Dr. Corey Scott Frucht, MD, PhD

Dr. Frucht practices at Southern California Dermatology in Santa Barbara, California.

Dr. Frucht's NPI, 1457606238, was assigned on July 18, 2012. Dr. Frucht graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Frucht holds California license A129127.

Dr. Frucht's primary practice is Southern California Dermatology, at 2320 Bath St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 in Santa Barbara County. The practice phone is (949) 644-0101.

Dr. Frucht's primary practice is Southern California Dermatology in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Frucht is also affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. The medical group on file is West Dermatology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Frucht to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Frucht practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Frucht's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Frucht is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dr. Frucht is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists acne, acute skin infection, benign or precancerous skin growths, cancerous skin growth removal, cold sores or genital herpes, contact dermatitis, corns and calluses and facial skin infection among the conditions Dr. Frucht treats.

CMS data shows 16,088 Medicare services from Dr. Frucht across 37 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,750 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $637,432 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 1,750 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Frucht in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 828 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 56% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.91, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Frucht's median patient age at 68, with 47% women.

In 2024, Dr. Frucht wrote 899 Medicare Part D claims for 410 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 799 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $321,295 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 787 claims across 16 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Frucht for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Frucht accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 4,536 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Frucht, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Frucht, published from 2010 to 2016. 2011 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Chickens, Hair Cells, Auditory and MicroRNAs. Dr. Frucht's most frequent co-authors are Casey A. Carlos, MD, Philip R. Cohen, MD and Arisa Elena Ortiz, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 533 general payments to Dr. Frucht from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $1,488.

Dr. Frucht graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Frucht is a member of AAD and ASDS.

Dr. Frucht is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.