Julian Becher, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Julian Becher, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1982050704, issued on May 11, 2016. Check the license (California 145139, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Julian Becher
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 145139 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 W Arrellaga St Ste B, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
- Phone
- (805) 568-0799
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161026002849); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Julian Becher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 145139Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,750 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 99 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate143 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium137 claims
- Losartan Potassium94 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium80 claims
- Metformin Hcl75 claims
- Gabapentin73 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: $112.04
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Riviera Health GroupSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Julian Becher among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Julian Becher, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 76% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
90 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Barbara
They are 90 of the 5,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Barbara, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Julian Becher, M.D.'s NPI number?
Julian Becher, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982050704, issued on May 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Julian Becher, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 W Arrellaga St Ste B, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Phone: (805) 568-0799. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Julian Becher, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 145139, 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 Julian Becher, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Julian Becher, M.D. had 2,750 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.