Kenneth A. Nisbet, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Santa Barbara, CA
Kenneth A. Nisbet, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1639220981, issued on Jan 15, 2007. Check the license (California PA 16718, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth A. Nisbet
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA 16718 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 E Carrillo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
- Phone
- (805) 563-3307
- Enumerated
- Jan 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 563-3827
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040311001052); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth A. Nisbet in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA 16718Check 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 physician assistant in 2024
957 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 426 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen270 claims
- Gabapentin125 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl99 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen50 claims
- Pregabalin43 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl40 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): 68 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: $160.92
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Kenneth A. Nisbet among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Kenneth A. Nisbet, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 13% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
107 physician assistant records list a practice address in Santa Barbara
They are 107 of the 5,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Barbara, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Kenneth A. Nisbet, PA-C's NPI number?
Kenneth A. Nisbet, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639220981, issued on Jan 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth A. Nisbet, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 E Carrillo St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Phone: (805) 563-3307. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth A. Nisbet, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA 16718, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kenneth A. Nisbet, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth A. Nisbet, PA-C had 957 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth A. Nisbet, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 68 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.