Dr. Susan I. Lemon, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 31,192
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 829
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,755
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $17,329
- Practice address
- 317 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Practice phone
- Call (805) 681-7500
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Sansum Clinic
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Santa Barbara, California
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Dr. Susan I. Lemon is a rheumatologist in Santa Barbara, California
Dr. Lemon practices at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California.
Dr. Lemon's NPI, 1972645513, was assigned on February 12, 2007. Dr. Lemon graduated from Touro University California - Vallejo in 2002. Dr. Lemon holds California license 20A8700.
- NPI
- 1972645513NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8426145137
- NPI enumeration date
- February 12, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (805) 681-7500
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 50
- Medical school graduation
- 2002
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Susan I. Lemon practices at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California
Dr. Lemon's primary practice is Sansum Clinic, at 317 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. The practice phone is (805) 681-7500.
- Sansum Clinic317 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105Phone(805) 681-7500
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Susan I. Lemon is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Lemon's primary practice is Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Lemon is also affiliated with Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. The medical group on file is Sansum Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lemon to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Lemon's employer is on file too: a surgery center (asc).
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Susan I. Lemon's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lemon practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Sansum Clinic | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Susan I. Lemon is one of 821 rheumatologists in California
Rheumatology is Dr. Lemon's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Lemon is board certified in rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Lemon is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arteritis, arthritis, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, gout, joint arthropathy, joint cyst, joint pain and lupus among the conditions Dr. Lemon treats.
Rheumatologists near Dr. Lemon
Counts of rheumatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Susan I. Lemon billed Medicare for 31,192 services in 2024
CMS data shows 31,192 Medicare services from Dr. Lemon across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 829 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $612,105 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Lemon's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 73,1932024: 29,21360%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7852024: 7672%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 7182024: 7091%
- Imaging
- 2023: 3792024: 43816%
- Surgery
- 2023: 562024: 3636%
- Other services
- 2023: 212024: 2938%
Dr. Lemon compared with the California median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Lemon
- California median
- Medicare services
- 31,192vs 90034.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 829vs 2163.8 times
- Part D claims
- 1,565vs 96263% above
Medians across 773 rheumatologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lemon'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. Susan I. Lemon treated 829 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 829 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lemon in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 372 patients. 71% of them have arthritis, and 71% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lemon's median patient age at 77, with 88% women.
Dr. Lemon's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Lemon's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women74390%
- Men8610%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lemon's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis71%
- High cholesterol71%
- Osteoporosis57%
- High blood pressure53%
- Mood disorders25%
- Depression23%
- Chronic kidney disease22%
- Anxiety18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lemon's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 77
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women88%
- Men12%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Susan I. Lemon wrote 1,755 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lemon wrote 1,755 Medicare Part D claims for 291 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,565 of them, across 32 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $936,690 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,721 claims across 33 drugs.
Dr. Lemon's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,554 claims89%
- Brand-name and other201 claims11%
Dr. Lemon'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. Lemon's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids17%301 of 1,755 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: 1,7212024: 1,5659%
Drugs named by CMS: 32 in 2024, 33 in 2023.
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. Susan I. Lemon offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Lemon accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Lemon as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Susan I. Lemon received $17,329 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1,037 general payments to Dr. Lemon from 41 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $3,343.
General payments to Dr. Lemon by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Lemon by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$17,22899%
- Education$1001%
Companies that paid Dr. Lemon the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Susan I. Lemon has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Lemon, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Lemon
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
- Undated
- ACR Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Susan I. Lemon graduated from Touro University California - Vallejo
Dr. Lemon graduated from Touro University California - Vallejo in 2002. Dr. Lemon is a member of ACR.
- Medical school
- Board certified in rheumatology
- Board certified in 2004 - 2026
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Susan I. Lemon accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers
Dr. Lemon is in network with 13 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
- +5 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Lemon accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- Medicare8
- HMO6
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Susan I. Lemon's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Susan I. Lemon's NPI number?
Dr. Susan I. Lemon's NPI number is 1972645513. It was assigned on February 12, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Susan I. Lemon?
Dr. Susan I. Lemon is a rheumatologist in Santa Barbara, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. Susan I. Lemon practice?
Dr. Lemon practices at 317 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Dr. Lemon's primary practice is Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lemon to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Susan I. Lemon's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lemon is (805) 681-7500.
What is Dr. Susan I. Lemon's medical license number?
Dr. Lemon holds California license 20A8700.
Which hospitals is Dr. Susan I. Lemon affiliated with?
Dr. Lemon is affiliated with Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Lemon to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Susan I. Lemon part of?
Dr. Lemon is linked to Sansum Clinic.
Does Dr. Susan I. Lemon accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lemon billed Medicare for 31,192 services in 2024, and Dr. Lemon accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Susan I. Lemon offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Lemon as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Susan I. Lemon see?
CMS counts 829 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lemon in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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Is Dr. Susan I. Lemon board certified?
Yes. Dr. Lemon is board certified in rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Susan I. Lemon bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lemon's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0897), injected or infused drug (J1602) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Susan I. Lemon go to medical school?
Dr. Lemon graduated from Touro University California - Vallejo in 2002.
What drugs does Dr. Susan I. Lemon prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lemon's most prescribed drugs by claims were Methotrexate, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate.
Has Dr. Susan I. Lemon received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $17,329 in general payments to Dr. Lemon from 41 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
How long has Dr. Susan I. Lemon been practicing?
Dr. Lemon graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Susan I. Lemon accept?
Dr. Lemon is in network with 13 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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