Gregory Esplin Atkinson, MD
Anesthesiology · Santa Barbara
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 2
Offices
2 locations · Anesthesia Medical Group of S B Inc · 32 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
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California Medical Board record
Licence A150684 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2017 · expires 2027-04-30 · University of Hawaii School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
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.
- Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Cottage Health System, which runs 4 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 85% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: 4.13, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.43, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.54, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 8 the same, 2 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 4.13 | Worse | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.43 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.54 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.45 (0.62 to 2.28) · 2,441 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0.7 to 1.18) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 177.7 (138.01 to 217.4) · 179 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.5 · 93 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.7 · 127 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.5 · 246 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 12.6 · 664 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.5 · 843 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.9 · 505 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 4,479 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0.01 to 0.36) · 11,271 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.06 to 0.42) · 11,702 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5 (3.35 to 6.65) · 3,316 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.12 (0 to 2.54) · 1,592 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.39 (1.15 to 3.63) · 3,116 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.63 (1.89 to 11.37) · 1,603 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.01 (2.08 to 7.95) · 1,565 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.32 (0.93 to 3.71) · 836 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.53 (0.02 to 1.04) · 9,175 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.9 · 254 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.027 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.626 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.42 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.2 · 266 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.3 · 711 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 12.6 · 256 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -7.6 · 746 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -11.7 · 870 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.9 · 842 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.8 (3.1 to 7.4) · 110 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11 (7.9 to 15.5) · 110 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.6 · 266 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.7 · 86 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.3 · 138 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 16.1 (12.4 to 21.2) · 510 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) · 577 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (3,306 patients answered, 29% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 81% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained | 62% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 57% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 85% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 49% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$47,133
Medicare paid this office $47,133 for 220 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 16 | $4,820 | $301 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest | 18 | $4,661 | $259 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 12 | $3,742 | $312 |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 11 | $2,638 | $240 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on forearm, wrist, or hand bones | 16 | $1,903 | $119 |
See all 8 services
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 16 | $4,820 | $301 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest | 18 | $4,661 | $259 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 12 | $3,742 | $312 |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 11 | $2,638 | $240 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on forearm, wrist, or hand bones | 16 | $1,903 | $119 |
| Anesthesia for retinal surgery | 11 | $1,621 | $147 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 14 | $646 | $46 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 16 | $544 | $34 |
Who their Medicare patients are
220 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 7% · 85 and older 11% · Women 47% · Also on Medicaid 22% · Health risk score 1.53. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 70% · Diabetes 31% · Chronic kidney disease 31% · Atrial fibrillation 27% · Coronary heart disease 25% · Heart failure 25% · Cancer 24% · Depression 24% · Stroke 16% · COPD 14% · Dementia 6%.
The office billed $391,521, Medicare allowed $59,760 and paid $47,133; for 270 services of 68 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.
Year by year
| 2024 | 220 | 270 | 74 | 1.53 | $391,521 | $47,133 |
| 2023 | 244 | 308 | 75 | 1.66 | $437,603 | $55,964 |
| 2022 | 198 | 325 | 74 | 1.45 | $399,424 | $50,621 |
| 2021 | 192 | 286 | 75 | 1.51 | $390,364 | $51,506 |
| 2020 | 101 | 135 | 74 | 1.98 | $198,569 | $27,262 |
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.
See the services billed each year
2023: 7 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 19 | $5,001 | $263 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest | 17 | $4,424 | $260 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 11 | $3,314 | $301 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on forearm, wrist, or hand bones | 16 | $2,230 | $139 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand | 13 | $1,480 | $114 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 20 | $998 | $50 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 27 | $958 | $35 |
2022: 8 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 19 | $5,399 | $284 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest | 12 | $3,205 | $267 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on lower abdomen | 11 | $3,076 | $280 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 22 | $904 | $41 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 32 | $828 | $26 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 16 | $582 | $36 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | 19 | $339 | $18 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 16 | $183 | $11 |
2021: 8 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on lower spine | 14 | $4,198 | $300 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 14 | $4,019 | $287 |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 13 | $3,893 | $299 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 17 | $693 | $41 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 16 | $591 | $37 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 19 | $498 | $26 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | 14 | $253 | $18 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 13 | $151 | $12 |
Money from drug and device companies
$16 in 2020
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Boston Scientific | Watchman | $16 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2020-10-29 | Watchman | $16 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 77.3 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1437507688
- Licence
- AZ R75689, CA A150684California A150684: Current · expires 2027-04-30
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X); Internal medicine (207R00000X)
- Mailing address
- 3700 State St Ste 200, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105
- NPI first listed
- 2016-05-27
- NPI last updated
- 2026-04-10
- NPI record certified
- 2026-04-10
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 300 Pasteur Dr # H3580, Stanford, CA, 94305 · 5301 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ, 85712