Richard D. Danson, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Richard D. Danson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1437205879, issued on Jan 26, 2007. Check the license (California G45562, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard D. Danson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G45562 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 216 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 682-1934
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 682-6140
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110330000647); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 1980
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 216 W Pueblo St
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Verify Richard D. Danson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G45562Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
233 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Rybelsus11 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.
Richard D. Danson among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Richard D. Danson, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
129 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Barbara
They are 129 of the 5,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Barbara, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Richard D. Danson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard D. Danson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437205879, issued on Jan 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard D. Danson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 216 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 682-1934. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard D. Danson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G45562, 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 Richard D. Danson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard D. Danson, M.D. had 233 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.