Dr. Laurel Bliss, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,289
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 481
- Part D claims, 2024
- 5,282
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Industry payments
- $293
- Practice address
- 317 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Practice phone
- Call (805) 681-7500
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Sansum Clinic
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Santa Barbara, California
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Dr. Laurel Bliss is an internist in Santa Barbara, California
Dr. Bliss practices at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California.
Dr. Bliss' NPI, 1154368868, was assigned on June 1, 2006. Dr. Bliss graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Bliss holds California license A98561.
- NPI
- 1154368868NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5890726061
- NPI enumeration date
- June 1, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (805) 681-7500
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 50
- Medical school graduation
- 2002
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Laurel Bliss practices at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California
Dr. Bliss' primary practice is Sansum Clinic, at 317 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. The practice phone is (805) 681-7500.
- Sansum Clinic317 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105Phone(805) 681-7500
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Laurel Bliss is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Bliss' primary practice is Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Bliss is also affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. The medical group on file is Sansum Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bliss to 3 more hospitals and 2 home health agencies, each named with a free account. Dr. Bliss' employer is on file too: a surgery center (asc).
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Laurel Bliss' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bliss practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Sansum Clinic | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Laurel Bliss is one of 16,751 internists in California
Internal medicine is Dr. Bliss' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Bliss is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bliss' licenses on file in 2 states: California and Rhode Island.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
- Rhode Island license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, aneurysm, arteritis, arthritis and asthma among the conditions Dr. Bliss treats.
Internists near Dr. Bliss
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Laurel Bliss billed Medicare for 1,289 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,289 Medicare services from Dr. Bliss across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 481 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $120,067 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Bliss' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6002024: 69516%
- Other services
- 2023: 5182024: 5033%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1382024: 7744%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 14
Dr. Bliss compared with the California median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Bliss
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,289vs 3613.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 481vs 1513.2 times
- Part D claims
- 4,651vs 42111.0 times
Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Bliss' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Laurel Bliss treated 481 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 481 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bliss in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 295 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 50% have arthritis. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.76, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bliss' median patient age at 70, with 87% women.
Dr. Bliss' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Bliss' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women42789%
- Men5411%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Bliss' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis50%
- High blood pressure43%
- Osteoporosis26%
- Mood disorders17%
- Anxiety16%
- Depression16%
- Cancer15%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Bliss' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women87%
- Men13%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Laurel Bliss wrote 5,282 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Bliss wrote 5,282 Medicare Part D claims for 721 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,651 of them, across 89 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $282,012 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,260 claims across 84 drugs.
Dr. Bliss' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic4,777 claims90%
- Brand-name and other505 claims10%
Dr. Bliss' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Bliss' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%30 of 5,282 claims
- Antibiotics3%138 of 5,282 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4,2602024: 4,6519%
Drugs named by CMS: 89 in 2024, 84 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Laurel Bliss offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Bliss accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bliss as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Laurel Bliss received $293 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 12 general payments to Dr. Bliss from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $124.
General payments to Dr. Bliss by program year, 2016 to 2024
Companies that paid Dr. Bliss the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Laurel Bliss graduated from Tulane School of Medicine
Dr. Bliss graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 2002.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Laurel Bliss accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers
Dr. Bliss is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- +6 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Bliss accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- Medicare8
- HMO6
- EPO4
- POS4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Laurel Bliss's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Laurel Bliss' NPI number?
Dr. Laurel Bliss' NPI number is 1154368868. It was assigned on June 1, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Laurel Bliss?
Dr. Laurel Bliss is an internist in Santa Barbara, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Laurel Bliss practice?
Dr. Bliss practices at 317 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Dr. Bliss' primary practice is Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bliss to 3 hospitals and 2 home health agencies.
What is Dr. Laurel Bliss' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bliss is (805) 681-7500.
What is Dr. Laurel Bliss' medical license number?
Dr. Bliss holds California license A98561, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Laurel Bliss been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Bliss in California (2007 to 2026) and Rhode Island (2005 to 2008).
Which hospitals is Dr. Laurel Bliss affiliated with?
Dr. Bliss is affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Bliss to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Laurel Bliss part of?
Dr. Bliss is linked to Sansum Clinic.
Does Dr. Laurel Bliss accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bliss billed Medicare for 1,289 services in 2024, and Dr. Bliss accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Laurel Bliss offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Bliss as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Laurel Bliss see?
CMS counts 481 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bliss in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Is Dr. Laurel Bliss board certified?
Yes. Dr. Bliss is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Laurel Bliss bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Bliss' most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G0439), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Laurel Bliss go to medical school?
Dr. Bliss graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 2002.
What drugs does Dr. Laurel Bliss prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bliss' most prescribed drugs by claims were Rosuvastatin Calcium, Losartan Potassium and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Dr. Laurel Bliss received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $293 in general payments to Dr. Bliss from 6 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.
How long has Dr. Laurel Bliss been practicing?
Dr. Bliss graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Laurel Bliss accept?
Dr. Bliss is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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