Dr. Guy W. Tarleton, MD

Dr. Tarleton practices at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health.

Dr. Tarleton's NPI, 1437190147, was assigned on June 10, 2006. Dr. Tarleton graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1993. Dr. Tarleton holds California license G080855.

Dr. Tarleton's primary practice is Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, at 351 S Patterson Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 in Santa Barbara County. The practice phone is (805) 967-3411.

Dr. Tarleton's primary practice is Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health. Dr. Tarleton is also affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. The medical group on file is South Coast Emergency Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tarleton to 2 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tarleton practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Tarleton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Tarleton is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Tarleton is licensed in California.

CMS data shows 4,550 Medicare services from Dr. Tarleton across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 532 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $235,607 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 532 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tarleton in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 186 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.41, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tarleton's median patient age at 75, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Tarleton wrote 223 Medicare Part D claims for 112 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 122 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,290 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 107 claims across 6 drugs.

Dr. Tarleton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 2,533 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Tarleton, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Tarleton.

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Tarleton from 3 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Solventum Corporation paid the most, $50.

Dr. Tarleton graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1993.

Dr. Tarleton is in network with 12 carriers, including United Healthcare, Elevance and Aetna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.