Casey Erety Barbaro, MD

Offices

1 location · Ventura County Surgical Associates · 11 clinicians in this group

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California Medical Board record

Licence A107741 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2009 · expires 2028-07-31 · Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

School, training and certification

What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.

Specialty certification

American Board of Surgery - Surgery

Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

Ventura County Medical CenterVentura, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Ventura County Health Care AgencyPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 73% would definitely recommend it
Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

See every measure and the patient survey for Ventura County Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 7 the same, 2 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

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Every scored measure at Ventura County Medical Center

SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections	0	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths	1.22 (0.18 to 2.26) · 473 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths	0.95 (0.52 to 1.37)	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths	8 · 52 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths	12.1 · 32 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths	14.8 · 89 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths	16.4 · 150 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths	8.8 · 65 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths	4.2 · 1,135 cases	None	Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths	0.19 (0 to 0.42) · 3,094 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths	0.25 (0.04 to 0.46) · 3,000 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths	4.37 (2.03 to 6.71) · 574 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths	3.27 (1.63 to 4.91) · 546 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths	1.68 (0.19 to 3.18) · 173 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths	0.28 (0 to 1.18) · 2,327 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths	4.9 · 77 cases	None	Apr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections	1.179	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections	1.244	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections	0.535	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections	1.252	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	21.6 · 146 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits	13 · 105 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits	37.5 · 152 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	17.7 · 160 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits	6.3 (4.4 to 9.1) · 108 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits	10.6 (7.7 to 14.4) · 108 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits	5.6 · 63 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits	19.9 · 85 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits	13.4 (9.9 to 18.4) · 147 cases	No different	Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits	1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 60 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (983 patients answered, 23% of those asked)

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Patient survey stars by topic at Ventura County Medical Center

Cleanliness	4
Nurse communication	2
Doctor communication	3
Communication about medicines	3
Discharge information	3
Overall hospital rating	3
Quietness	2
Recommend hospital	4

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Share of patients giving the best answer at Ventura County Medical Center

Room was "always" clean	73%
Nurses "always" communicated well	74%
Doctors "always" communicated well	77%
Staff "always" explained	59%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information	86%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge	85%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand	70%
Doctors "always" listened carefully	78%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	84%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)	73%
Staff "always" explained new medications	72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand	69%
Nurses "always" listened carefully	71%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	82%
"Always" quiet at night	51%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	73%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects	46%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms	87%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$44,742

Medicare paid this office $44,742 for 134 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

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Largest Original Medicare bills

Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	50	$7,419	$140
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes	38	$7,390	$96
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	60	$7,352	$64
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	36	$7,147	$166

Procedures Medicare counted

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Procedure volume Medicare published

Hernia repair (minimally invasive)	1-10	None
Removal of tissue	23	More than 71% of doctors who do this

Who their Medicare patients are

134 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Under 65 16% · 85 and older 20% · Women 57% · Also on Medicaid 57% · Health risk score 2.20. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical general surgery clinician is at 1.69.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 46% · Heart failure 43% · Depression 38% · Coronary heart disease 37% · Chronic kidney disease 34% · Atrial fibrillation 31% · COPD 25% · Stroke 25% · Dementia 22% · Cancer 16%.

The office billed $167,539, Medicare allowed $56,742 and paid $44,742; for 348 services of 39 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

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Original Medicare by year

2024	134	348	73	2.20	$167,539	$44,742
2023	138	364	74	2.03	$175,584	$47,011
2022	117	251	73	1.59	$141,231	$32,703
2021	149	285	73	1.93	$294,420	$32,734
2020	105	245	68	1.73	$297,730	$30,118
2019	101	195	72	2.16	$253,239	$27,190
2018	110	201	72	1.74	$293,401	$30,741
2017	112	248	70	1.51	$274,153	$32,393
2016	121	270	70	1.66	$270,392	$38,347
2015	105	252	71	1.50	$203,149	$31,596
2014	47	125	70	1.43	$91,789	$14,773

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

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2023: 4 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2023

Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	67	$8,430	$65
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	58	$8,303	$143
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes	40	$7,304	$97
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	33	$6,413	$169

2022: 4 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2022

Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	36	$5,835	$162
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	52	$5,342	$59
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	27	$4,836	$179
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes	32	$4,516	$85

2021: 3 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2021

Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	58	$9,916	$171
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	77	$7,668	$61
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	17	$1,059	$62

2020: 3 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2020

Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	45	$7,915	$172
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	60	$7,211	$62
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	14	$941	$63

2019: 2 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2019

Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	49	$5,697	$61
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	30	$5,109	$170

2018: 2 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2018

Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	46	$8,019	$167
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	42	$4,269	$61

2017: 4 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2017

Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	56	$8,885	$159
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	43	$4,399	$56
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes	14	$2,967	$82
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	15	$869	$58

2016: 4 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2016

Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	46	$7,594	$165
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	44	$6,109	$59
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes	12	$1,570	$131
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	13	$782	$60

2015: 3 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2015

Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	50	$7,183	$60
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	38	$6,377	$168
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes	13	$2,026	$156

2014: 2 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2014

Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	23	$3,614	$60
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	21	$3,561	$170

Medicaid work

$21,863 in 2024

Medicaid paid $21,863 for 311 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 18 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

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Largest Medicaid services in 2024

Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes	43	$6,449
1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75	71	$6,280
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES	112	$5,398
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES	85	$3,736

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Medicaid work by year

2024	311	4	18	$21,863
2023	488	4	21	$28,483
2022	386	4	25	$22,839
2021	546	3	32	$29,359
2020	488	3	28	$27,317
2019	487	3	25	$23,894
2018	585	3	28	$27,375

See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

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Largest Medicaid services in 2023

SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES	255	$10,608
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES	141	$7,467
1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75	63	$5,818
Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes	29	$4,590

2022

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Largest Medicaid services in 2022

SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES	203	$8,552
1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75	73	$6,525
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES	92	$4,996
Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes	18	$2,765

2021

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Largest Medicaid services in 2021

SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES	458	$20,503
1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75	75	$7,130
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM	13	$1,726

2020

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Largest Medicaid services in 2020

SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES	321	$13,709
1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75	123	$11,756
Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; 30 minutes or less on the date of the encounter	44	$1,852

2019

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Largest Medicaid services in 2019

SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES	373	$15,676
1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75	70	$6,277
Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; 30 minutes or less on the date of the encounter	44	$1,941

2018

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Largest Medicaid services in 2018

SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES	388	$14,431
1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75	168	$11,759
Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; 30 minutes or less on the date of the encounter	29	$1,185

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$121

Pharmacies billed $121 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

18 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $121 in drug cost.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

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Part D prescribing by year

2024	18	None	None	0%	$121
2023	15	None	None	0%	$253
2018	18	None	None	None	$6,371
2016	22	None	None	0%	$433
2015	18	None	None	0%	$182

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

Money from drug and device companies

$138 in 2024

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Industry payments by year

2024	3	3	None	$138
2023	2	2	None	$240
2022	3	5	None	$450
2021	1	2	None	$51
2020	4	5	None	$307
2019	4	17	None	$4,793

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

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Payments by company

Endomagnetics	Magseed	$87	1 payment Meals for Magseed · 2024-06-13 · $87
Urgo Medical North America	Vashe Wound Solution 250 Ml (8.5 Fl Oz) Flip Top Cap	$26	1 payment Meals for Vashe Wound Solution 250 Ml (8.5 Fl Oz) Flip Top Cap · 2024-01-29 · $26
Integra LifeSciences	Omnigraft	$24	1 payment Meals for Omnigraft · 2024-10-19 · $24

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Every published payment

Integra LifeSciences	Meals · 2024-10-19	Omnigraft	$24
Endomagnetics	Meals · 2024-06-13	Magseed	$87
Urgo Medical North America	Meals · 2024-01-29	Vashe Wound Solution 250 Ml (8.5 Fl Oz) Flip Top Cap	$26

See earlier years (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)

2023: $240

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Payments by company in 2023

Medtronic	Signia	$170	1 payment Meals for Signia · 2023-01-20 · $170
Conmed	Airseal	$70	1 payment Meals for Airseal · 2023-06-07 · $70

2022: $450

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Payments by company in 2022

Medtronic	Signia	$304	3 payments Meals for Signia · 2022-12-14 · $121 Meals for Signia · 2022-07-21 · $15 Meals for Signia · 2022-01-14 · $169
Acera Surgical	Restrata Wound Matrix	$121	1 payment Meals for Restrata Wound Matrix · 2022-09-28 · $121
Alexion Pharmaceuticals	Andexxa	$25	1 payment Meals for Andexxa · 2022-02-16 · $25

2021: $51

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Payments by company in 2021

Medtronic	Pivox Oblique Lateral Spinal System	$51	2 payments Meals for Pivox Oblique Lateral Spinal System · 2021-03-28 · $24 Meals for Pivox Oblique Lateral Spinal System · 2021-03-09 · $26

2020: $307

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Payments by company in 2020

Covidien LP	Endo Gia	$169	1 payment Meals for Endo Gia · 2020-01-11 · $169
W. L. Gore & Associates	Synecor Biomaterial	$92	1 payment Meals for Synecor Biomaterial · 2020-02-26 · $92
Intuitive Surgical	Da Vinci Surgical System	$32	2 payments Meals for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2020-09-22 · $17 Meals for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2020-04-01 · $15
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales L.L.C.	Flixene	$13	1 payment Meals for Flixene · 2020-01-11 · $13

2019: $4,793

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Payments by company in 2019

Intuitive Surgical	Da Vinci Surgical System	$4,305	13 payments Meals for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2019-10-15 · $125 Meals for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2019-10-09 · $108 Meals for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2019-09-03 · $12 Meals for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2019-07-18 · $16 Meals for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2019-07-12 · $24 Meals for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2019-07-12 · $88 Meals for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2019-07-12 · $132 Travel for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2019-06-06 · $380 Meals for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2019-06-05 · $13 Education for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2019-06-05 · $3,000 Travel for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2019-05-29 · $19 Travel for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2019-05-29 · $234 Meals for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2019-04-12 · $155
Davol	Bd Max	$231	2 payments Meals for Bd Max · 2019-05-29 · $117 Meals for Phasix · 2019-03-21 · $114
Covidien LP	Endo Gia	$163	1 payment Meals for Endo Gia · 2019-03-16 · $163
Boston Scientific	Spyglass	$94	1 payment Meals for Spyglass · 2019-05-10 · $94

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score: 87.2 / 100; Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI: 1093942526
Licence: CA A107741California A107741: Current · expires 2028-07-31
Trained: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 2007 · 19 years ago
Group: Ventura County Surgical Associates
Gender: Male

More record details

Sole proprietor: No
Taxonomy: Surgery (208600000X)
Mailing address: 2000 N San Marcos Rd, Santa Barbara, CA, 93111
NPI first listed: 2009-06-10
NPI last updated: 2012-10-16

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.