NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nathan Stern, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Santa Barbara, CA

Nathan Stern, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1154768976, issued on Jun 3, 2013. Check the license (California A136466, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154768976
Name
Nathan Stern
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A136466 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3227 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Phone
(805) 681-7144
Enumerated
Jun 3, 2013
Record last updated
Aug 24, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160912000957); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Michigan Medical School, 2013
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 3227 State St

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

  1. Ariel AdamsDentist1154114049
  2. Paymon Bahrami, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1407161045
  3. Ylianna CastroCase Manager/Care Coordinator1902695026
  4. So Hee KimOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1710703517
  5. Jada MurrielMedical Physician Assistant1477388346
  6. Molly Stanfill, DNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1659106110

Verify Nathan Stern 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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

941 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 107 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nathan Stern941
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen85 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium71 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate48 claims
  4. Jardiance27 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium23 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium23 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. American Indian Health And Services CorporationSanta Barbara, CA

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

Nathan Stern among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Nathan Stern, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

90 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Barbara

They are 90 of the 5,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Barbara, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicole Christiano, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051669589016
  2. John Dorman, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051093933756
  3. William Guddal, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051457371791
  4. Dan Heyerdahl, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051477549004
  5. Janette Hope, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051366619587
  6. James Ingersoll, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051457461337
  7. Douglas Jackson, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051063432342
  8. Amir-Mohammad Jalilian-Nosraty, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051407091010

Common questions

What is Nathan Stern, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nathan Stern, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154768976, issued on Jun 3, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nathan Stern, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3227 State St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 681-7144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nathan Stern, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A136466, 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 Nathan Stern, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nathan Stern, M.D. had 941 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.