NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael John Gunson, D.D.S, M.D.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) · Santa Barbara, CA

Michael John Gunson, D.D.S, M.D. is an oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1497886840, issued on Mar 8, 2007. Check the license (California 45368, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497886840
Name
Michael John Gunson
Credential
D.D.S, M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) 1223S0112X
License number
45368 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
334 S Patterson Ave Ste 205, Santa Barbara, CA 93111
Phone
(805) 682-8462
Enumerated
Mar 8, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 8, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(805) 687-5651
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 334 S Patterson Ave Ste 205

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

  1. Matthew Dailey, DDS, MDOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1134566326
  2. Lori Heinze, PAPhysician Assistant1992007389

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $359.07

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was KLS-Martin L.P. The 4,075 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,077.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Gunson$359.07
  2. Specialty average$1,077.58

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Michael John Gunson among 987 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in California

Michael John Gunson, D.D.S, M.D. is one of 987 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) 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 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 7% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223S0112X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers in California

There are 987 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in California.

The 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Dailey, DDS, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931111134566326
  2. Shelby Bowman, DDS, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051083142236
  3. Robert Kiken, DDSSanta Barbara, CA 931051982626255
  4. Walter Michajlenko, M.D., D.D.S.Santa Barbara, CA 931051386704930
  5. G William Arnett, DDSSanta Barbara, CA 931011376675488
  6. Marc Bienstock, D.D.S., M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931011053534339
  7. David Hall, DDSSanta Barbara, CA 931011689709214
  8. James TamborelloSanta Barbara, CA 931011013049121

Common questions

What is Michael John Gunson, D.D.S, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael John Gunson, D.D.S, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497886840, issued on Mar 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael John Gunson, D.D.S, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 334 S Patterson Ave Ste 205, Santa Barbara, CA, 93111. Phone: (805) 682-8462. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael John Gunson, D.D.S, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 45368, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.