Margaret A. Echt, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Goleta, CA
Margaret A. Echt, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Goleta, California, and NPI 1881873784, issued on Oct 26, 2007. Check the license (California G83194, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Margaret A. Echt
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- G83194 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5333 Hollister Ave Ste 175, Goleta, CA 93111
- Phone
- (805) 682-8166
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2025
- Fax
- (805) 682-8359
- Medicaid IDs
- GR0090320 CA
00G831940 CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040413000477); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Margaret A. Echt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G83194Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
529 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol132 claims
- Progesterone58 claims
- Valacyclovir28 claims
- Imvexxy26 claims
- Estradiol (Twice Weekly)22 claims
- Yuvafem22 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: $198.87
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. 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
- Associated OB Gyn Specialists OF Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Margaret A. Echt among 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California
Margaret A. Echt, 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 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 2,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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
There are 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California.
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- Kellie Delozier, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931061679609283
Common questions
What is Margaret A. Echt, MD's NPI number?
Margaret A. Echt, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881873784, issued on Oct 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Margaret A. Echt, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5333 Hollister Ave Ste 175, Goleta, CA, 93111. Phone: (805) 682-8166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Margaret A. Echt, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G83194, 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 Margaret A. Echt, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Margaret A. Echt, MD had 529 Medicare Part D claims for 131 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.