Michael Adams Bolton, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Michael Adams Bolton, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1669738274, issued on Apr 9, 2012. Check the license (California A90270, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Adams Bolton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A90270 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1482 E Valley RD Ste 476, Santa Barbara, CA 93108
- Phone
- (805) 730-0370
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140826002965); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Adams Bolton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A90270Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 87.2 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).
4 hospitals and group practices
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterWest Hollywood, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- County OF VenturaVentura, CA
- OC Progressive Recovery Inc.Orange, CA
- Santa Barbara Behavioral Health, A Psychological CorporationGoleta, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Michael Adams Bolton among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Michael Adams Bolton, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
61 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Santa Barbara
They are 61 of the 5,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Barbara, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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- Fred Berge, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931101205950623
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- Shandara Dawes, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931061750408712
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Common questions
What is Michael Adams Bolton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Adams Bolton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669738274, issued on Apr 9, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Adams Bolton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1482 E Valley RD Ste 476, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108. Phone: (805) 730-0370. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Adams Bolton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A90270, 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 Michael Adams Bolton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Adams Bolton, M.D. had 35 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Adams Bolton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.2 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.