NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William R. Gallivan, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Santa Barbara, CA

William R. Gallivan, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1790702777, issued on Jul 16, 2006. Check the license (California G73901, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790702777
Name
William R. Gallivan
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
G73901 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
320 W Junipero St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Phone
(805) 220-6020
Enumerated
Jul 16, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 27, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(805) 284-0085
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040415000973); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1986
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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90% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

656 Medicare Part D claims for 301 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 120 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Gallivan656
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin125 claims
  2. Celecoxib124 claims
  3. Mupirocin65 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl60 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate48 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40 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): 68.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score69.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%34.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,075.74

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Gallivan$1,076
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. William R. Gallivan, JR., M.D., Inc.Santa Barbara, CA

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

William R. Gallivan among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California

William R. Gallivan, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Graham Hurvitz, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051104858620
  2. Michael Maguire, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051063404317
  3. Joseph Peus, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051154341188
  4. Anthony Romero, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051245250133
  5. Richard Ryu, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051356366488
  6. Eric Shepherd, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051043270598
  7. Danielle Thomas, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051164808127
  8. William Mourad, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931031821133679

Common questions

What is William R. Gallivan, M.D.'s NPI number?

William R. Gallivan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790702777, issued on Jul 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William R. Gallivan, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 W Junipero St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 220-6020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William R. Gallivan, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G73901, 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 William R. Gallivan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William R. Gallivan, M.D. had 656 Medicare Part D claims for 301 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William R. Gallivan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 68.2 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.

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