Thadeus B. Koontz, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Thadeus B. Koontz, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1609010156, issued on Apr 28, 2009. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thadeus B. Koontz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- M-11984 ID
M11984 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2034 DE LA Vina St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 681-5450
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 31, 2025
- Fax
- (805) 884-6888
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231117001089); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2034 DE LA Vina St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Timothy AcreePeer Specialist1396505970
- Melvin AdorniPeer Specialist1811760549
- Luis Alvarado DiazSocial Worker1093229148
- Sogol AzadMental Health Counselor1669711552
- Miya CastilloPeer Specialist1588031611
- William ChetwoodRehabilitation Practitioner1649142316
Verify Thadeus B. Koontz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
667 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Olanzapine87 claims
- Sertraline Hcl50 claims
- Trazodone Hcl42 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl34 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate33 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate33 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: $1,351.97
1 payment: travel and lodging; the largest payer was Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation. 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 2 group practices
- Human Supports OF IdahoBoise, ID
- Santa Barbara County AuditorSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thadeus B. Koontz among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Thadeus B. Koontz, MD 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 2009, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 57% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 Thadeus B. Koontz, MD's NPI number?
Thadeus B. Koontz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609010156, issued on Apr 28, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thadeus B. Koontz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2034 DE LA Vina St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 681-5450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thadeus B. Koontz, MD's license?
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 Thadeus B. Koontz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thadeus B. Koontz, MD had 667 Medicare Part D claims for 81 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.