Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser, DO

  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • Psychiatrist
NPI1306224050PAC ID1557693405
Medicare services, 2024
1,177
Medicare patients, 2024
132
Part D claims, 2024
2,485
Industry payments
$4,414
Affiliated sites
1
Practice address
3916 State St Suite 300 Suite 300, Santa Barbara, CA 93105-3137
Practice phone
Call (805) 681-7517
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-specialty Clinic

Multi-specialty group site · Santa Barbara, California

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Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser is a psychiatrist in Santa Barbara, California

Dr. Althauser practices at Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-specialty Clinic in Santa Barbara, California.

Dr. Althauser's NPI, 1306224050, was assigned on May 14, 2015. Dr. Althauser graduated from Pcom in 2015. Dr. Althauser's California license number on file is 20A15604.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1557693405
NPI enumeration date
May 14, 2015
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(805) 681-7517
Professional email
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Mobile number
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
37
Medical school graduation
2015

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

Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser practices at Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-specialty Clinic in Santa Barbara, California

Dr. Althauser's primary practice is Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-specialty Clinic, at 3916 State St Suite 300 Suite 300, Santa Barbara, CA 93105-3137. The practice phone is (805) 681-7517.

  • Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-specialty Clinic
    3916 State St Suite 300 Suite 300, Santa Barbara, CA 93105-3137Phone(805) 681-7517

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Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Althauser's primary practice is Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-specialty Clinic in Santa Barbara, California. The medical group on file is Sansum Clinic.

Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-specialty ClinicMulti-specialty group site · Santa Barbara, CaliforniaPrimary
Sansum ClinicPrimary care group, Santa Barbara, CA

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-specialty ClinicAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser is one of 6,803 psychiatrists in California

Psychiatry is Dr. Althauser's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Althauser is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Althauser has a license on file in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Psychiatry, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense 20A15604 · 2017 to 2025 · taxonomy 2084P0800X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists ADHD, adjustment disease, alcohol use disorders, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, drug use disorders and insomnia among the conditions Dr. Althauser treats.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser billed Medicare for 1,177 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,177 Medicare services from Dr. Althauser across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 132 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $100,598 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20241,177
Medicare patients132
Paid by Medicare$100,598
Procedure codes3

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 8182024: 7745%
Tests and treatments
2023: 4112024: 4032%

Dr. Althauser compared with the California median for psychiatrists, 2024

  • Dr. Althauser
  • California median
Medicare services
1,177vs 1199.9 times
Medicare patients
132vs 413.2 times
Part D claims
2,312vs 14416.1 times

Medians across 6,809 psychiatrists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Althauser's 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. Samuel Robert Althauser treated 132 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 132 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Althauser in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 67 patients. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have depression. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.45, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Althauser's median patient age at 71, with 65% women.

Medicare patients, 2024132
Average age70
Average risk score1.45
Also on Medicaid37%

Dr. Althauser's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Althauser's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8464%
  • Men4836%

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

  1. Anxiety75%
  2. Depression75%
  3. Mood disorders75%
  4. High cholesterol73%
  5. Arthritis60%
  6. High blood pressure55%
  7. Alcohol and drug use disorders33%
  8. Chronic kidney disease27%

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

Dr. Althauser's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women65%
  • Men36%

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

Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser wrote 2,485 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Althauser wrote 2,485 Medicare Part D claims for 286 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,312 of them, across 44 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $80,480 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,212 claims across 43 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,485
Drugs named by CMS44
Total drug cost$80,480
Part D patients286

Dr. Althauser's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,362 claims95%
  • Brand-name123 claims5%

Dr. Althauser's 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. Althauser's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over6%161 of 2,485 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: 2,2122024: 2,3125%

Drugs named by CMS: 44 in 2024, 43 in 2023.

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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. Samuel Robert Althauser offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Althauser accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Althauser as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser received $4,414 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 275 general payments to Dr. Althauser from 22 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,240.

General payments to Dr. Althauser by program year, 2019 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Althauser the most, 2019 to 2025

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

Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser graduated from Pcom

Dr. Althauser graduated from Pcom in 2015.

  1. Medical schoolPcom
  2. Board certified in psychiatryAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser accepts plans from 7 insurance carriers

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

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • CMS Medicare
  • United Healthcare

Plan types Dr. Althauser accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare7
  2. PPO5
  3. HMO2
  4. POS2
  5. EPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser'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 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)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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. Samuel Robert Althauser's NPI number?

Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser's NPI number is 1306224050. It was assigned on May 14, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser?

Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser is a psychiatrist in Santa Barbara, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).

Where does Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser practice?

Dr. Althauser practices at 3916 State St Suite 300 Suite 300, Santa Barbara, CA 93105-3137. Dr. Althauser's primary practice is Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-specialty Clinic in Santa Barbara, California.

What is Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Althauser is (805) 681-7517.

What is Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser's medical license number?

Dr. Althauser's California license number on file is 20A15604.

What medical group is Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser part of?

Dr. Althauser is linked to Sansum Clinic.

Does Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Althauser billed Medicare for 1,177 services in 2024, and Dr. Althauser accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Althauser as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser see?

CMS counts 132 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Althauser in 2024, with an average age of 70.

Is Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser board certified?

Yes. Dr. Althauser is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

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What services does Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Althauser's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), psychiatric service (90833) and office visit, new patient (99205).

Where did Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser go to medical school?

Dr. Althauser graduated from Pcom in 2015.

What drugs does Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Althauser's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clonazepam, Trazodone HCl and Aripiprazole.

Has Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,414 in general payments to Dr. Althauser from 22 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser been practicing?

Dr. Althauser graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Samuel Robert Althauser accept?

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

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