K Charmian Dresel-Velasquez, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
K Charmian Dresel-Velasquez, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1356509699, issued on May 22, 2008. Check the license (California A105955, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- K Charmian Dresel-Velasquez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- A105955 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 515 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 681-8911
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 898-3488
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110822000274); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 515 W Pueblo St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jeanne Szarzynski, PA-CPhysician Assistant1255357448
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Verify K Charmian Dresel-Velasquez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A105955Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
190 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol44 claims
- Estradiol (Once Weekly)25 claims
- Mometasone Furoate21 claims
- Progesterone21 claims
- Estradiol (Twice Weekly)12 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: $33.41
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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).
K Charmian Dresel-Velasquez among 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California
K Charmian Dresel-Velasquez, MD is one of 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 2,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is K Charmian Dresel-Velasquez, MD's NPI number?
K Charmian Dresel-Velasquez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356509699, issued on May 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is K Charmian Dresel-Velasquez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 515 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 681-8911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify K Charmian Dresel-Velasquez, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A105955, 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 K Charmian Dresel-Velasquez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, K Charmian Dresel-Velasquez, MD had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.