Dr. David Michael Cumes, MD

  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • Urologist
NPI1366523938PAC ID2466348321
Medicare services, 2024
508
Medicare patients, 2024
256
Part D claims, 2024
972
Publications
9
Hospital affiliations
3
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. David Michael Cumes is a urologist in Santa Barbara, California

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

Dr. Cumes' NPI, 1366523938, was assigned on October 18, 2006. Dr. Cumes graduated from University of the Witwatersrand in 1967. Dr. Cumes holds California license A30232.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2466348321
NPI enumeration date
October 18, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(805) 682-7111
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
85
Medical school graduation
1967

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

Dr. David Michael Cumes practices at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California

Dr. Cumes' 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. David Michael Cumes is affiliated with 4 sites of care

Dr. Cumes' primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health. Dr. Cumes is also affiliated with Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cumes to 1 more hospital and 1 urgent care center, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David Michael Cumes' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cumes 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 affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. David Michael Cumes is one of 1,395 urologists in California

Urology is Dr. Cumes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Cumes is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dmand AI has Dr. Cumes' licenses on file in 2 states: California and Washington.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Urology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A30232 · 1976 to 2026 · taxonomy 208800000X
  • Washington license1980 to 1982

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists erectile dysfunction, testicular dysfunction, urinary endoscopy and UTI among the conditions Dr. Cumes treats.

Urologists near Dr. Cumes

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Dr. David Michael Cumes billed Medicare for 508 services in 2024

CMS data shows 508 Medicare services from Dr. Cumes across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 256 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $68,868 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024508
Medicare patients256
Paid by Medicare$68,868
Procedure codes4

Dr. Cumes' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3932024: 4268%
Surgery
2023: 322024: 4438%
Imaging
2023: 532024: 3828%

Dr. Cumes compared with the California median for urologists, 2024

  • Dr. Cumes
  • California median
Medicare services
508vs 1,05052% below
Medicare patients
256vs 34626% below
Part D claims
850vs 64232% above

Medians across 1,310 urologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cumes' 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. David Michael Cumes treated 256 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 256 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cumes in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 108 patients. 73% of them have high cholesterol, and 64% have high blood pressure. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cumes' median patient age at 72, with 16% women.

Medicare patients, 2024256
Average age77
Average risk score1.00
Also on Medicaid13%

Dr. Cumes' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Cumes' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3815%
  • Men21885%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Cumes' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol73%
  2. High blood pressure64%
  3. Arthritis44%
  4. Ischemic heart disease31%
  5. Cancer28%
  6. Chronic kidney disease20%
  7. Atrial fibrillation19%
  8. Diabetes19%

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

Dr. Cumes' patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women16%
  • Men84%

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

Dr. David Michael Cumes wrote 972 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cumes wrote 972 Medicare Part D claims for 246 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 850 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $74,896 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 961 claims across 20 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024972
Drugs named by CMS14
Total drug cost$74,896
Part D patients246

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

  • Generic887 claims91%
  • Brand-name85 claims9%

Dr. Cumes' 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. Cumes' Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics12%120 of 972 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: 9612024: 85012%

Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 20 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

How Dr. David Michael Cumes takes part in Medicare

Dr. Cumes 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. David Michael Cumes has 9 publications on record

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Cumes. The most frequent topics are Iodine Radioisotopes, Brachytherapy and Kidney. Dr. Cumes has published most often in Urology. Dr. Cumes' most frequent co-authors are Alvaro A. Martinez, MD and Fuad Salim Freiha, MD.

Papers9

Topics Dr. Cumes writes about most

  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Brachytherapy
  • Kidney
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Urinary Bladder

Dr. Cumes' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Cumes

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Dr. David Michael Cumes received $1,787 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 25 general payments to Dr. Cumes from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 82% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $437.

General payments to Dr. Cumes by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Cumes by kind, 2016 to 2025

$1.8Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,45982%
  • Education$22212%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$1066%

Companies that paid Dr. Cumes the most, 2016 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. David Michael Cumes graduated from University of the Witwatersrand

Dr. Cumes graduated from University of the Witwatersrand in 1967.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of the Witwatersrand
  2. Board certified in urologyAmerican Board of Urology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. David Michael Cumes accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Cumes is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • +6 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Cumes accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO8
  2. HMO7
  3. Medicare6
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. David Michael Cumes'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)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)
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)
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. David Michael Cumes' NPI number?

Dr. David Michael Cumes' NPI number is 1366523938. It was assigned on October 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. David Michael Cumes?

Dr. David Michael Cumes is a urologist in Santa Barbara, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).

Where does Dr. David Michael Cumes practice?

Dr. Cumes practices at 400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Dr. Cumes' primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cumes to 1 hospital and 1 urgent care center.

What is Dr. David Michael Cumes' office phone number?

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

What is Dr. David Michael Cumes' medical license number?

Dr. Cumes holds California license A30232, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. David Michael Cumes been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cumes in California (1976 to 2026) and Washington (1980 to 1982).

Which hospitals is Dr. David Michael Cumes affiliated with?

Dr. Cumes practices at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Cumes is also affiliated with Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Cumes to 1 more hospital.

Does Dr. David Michael Cumes accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cumes billed Medicare for 508 services in 2024, and Dr. Cumes accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. David Michael Cumes see?

CMS counts 256 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cumes in 2024, with an average age of 77.

Is Dr. David Michael Cumes board certified?

Yes. Dr. Cumes is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology.

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What services does Dr. David Michael Cumes bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cumes' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215), office visit, new patient (99205) and surgery: urinary system (52000).

Where did Dr. David Michael Cumes go to medical school?

Dr. Cumes graduated from University of the Witwatersrand in 1967.

What drugs does Dr. David Michael Cumes prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cumes' most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl, Finasteride and Silodosin.

Has Dr. David Michael Cumes received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,787 in general payments to Dr. Cumes from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. David Michael Cumes been practicing?

Dr. Cumes graduated from medical school in 1967, 59 years ago.

Does Dr. David Michael Cumes do research?

Dmand AI links 9 publications to Dr. Cumes.

Who does Dr. David Michael Cumes publish with?

Dr. Cumes' most frequent co-authors are Alvaro A. Martinez, MD (2 shared papers) and Fuad Salim Freiha, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. David Michael Cumes accept?

Dr. Cumes is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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