Scott Dewhirst, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Scott Dewhirst, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1659799153, issued on Apr 1, 2014. Check the license (California 155178, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott Dewhirst
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 155178 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3916 State St Ste 300, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 681-7517
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 568-1208
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181211003633); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Scott Dewhirst in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 155178Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
3,564 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl252 claims
- Lorazepam241 claims
- Alprazolam206 claims
- Clonazepam172 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er161 claims
- Lamotrigine158 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: $365.52
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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).
Scott Dewhirst among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Scott Dewhirst, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
61 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Santa Barbara
They are 61 of the 5,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Barbara, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Scott Dewhirst, M.D.'s NPI number?
Scott Dewhirst, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659799153, issued on Apr 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott Dewhirst, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3916 State St Ste 300, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 681-7517. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott Dewhirst, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 155178, 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 Scott Dewhirst, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott Dewhirst, M.D. had 3,564 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.