David Joseph Vierra, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
David Joseph Vierra, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1851365134, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (California G73116, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Joseph Vierra
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License numbers
- G73116 CA
78794 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5333 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93111
- Phone
- (805) 967-6351
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080728000473); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Joseph Vierra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G73116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.5 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: $124.42
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Anesthesia Associates Medical Group, Inc.Santa Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Joseph Vierra among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California
David Joseph Vierra, M.D. is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
67 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Santa Barbara
They are 67 of the 5,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Barbara, and 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is David Joseph Vierra, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Joseph Vierra, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851365134, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Joseph Vierra, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5333 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara, CA, 93111. Phone: (805) 967-6351. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Joseph Vierra, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G73116, 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.
What is David Joseph Vierra, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.5 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.