Robert William Poulin, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Robert William Poulin, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1457461204, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (California G59821, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert William Poulin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G59821 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 515 E Micheltorena St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
- Phone
- (805) 963-4272
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2025
- Fax
- (805) 563-0883
- Medicaid ID
- GR0068400 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120307000227); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Robert William Poulin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G59821Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
369 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost116 claims
- Timolol Maleate98 claims
- Lumigan27 claims
- Simbrinza13 claims
- Vyzulta13 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.9 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $339.56
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Michael Jay Paveloff MD IncSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Robert William Poulin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert William Poulin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457461204, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert William Poulin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 515 E Micheltorena St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93103. Phone: (805) 963-4272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert William Poulin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G59821, 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 Robert William Poulin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert William Poulin, M.D. had 369 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert William Poulin, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 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.