Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis, MD

  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • Urologist
NPI1831396720PAC ID1850425943
Medicare services, 2024
11,318
Medicare patients, 2024
1,012
Part D claims, 2024
1,873
Publications
14
Hospital affiliations
4
Practice address
4151 Foothill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Practice phone
Call (805) 681-1760
Professional email
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Santa Barbara, California

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Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis is a urologist in Santa Barbara, California

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

Dr. Tobis' NPI, 1831396720, was assigned on July 2, 2007. Dr. Tobis graduated from Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth in 2007. Dr. Tobis holds California license A123266.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1850425943
NPI enumeration date
July 2, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(805) 681-1760
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
45
Medical school graduation
2007

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

Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis practices at Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California

Dr. Tobis' 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. Scott Baringer Tobis is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Tobis' primary practice is Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Tobis is also affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. The medical group on file is Sansum Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tobis to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tobis practices, 9 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
+8 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis is one of 1,395 urologists in California

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

Specialties and state licenses

  • Urology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A123266 · 2012 to 2026 · taxonomy 208800000X
  • New York license2010 to 2013

Clinical focus

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

Urologists near Dr. Tobis

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Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis billed Medicare for 11,318 services in 2024

CMS data shows 11,318 Medicare services from Dr. Tobis across 33 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,012 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $318,740 for them.

Medicare services, 202411,318
Medicare patients1,012
Paid by Medicare$318,740
Procedure codes33

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 4,8362024: 7,68359%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,1462024: 1,49731%
Surgery
2023: 9912024: 1,20622%
Lab and pathology
2023: 2712024: 554104%
Other services
2023: 222024: 2551059%
Imaging
2023: 622024: 7115%
Tests and treatments
2023: 242024: 52117%

Where Dr. Tobis' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office11,01797%
  • In a facility3013%

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

  • Dr. Tobis
  • California median
Medicare services
11,318vs 1,05010.8 times
Medicare patients
1,012vs 3462.9 times
Part D claims
1,727vs 6422.7 times

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

Dr. Tobis' 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. Scott Baringer Tobis treated 1,012 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 1,012 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tobis in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 451 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 65% have high blood pressure. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tobis' median patient age at 75, with 16% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,012
Average age75
Average risk score1.14
Also on Medicaid9%

Dr. Tobis' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Tobis' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12112%
  • Men89188%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Tobis' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure65%
  3. Cancer45%
  4. Arthritis43%
  5. Ischemic heart disease24%
  6. Chronic kidney disease21%
  7. Diabetes21%
  8. Mood disorders18%

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

Dr. Tobis' patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 75

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. Scott Baringer Tobis wrote 1,873 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Tobis wrote 1,873 Medicare Part D claims for 555 patients. 77% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,727 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $324,242 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,582 claims across 20 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,873
Drugs named by CMS21
Total drug cost$324,242
Part D patients555

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

  • Generic1,449 claims77%
  • Brand-name and other424 claims23%

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

  • Opioids3%53 of 1,873 claims
  • Antibiotics19%355 of 1,873 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: 1,5822024: 1,7279%

Drugs named by CMS: 21 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

Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis ranks in the 98th percentile for prostate resection in Medicare

Dr. Tobis accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Tobis as offering telehealth. CMS counts 58 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Tobis, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Tobis ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Prostate resection
98th percentile58 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. Scott Baringer Tobis has 14 publications on record

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Dr. Tobis, published from 2011 to 2016. 2012 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Coloring Agents, Indocyanine Green and Kidney Neoplasms. Dr. Tobis has published most often in J Endourol. Dr. Tobis' most frequent co-authors are Clayton S. Lau, MD, Hani H. Rashid, MD and Dragan J. Golijanin, MD.

Papers14
Years published2011 to 2016

Dr. Tobis' papers by year, 2011 to 2016

Topics Dr. Tobis writes about most

  • Coloring Agents
  • Indocyanine Green
  • Kidney Neoplasms
  • Laparoscopy
  • Nephrectomy
  • Robotics
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell
  • Cystectomy

Dr. Tobis' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Tobis

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

Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis received $9,783 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 256 general payments to Dr. Tobis from 49 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $2,147.

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

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

$9.8Kin total
  • Food and beverage$7,89881%
  • Travel and lodging$8529%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$6006%
  • Education$2583%
  • Other$1762%

Companies that paid Dr. Tobis 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. Scott Baringer Tobis graduated from Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth

Dr. Tobis graduated from Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth in 2007. Dr. Tobis is a member of AUA.

  1. Medical schoolGeisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth
  2. Board certified in urologyAmerican Board of Urology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers

Dr. Tobis 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. Tobis accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. Medicare8
  3. HMO6
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis'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. Scott Baringer Tobis' NPI number?

Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis' NPI number is 1831396720. It was assigned on July 2, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis?

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

Where does Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis practice?

Dr. Tobis practices at 4151 Foothill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Dr. Tobis' primary practice is Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tobis to 3 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis' office phone number?

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

What is Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis' medical license number?

Dr. Tobis holds California license A123266, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Tobis in California (2012 to 2026) and New York (2010 to 2013).

Which hospitals is Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis affiliated with?

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

What medical group is Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis part of?

Dr. Tobis is linked to Sansum Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Tobis to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tobis billed Medicare for 11,318 services in 2024, and Dr. Tobis accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis offer telehealth?

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

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis see?

CMS counts 1,012 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tobis in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis board certified?

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

What services does Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Tobis' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0585), injected or infused drug (J9030) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis go to medical school?

Dr. Tobis graduated from Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth in 2007.

What drugs does Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis prescribe most?

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

Has Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $9,783 in general payments to Dr. Tobis from 49 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis been practicing?

Dr. Tobis graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.

Does Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis do research?

Dmand AI links 14 publications to Dr. Tobis, published from 2011 to 2016.

Who does Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis publish with?

Dr. Tobis' most frequent co-authors are Clayton S. Lau, MD (6 shared papers), Hani H. Rashid, MD (6 shared papers) and Dragan J. Golijanin, MD (5 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Scott Baringer Tobis accept?

Dr. Tobis 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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