Dr. Robert S. Wright, MD

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

Dr. Wright's NPI, 1962498550, was assigned on September 20, 2005. Dr. Wright graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1977. Dr. Wright holds California license G37447A.

Dr. Wright'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.

Dr. Wright's primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health. Dr. Wright is also affiliated with Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wright to 2 more hospitals, 1 home health agency and 1 urgent care center, each named with a free account. Dr. Wright's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Wright practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Wright's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Wright is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Wright is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists asthma, bronchitis, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, chronic sinusitis, pleural effusion and pneumonia among the conditions Dr. Wright treats.

CMS data shows 5,019 Medicare services from Dr. Wright across 36 procedure codes in 2024, for 686 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $299,187 for them.

CMS counts 686 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wright in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 282 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.58, 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. Wright's median patient age at 77, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Wright wrote 2,510 Medicare Part D claims for 365 patients. 51% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,104 of them, across 53 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,656,030 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,010 claims across 58 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 21 out of 100 for Dr. Wright for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Wright accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Wright as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 27 papers to Dr. Wright in 2018. The most frequent topics are Lung, Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic and Ascomycota. Dr. Wright has published most often in Chest. Dr. Wright's most frequent co-authors are Donald P. Tashkin, MD, Jerrold L. Abraham, MD and Natalie Heidi Achamallah, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 879 general payments to Dr. Wright from 50 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 83% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $3,512.

Dmand AI lists 6 awards for Dr. Wright, most recently Excellence in Teaching Award in 2017.

Dr. Wright graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1977. Dr. Wright is a member of ACCP and ACP.

Dr. Wright is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.