Richard A. Onishi, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Richard A. Onishi, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1467545913, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (California A63775, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Onishi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A63775 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 215 Pesetas Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
- Phone
- (805) 681-1761
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 681-1768
- Medicaid ID
- 00A637750 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050726001063); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard A. Onishi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A63775Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,050 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium262 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium163 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate130 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium108 claims
- Lisinopril94 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er64 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $195.81
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Scripps HealthSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard A. Onishi among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Richard A. Onishi, 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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.
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Common questions
What is Richard A. Onishi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard A. Onishi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467545913, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Onishi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 215 Pesetas Lane, Santa Barbara, CA, 93110. Phone: (805) 681-1761. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard A. Onishi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A63775, 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 A. Onishi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Onishi, M.D. had 2,050 Medicare Part D claims for 252 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.