Dr. David E. Hardesty, MD

Dr. Hardesty practices at Fair Oaks Specialty Center in Santa Maria, California.

Dr. Hardesty's NPI, 1942239157, was assigned on July 1, 2006. Dr. Hardesty graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Hardesty holds California license C55386.

Dr. Hardesty's primary practice is Fair Oaks Specialty Center, at 117 W Bunny Ave, Santa Maria, CA 93458 in Santa Barbara County. The practice phone is (805) 547-2224.

Dr. Hardesty's primary practice is Fair Oaks Specialty Center in Santa Maria, California. Dr. Hardesty is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Pacific Central Coast Health Centers Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hardesty to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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

Neurology is Dr. Hardesty's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Hardesty is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Hardesty's licenses on file in 3 states: California, New York and New Mexico.

Dmand AI lists alzheimer's disease, cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy, essential tremor, migraine and chronic headache, non-alzheimer's dementia (chronic), parkinson's disease and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Hardesty treats.

CMS data shows 1,454 Medicare services from Dr. Hardesty across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 285 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $121,799 for them.

CMS counts 285 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hardesty in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 122 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.59, 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. Hardesty's median patient age at 74, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hardesty wrote 1,898 Medicare Part D claims for 253 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,734 of them, across 36 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,461,629 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,450 claims across 35 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Hardesty for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Hardesty accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Hardesty as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Hardesty, published from 2006 to 2009. The most frequent topics are Deep Brain Stimulation, Disease Models, Animal and Head. Dr. Hardesty's most frequent co-authors are Brian Fallon and Pernilla Schweitzer, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 477 general payments to Dr. Hardesty from 40 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. paid the most, $45,946.

Dr. Hardesty graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine in 1997.

Dr. Hardesty is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.