Brandon Cole Schmeits, DO
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Brandon Cole Schmeits, DO is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1659909174, issued on Mar 30, 2020. Check the license (California 20A21525, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brandon Cole Schmeits
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License number
- 20A21525 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 515 E Micheltorena St Ste C, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
- Phone
- (805) 563-3234
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2020
- Record last updated
- May 16, 2025
- Fax
- (805) 563-3130
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230908001725); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 515 E Micheltorena St Ste C
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Deborah Meyers, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1902874563
- Camille Olsen, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1609228600
- Sergio Rubio, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1639520935
Verify Brandon Cole Schmeits in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A21525Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 84 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Palliative Care Consultants OF Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA
- Socal HospitalistsLong Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brandon Cole Schmeits among 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California
Brandon Cole Schmeits, DO is one of 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2010 among the 193 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.
All 260 in California → Every provider in Santa Barbara → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Deborah Meyers, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931031902874563
- Sam Djazayeri, DOVentura, CA 930031821652462
- Alexandra Morath-Shap, D.O.Ventura, CA 930031922484070
- Colin Scibetta, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031427320480
- Juan Huerta Galindo, MDBakersfield, CA 933011316431935
- Samantha Chen, M.D.Orange, CA 928681346669207
- Sunita Puri, M.D.Orange, CA 928681174849186
- Lucas Puttock, DOOrange, CA 928681194119008
Common questions
What is Brandon Cole Schmeits, DO's NPI number?
Brandon Cole Schmeits, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659909174, issued on Mar 30, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brandon Cole Schmeits, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 515 E Micheltorena St Ste C, Santa Barbara, CA, 93103. Phone: (805) 563-3234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brandon Cole Schmeits, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A21525, 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 Brandon Cole Schmeits, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brandon Cole Schmeits, DO had 25 Medicare Part D claims; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brandon Cole Schmeits, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 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.