Joanna Buitrago
Nurse Practitioner · Santa Barbara, CA
Joanna Buitrago is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1386006468, issued on Mar 28, 2016. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joanna Buitrago
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- R166665 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 317 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 681-7500
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230207000652); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joanna Buitrago in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
79 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole26 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: $184.14
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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).
Joanna Buitrago among 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California
Joanna Buitrago is one of 8,223 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 48% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2017 among the 3,425 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Joanna Buitrago's NPI number?
Joanna Buitrago's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386006468, issued on Mar 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joanna Buitrago located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 317 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 681-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joanna Buitrago's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joanna Buitrago prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joanna Buitrago had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.