NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kent J. Funk, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Santa Barbara, CA

Kent J. Funk, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1437241932, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (California G69465, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437241932
Name
Kent J. Funk
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
G69465 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
351 S Patterson Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93111
Phone
(805) 967-3411
Enumerated
Sep 29, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 20, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130227000407); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Washington University School Of Medicine, 1989
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 351 S Patterson Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Cortlandt Flinchbaugh, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1598862849
  2. Christopher Flynn, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1548373426
  3. Alissa Hope, DNP, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1265211965
  4. Robin Knauss, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1760424600
  5. Allegra Lobell, MDAnesthesiology Physician1467649814
  6. Mark Molavi, RNEmergency Registered Nurse1659149052

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $16.27

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kent Funk$16.27
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

  1. Anesthesia Associates Medical Group, Inc.Santa Barbara, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kent J. Funk among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California

Kent J. Funk, M.D. is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

67 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Santa Barbara

They are 67 of the 5,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Barbara, and 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Dale, M.D.Goleta, CA 931111528150026
  2. Cortlandt Flinchbaugh, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931111598862849
  3. Marvin Harrah, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931111326145012
  4. Carl Hein, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931111093807455
  5. David Hirt, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931111922105618
  6. Allegra Lobell, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931111467649814
  7. John Souza, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931111801988274
  8. David Vierra, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931111851365134

Common questions

What is Kent J. Funk, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kent J. Funk, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437241932, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kent J. Funk, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 351 S Patterson Ave, Santa Barbara, CA, 93111. Phone: (805) 967-3411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kent J. Funk, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G69465, 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.

What is Kent J. Funk, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.5 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.