Tristan Zhang, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Tristan Zhang, M.D. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1427318054, issued on May 16, 2012. Check the license (California A161668, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tristan Zhang
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- A161668 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 E Carrillo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
- Phone
- (469) 471-1404
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2012
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190621002011); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 401 E Carrillo St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Brenna Chan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1023965514
- Benjamin Dirkx, D.O.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1679875389
- Kara GeorgiadisPhysician Assistant1912427360
Verify Tristan Zhang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A161668Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
920 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 326 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen213 claims
- Gabapentin122 claims
- Meloxicam71 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl58 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl48 claims
- Pregabalin48 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): 68 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: $1,069.21
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotronik Nro, Inc. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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
- Osf Medical Group OF California IncBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tristan Zhang among 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California
Tristan Zhang, M.D. is one of 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in California
There are 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California.
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The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sharon Basham, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051104842541
- Barry Ross, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051588680060
- Karl Sandin, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051225055114
- Vincenzo Vitto, DOSanta Barbara, CA 931051689878225
- Kevin Jiang, M.D.Camarillo, CA 930101134480510
- Farid Kia, M.DCamarillo, CA 930101902053663
- Nicholas Peterson, MDVentura, CA 930041689230450
- Phillip Nguyen, MDVentura, CA 930031700248721
Common questions
What is Tristan Zhang, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tristan Zhang, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427318054, issued on May 16, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tristan Zhang, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 E Carrillo St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Phone: (469) 471-1404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tristan Zhang, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A161668, 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 Tristan Zhang, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tristan Zhang, M.D. had 920 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tristan Zhang, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 68 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.