Dr. Sean D. Early, MD

  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1972595221PAC ID0941285563
Medicare services, 2024
75
Medicare patients, 2024
48
Part D claims, 2016
16
Publications
3
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Practice phone
Call (805) 682-7111
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Primary practice

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Hospital · Santa Barbara, California

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Dr. Sean D. Early is an orthopedic surgeon in Santa Barbara, California

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

Dr. Early's NPI, 1972595221, was assigned on August 22, 2005. Dr. Early graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Early's California license number on file is A60507.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0941285563
NPI enumeration date
August 22, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(805) 682-7111
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
58
Medical school graduation
1994

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Sean D. Early practices at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California

Dr. Early'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.

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Dr. Sean D. Early is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Early's primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health. The medical group on file is Ventura County Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Early to 1 more community health center, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 urgent care center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sean D. Early's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Early practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Sean D. Early is one of 2,056 orthopedic surgeons in California

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Early's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Early is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Early's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Florida.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A60507 · 1996 to 2025 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • Florida license2019 to 2021

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists hip replacement, orthopedic surgery of arms and legs and pelvic and hip fracture among the conditions Dr. Early treats.

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Early

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Dr. Sean D. Early billed Medicare for 75 services in 2024

CMS data shows 75 Medicare services from Dr. Early across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 48 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,121 for them.

Medicare services, 202475
Medicare patients48
Paid by Medicare$5,121
Procedure codes4

Dr. Early's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 202024: 47135%
Imaging
2023: 122024: 28133%

Where Dr. Early's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office3445%
  • In a facility4155%

Dr. Early compared with the California median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Early
  • California median
Medicare services
75vs 68389% below
Medicare patients
48vs 21578% below
Part D claims
16vs 7077% below

Medians across 1,844 orthopedic surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Early's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Sean D. Early treated 48 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78

CMS counts 48 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Early in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 18 patients. 73% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have arthritis. Their average risk score is 2.27, 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. Early's median patient age at 14, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 202448
Average age78
Average risk score2.27

Dr. Early's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Early's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2348%
  • Men2552%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Early's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure73%
  2. Arthritis71%
  3. High cholesterol69%
  4. Chronic kidney disease40%
  5. Atrial fibrillation38%
  6. Osteoporosis35%
  7. Mood disorders31%
  8. Diabetes29%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Early's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 14

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men50%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Sean D. Early wrote 16 Medicare Part D claims in 2016

In 2016, Dr. Early wrote 16 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $151 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 201616
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$151

Dr. Early's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2016

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

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Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026

How Dr. Sean D. Early takes part in Medicare

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Sean D. Early has 3 publications on record

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Early. The most frequent topics are Biomechanical Phenomena, Bone Screws and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Early has published most often in Spine (Phila Pa 1976). Dr. Early's most frequent co-authors are Peter Owen Newton, MD, Scott Jameel Mubarak, MD and Dennis Ray Wenger, MD.

Papers3

Topics Dr. Early writes about most

  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Bone Screws
  • Spinal Fusion

Dr. Early's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Early

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Sean D. Early received $4,368 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 50 general payments to Dr. Early from 15 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 73% of the total. Orthopediatrics Corp paid the most, $1,258.

General payments to Dr. Early by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Early by kind, 2017 to 2025

$4.4Kin total
  • Food and beverage$3,19473%
  • Consulting fees$90021%
  • Travel and lodging$2746%

Companies that paid Dr. Early the most, 2017 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Sean D. Early has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Early, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2014.

Awards and honors for Dr. Early

  1. 2014
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. 2011
    • Chief of Orthopedic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Sean D. Early graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine

Dr. Early graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1994.

  1. Medical schoolGeorgetown University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in orthopaedic surgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Sean D. Early accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Early 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. Early accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. Medicare8
  3. HMO6
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Sean D. Early's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Sean D. Early's NPI number?

Dr. Sean D. Early's NPI number is 1972595221. It was assigned on August 22, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Sean D. Early?

Dr. Sean D. Early is an orthopedic surgeon in Santa Barbara, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Sean D. Early practice?

Dr. Early practices at 400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Dr. Early's primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Early to 1 community health center, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 urgent care center and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Sean D. Early's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Early is (805) 682-7111.

What is Dr. Sean D. Early's medical license number?

Dr. Early's California license number on file is A60507, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Sean D. Early been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Early in California (1996 to 2025) and Florida (2019 to 2021).

Which hospitals is Dr. Sean D. Early affiliated with?

Dr. Early practices at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California.

What medical group is Dr. Sean D. Early part of?

Dr. Early is linked to Ventura County Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Early to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Sean D. Early accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Early billed Medicare for 75 services in 2024, and Dr. Early accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sean D. Early see?

CMS counts 48 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Early in 2024, with an average age of 78.

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Is Dr. Sean D. Early board certified?

Yes. Dr. Early is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

What services does Dr. Sean D. Early bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Early's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99223), office visit, established patient (99213) and diagnostic imaging (76000).

Where did Dr. Sean D. Early go to medical school?

Dr. Early graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1994.

What drugs does Dr. Sean D. Early prescribe most?

In 2016 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Early's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Sean D. Early received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,368 in general payments to Dr. Early from 15 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Orthopediatrics Corp.

How long has Dr. Sean D. Early been practicing?

Dr. Early graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.

Does Dr. Sean D. Early do research?

Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Early.

Who does Dr. Sean D. Early publish with?

Dr. Early's most frequent co-authors are Peter Owen Newton, MD (2 shared papers), Scott Jameel Mubarak, MD (1 shared paper) and Dennis Ray Wenger, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Sean D. Early accept?

Dr. Early 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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