NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Monica Rettenmier, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Santa Barbara, CA

Monica Rettenmier, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1558780890, issued on Apr 15, 2014. Check the license (California 2040245, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558780890
Name
Monica Rettenmier
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
2040245 CA
204045 CA
D0087700 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
400 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Phone
(805) 682-7111
Enumerated
Apr 15, 2014
Record last updated
Nov 17, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251204001572); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2014
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 400 W Pueblo St

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

  1. Tabitha Abraham, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1811558042
  2. Kristina Abramyan, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1114810686
  3. Tamanna AhluwaliaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376338384
  4. Jung Hwa Ahn, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083553572
  5. Fares Al-Khouja, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497441778
  6. Sarah Anderson, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154172872

Verify Monica Rettenmier in five checks

  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): 84.8 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 score59.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%92.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%77.0
  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: $85.92

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was LivaNova USA, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Monica Rettenmier$85.92
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Sheppard Pratt Physicians PABaltimore, MD
  2. Traditions Psychiatry Group, P.CSanta Barbara, CA

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

Monica Rettenmier among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Monica Rettenmier, 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 2014, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Betty Ashley, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051881796159
  2. Howard Babus, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051184654949
  3. Steven Barnett, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051336199272
  4. George Bifano, D.O.Santa Barbara, CA 931051083604920
  5. Dwight Carlson, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051346444205
  6. Scott Dewhirst, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051659799153
  7. Paul Erickson, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051740346741
  8. Gary Hanson, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051063547925

Common questions

What is Monica Rettenmier, M.D.'s NPI number?

Monica Rettenmier, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558780890, issued on Apr 15, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Monica Rettenmier, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 682-7111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Monica Rettenmier, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 2040245, 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 Monica Rettenmier, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.8 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.