta109 claims
- Prednisone84 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere74 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol73 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,275.79
56 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Noah Medical Corporation. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 one group practice
- Sansum ClinicSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benton Ashlock among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Benton Ashlock, MD is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
All 1,443 in California → Every provider in Santa Barbara → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Belkin, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051659380178
- Bryan Garber, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051669768438
- Jeffrey Kupperman, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051104810738
- Ann Lee, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051619960556
- Jeffrey Sager, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051780618850
- Ronald Ungerer, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051255327813
- Robert Wright, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051962498550
- Elie Zouein, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051265743009
Common questions
What is Benton Ashlock, MD's NPI number?
Benton Ashlock, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821306648, issued on Sep 14, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benton Ashlock, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 898-3400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benton Ashlock, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A118255, 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 Benton Ashlock, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benton Ashlock, MD had 2,102 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.