Dr. Ryan Fante, MD

Dr. Fante practices at Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California.

Dr. Fante's NPI, 1497079040, was assigned on March 24, 2010. Dr. Fante graduated from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in 2010. Dr. Fante's California license number on file is A128596.

Dr. Fante's primary practice is Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic, at 4151 Foothill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. The practice phone is (805) 681-1760.

Dr. Fante's primary practice is Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California. The medical group on file is Sansum Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fante 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. Fante practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Fante's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Fante is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Fante's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma and glaucoma surgery among the conditions Dr. Fante treats.

CMS data shows 4,012 Medicare services from Dr. Fante across 24 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,172 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $428,685 for them.

CMS counts 1,172 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fante in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 505 patients. 74% of them have high cholesterol, and 61% have high blood pressure. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.17, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Fante's median patient age at 76, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Fante wrote 1,303 Medicare Part D claims for 541 patients. 36% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,238 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $109,765 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 897 claims across 13 drugs.

Dr. Fante accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 389 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Fante, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Fante, published from 2014 to 2016. 2014 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Cornea. Dr. Fante's most frequent co-authors are Vaidehi Shradha Dedania, MD, Thomas W. Gardner, MD and Jeffrey M. Sundstrom, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 69 general payments to Dr. Fante from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $842.

Dr. Fante graduated from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in 2010.

Dr. Fante is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.