Douglas Katsev, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Douglas Katsev, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1801906722, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (California G65027, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Katsev
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G65027 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2946 DE LA Vina St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 967-9990
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2023
- Fax
- (805) 883-3898
- Medicaid ID
- 00G650270 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101013001114); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2946 DE LA Vina St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cailyn Ruck, ODOptometrist1093232456
- Marcel Sassola, RPHPharmacist1720806953
Verify Douglas Katsev in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G65027Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,563 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Monohydrate187 claims
- Miebo146 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate138 claims
- Timolol Maleate121 claims
- Ofloxacin109 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth65 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): 85.5 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: $60,978.98
209 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Santa Barbara Eyecare Inc A Professional Medical CorporationSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas Katsev among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Douglas Katsev, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Douglas Katsev, MD's NPI number?
Douglas Katsev, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801906722, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Katsev, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2946 DE LA Vina St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 967-9990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Katsev, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G65027, 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 Douglas Katsev, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Katsev, MD had 1,563 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Douglas Katsev, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.