Dr. Ron Golan, MD

  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • Urologist
NPI1861835852PAC ID0143567149
Medicare services, 2024
8,215
Medicare patients, 2024
865
Part D claims, 2024
1,734
Publications
23
Hospital affiliations
4
Practice address
4151 Foothill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Practice phone
Call (805) 681-1760
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Primary practice

Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Santa Barbara, California

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Dr. Ron Golan is a urologist in Santa Barbara, California

Dr. Golan practices at Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California.

Dr. Golan's NPI, 1861835852, was assigned on April 10, 2013. Dr. Golan graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 2013. Dr. Golan's New York license number on file is 296290.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0143567149
NPI enumeration date
April 10, 2013
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(805) 681-1760
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
39
Medical school graduation
2013

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

Dr. Ron Golan practices at Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California

Dr. Golan's primary practice is Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic, at 4151 Foothill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. The practice phone is (805) 681-1760.

  • Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic
    4151 Foothill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110Phone(805) 681-1760

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Dr. Ron Golan is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Golan's primary practice is Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Golan is also affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. The medical group on file is Sansum Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Golan to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ron Golan's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Golan practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum ClinicAvailable with a free account
+6 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ron Golan is one of 1,395 urologists in California

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

Specialties and state licenses

  • Urology, New YorkPrimaryLicense 296290 · 2018 to 2020 · taxonomy 208800000X
  • California license2020 to 2026

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease and pelvic prolapse among the conditions Dr. Golan treats.

Urologists near Dr. Golan

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

Dr. Ron Golan billed Medicare for 8,215 services in 2024

CMS data shows 8,215 Medicare services from Dr. Golan across 30 procedure codes in 2024, for 865 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $261,954 for them.

Medicare services, 20248,215
Medicare patients865
Paid by Medicare$261,954
Procedure codes30

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 6,1002024: 5,32513%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,4222024: 1,3763%
Surgery
2023: 1,1292024: 1,01510%
Lab and pathology
2023: 2402024: 29322%
Other services
2023: 242024: 127429%
Imaging
2023: 802024: 791%

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

  • In an office7,96697%
  • In a facility2493%

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

  • Dr. Golan
  • California median
Medicare services
8,215vs 1,0507.8 times
Medicare patients
865vs 3462.5 times
Part D claims
1,679vs 6422.6 times

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

Dr. Golan'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. Ron Golan treated 865 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 865 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Golan in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 419 patients. 71% of them have high cholesterol, and 65% have high blood pressure. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

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

Medicare patients, 2024865
Average age75
Average risk score1.33
Also on Medicaid19%

Dr. Golan's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Golan's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women21024%
  • Men65576%

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

  1. High cholesterol71%
  2. High blood pressure65%
  3. Arthritis46%
  4. Diabetes27%
  5. Chronic kidney disease25%
  6. Cancer24%
  7. Ischemic heart disease24%
  8. Mood disorders22%

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

Dr. Golan's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women16%
  • Men83%

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

Dr. Ron Golan wrote 1,734 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Golan wrote 1,734 Medicare Part D claims for 628 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,679 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $286,329 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,473 claims across 19 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,734
Drugs named by CMS24
Total drug cost$286,329
Part D patients628

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

  • Generic1,456 claims84%
  • Brand-name and other278 claims16%

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

  • Opioids2%28 of 1,734 claims
  • Antibiotics18%306 of 1,734 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: 1,4732024: 1,67914%

Drugs named by CMS: 24 in 2024, 19 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. Ron Golan ranks in the 90th percentile for prostate resection in Medicare

Dr. Golan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Golan as offering telehealth. CMS counts 28 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Golan, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Golan ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Prostate resection
90th percentile28 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Ron Golan has 23 publications on record

Dmand AI links 23 papers to Dr. Golan, published from 2014 to 2022. 2017 was the busiest year, with 8. The most frequent topics are Prostatic Neoplasms, SEER Program and Biomarkers, Tumor. Dr. Golan has published most often in Urology. Dr. Golan's most frequent co-authors are Jim C. Hu, MD, MPH, Ojas Shah, MD and Christopher E. Barbieri, MD, PhD.

Papers23
Years published2014 to 2022

Dr. Golan's papers by year, 2014 to 2022

Topics Dr. Golan writes about most

  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • SEER Program
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Cystoscopy
  • Disease Progression
  • Kidney
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Medicare

Dr. Golan's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Golan

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

Dr. Ron Golan received $5,602 in industry payments from 2020 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 114 general payments to Dr. Golan from 26 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 86% of the total. Coloplast Corp paid the most, $1,463.

General payments to Dr. Golan by program year, 2020 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Golan by kind, 2020 to 2025

$5.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$4,81586%
  • Travel and lodging$3907%
  • Consulting fees$2665%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$1062%
  • Gifts$250%

Companies that paid Dr. Golan the most, 2020 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. Ron Golan graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia

Dr. Golan graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 2013. Dr. Golan is a member of American Board of Urology.

  1. Medical schoolPerelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia
  2. Board certified in urologyAmerican Board of Urology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Ron Golan accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers

Dr. Golan is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • +4 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Golan accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO8
  2. HMO6
  3. Medicare5
  4. EPO4
  5. POS3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Ron Golan'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. Ron Golan's NPI number?

Dr. Ron Golan's NPI number is 1861835852. It was assigned on April 10, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ron Golan?

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

Where does Dr. Ron Golan practice?

Dr. Golan practices at 4151 Foothill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Dr. Golan's primary practice is Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Golan to 3 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. Ron Golan's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Golan is (805) 681-1760.

What is Dr. Ron Golan's medical license number?

Dr. Golan's New York license number on file is 296290, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Ron Golan been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Golan in New York (2018 to 2020) and California (2020 to 2026).

Which hospitals is Dr. Ron Golan affiliated with?

Dr. Golan is affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Golan to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Ron Golan part of?

Dr. Golan is linked to Sansum Clinic.

Does Dr. Ron Golan accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Golan billed Medicare for 8,215 services in 2024, and Dr. Golan accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Ron Golan offer telehealth?

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

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ron Golan see?

CMS counts 865 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Golan in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Ron Golan board certified?

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

What services does Dr. Ron Golan bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Golan's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J9030), injected or infused drug (J0585) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Ron Golan go to medical school?

Dr. Golan graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 2013.

What drugs does Dr. Ron Golan prescribe most?

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

Has Dr. Ron Golan received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,602 in general payments to Dr. Golan from 26 companies from 2020 to 2025. The largest total came from Coloplast Corp.

How long has Dr. Ron Golan been practicing?

Dr. Golan graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.

Does Dr. Ron Golan do research?

Dmand AI links 23 publications to Dr. Golan, published from 2014 to 2022.

Who does Dr. Ron Golan publish with?

Dr. Golan's most frequent co-authors are Jim C. Hu, MD, MPH (4 shared papers), Ojas Shah, MD (4 shared papers) and Christopher E. Barbieri, MD, PhD (3 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Ron Golan accept?

Dr. Golan is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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