George M. Bifano, D.O.
Psychiatry Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
George M. Bifano, D.O. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1083604920, issued on Oct 23, 2005. Check the license (California 20A3983, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George M. Bifano
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 20A3983 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 504 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 682-5451
- Enumerated
- Oct 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101230000381); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify George M. Bifano in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A3983Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
309 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam43 claims
- Trazodone Hcl35 claims
- Alprazolam34 claims
- Clonazepam34 claims
- Sertraline Hcl24 claims
- Bupropion Xl22 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: $106.29
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
George M. Bifano among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
George M. Bifano, D.O. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1971 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
61 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Santa Barbara
They are 61 of the 5,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Barbara, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is George M. Bifano, D.O.'s NPI number?
George M. Bifano, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083604920, issued on Oct 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George M. Bifano, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 504 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 682-5451. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George M. Bifano, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A3983, 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 George M. Bifano, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George M. Bifano, D.O. had 309 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.