Dr. Stephen Wayne Hosea, MD

Dr. Hosea practices at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health.

Dr. Hosea's NPI, 1457411050, was assigned on December 12, 2006. Dr. Hosea graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1973. Dr. Hosea holds California license G45763.

Dr. Hosea's primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, at 400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 in Santa Barbara County. The practice phone is (805) 682-7111.

Dr. Hosea's primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health. Dr. Hosea is also affiliated with Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. The medical group on file is Sansum Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hosea to 2 more hospitals, 1 urgent care center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hosea practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Infectious disease is Dr. Hosea's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dmand AI has Dr. Hosea's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Florida.

Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, cellulitis, endocarditis, gastrointestinal infection, hiv/aids, joint or bone infection, pneumonia and respiratory infection and sepsis among the conditions Dr. Hosea treats.

CMS data shows 1,187 Medicare services from Dr. Hosea across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 438 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $95,375 for them.

CMS counts 438 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hosea in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 186 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 70% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.67, 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. Hosea's median patient age at 65, with 43% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hosea wrote 682 Medicare Part D claims for 71 patients. 64% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 531 of them, across 22 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $846,628 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 546 claims across 24 drugs.

Dr. Hosea accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 21 papers to Dr. Hosea in 2018. The most frequent topics are Guinea Pigs, Complement System Proteins and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Dr. Hosea has published most often in J Clin Invest. Dr. Hosea's most frequent co-authors are Melvin N. Berger, MD, Nicholas Richard Binder, MD and Kevin M. Casey, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 28 general payments to Dr. Hosea from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. paid the most, $330.

Dr. Hosea graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1973. Dr. Hosea is a member of ACP.

Dr. Hosea is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.