Ryan Fante, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Ryan Fante, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1497079040, issued on Mar 24, 2010. Check the license (California A128596, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ryan Fante
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A128596 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4151 Foothill RD, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
- Phone
- (805) 681-1760
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2010
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 681-1768
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150108002490); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4151 Foothill RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Martin Bean, P.A.Physician Assistant1730299686
- Mica Bergman, M.D., PH.D.Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1912268996
- Cecily Bosma, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063468338
- Rabindra Braganza, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1972512382
- Joy Buechler, NPNurse Practitioner1124451240
- Ashley Dunn, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1033538269
Verify Ryan Fante in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A128596Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,303 Medicare Part D claims for 541 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 64% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate435 claims
- Latanoprost375 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol108 claims
- Timolol Maleate81 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth47 claims
- Restasis36 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: $79.75
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Sansum ClinicSanta 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 Ryan Fante, MD's NPI number?
Ryan Fante, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497079040, issued on Mar 24, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ryan Fante, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4151 Foothill RD, Santa Barbara, CA, 93110. Phone: (805) 681-1760. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ryan Fante, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A128596, 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 Ryan Fante, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ryan Fante, MD had 1,303 Medicare Part D claims for 541 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.