NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Timothy M. Spiegel, M.D.

Rheumatology Physician · Santa Barbara, CA

Timothy M. Spiegel, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1700870243, issued on Sep 9, 2005. Check the license (California C37216, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700870243
Name
Timothy M. Spiegel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
C37216 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1919 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone
(805) 682-5752
Enumerated
Sep 9, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 4, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(805) 682-8434
Medicaid ID
00C372160 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050405000978); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1973
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

749 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Timothy Spiegel749
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone178 claims
  2. Methotrexate60 claims
  3. Rinvoq50 claims
  4. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate43 claims
  5. Enbrel42 claims
  6. Alendronate Sodium40 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: $1,615.99

72 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Timothy Spiegel$1,615.99
  2. Specialty average$8,538.33

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

  1. Cottage Medical FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Timothy M. Spiegel among 926 rheumatology physician records in California

Timothy M. Spiegel, M.D. is one of 926 rheumatology 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1973 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in California

There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Erin Hammett, DO.Santa Barbara, CA 931051467884098
  2. Robert Klein, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051205004900
  3. Wonuk Lee, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051386720092
  4. Courtney Stull, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051376905836
  5. Hans Richard Barthel, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931081003827999
  6. Kathleen Kolstad, MDMontecito, CA 931081902240203
  7. Suzanne Delea, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931101841339868
  8. Daniel Gibson, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931101710999602

Common questions

What is Timothy M. Spiegel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Timothy M. Spiegel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700870243, issued on Sep 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Timothy M. Spiegel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1919 State St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Phone: (805) 682-5752. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Timothy M. Spiegel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C37216, 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 Timothy M. Spiegel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Timothy M. Spiegel, M.D. had 749 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.