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Anna M Harter, MD

Anesthesiology · Santa Barbara

NPI 1861838658

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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.

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California Medical Board record

Licence A131795 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2014 · expires 2027-11-30 · University of California, San Diego 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 it
    Overall 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.

Every scored measure at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections4.13WorseOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.43BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.54BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.45 (0.62 to 2.28) · 2,441 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.94 (0.7 to 1.18)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths177.7 (138.01 to 217.4) · 179 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.5 · 93 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.7 · 127 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.5 · 246 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths12.6 · 664 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths13.5 · 843 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.9 · 505 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.7 · 4,479 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.19 (0.01 to 0.36) · 11,271 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.06 to 0.42) · 11,702 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5 (3.35 to 6.65) · 3,316 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.12 (0 to 2.54) · 1,592 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.39 (1.15 to 3.63) · 3,116 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths6.63 (1.89 to 11.37) · 1,603 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.01 (2.08 to 7.95) · 1,565 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.32 (0.93 to 3.71) · 836 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.53 (0.02 to 1.04) · 9,175 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.9 · 254 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections1.027No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.626No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.42No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.2 · 266 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.3 · 711 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits12.6 · 256 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-7.6 · 746 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-11.7 · 870 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.9 · 842 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4.8 (3.1 to 7.4) · 110 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits11 (7.9 to 15.5) · 110 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.6 · 266 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.7 · 86 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.3 · 138 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits16.1 (12.4 to 21.2) · 510 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) · 577 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (3,306 patients answered, 29% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Room was "always" clean81%
Nurses "always" communicated well79%
Doctors "always" communicated well80%
Staff "always" explained62%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information87%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)81%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Nurses "always" listened carefully77%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
"Always" quiet at night57%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital85%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects49%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms86%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$45,977

Medicare paid this office $45,977 for 216 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement21$5,209$248
Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity16$5,081$299
Anesthesia for lens surgery35$3,383$94
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)23$1,092$47
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin16$543$34

Who their Medicare patients are

216 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 52% · Also on Medicaid 22% · Health risk score 1.37. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 72% · Chronic kidney disease 31% · Cancer 27% · Diabetes 26% · Coronary heart disease 25% · Atrial fibrillation 25% · Depression 25% · Heart failure 16% · COPD 12% · Stroke 9% · Dementia 6%.

The office billed $379,880, Medicare allowed $58,177 and paid $45,977; for 274 services of 62 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

Original Medicare by year
2024216274751.37$379,880$45,977
2023242304771.36$427,020$54,306
2022163255741.42$312,315$40,444
2021181274761.41$328,921$43,446
2020143199731.94$270,976$37,021
2019225279751.70$401,980$54,816
2018203270751.92$394,046$52,917
20175361721.70$94,465$12,856

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

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest26$6,467$249
Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity11$3,571$325
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement14$3,549$253
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen12$3,029$252
Anesthesia for lens surgery23$2,320$101
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin27$958$35
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)16$794$50

2022: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest13$3,383$260
Anesthesia for other procedure on lower abdomen11$2,422$220
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin20$726$36
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)14$574$41
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement18$465$26
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access18$206$11

2021: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement18$5,220$290
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen11$2,771$252
Anesthesia for other procedure on lower abdomen11$2,732$248
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)19$849$45
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement22$577$26
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin15$554$37
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch17$307$18

2020: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Anesthesia for other procedure on lower abdomen11$3,222$293
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin16$597$37
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)13$572$44
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement15$407$27

2019: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Anesthesia for other procedure on lower abdomen16$4,093$256
Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity11$3,707$337
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen15$3,638$243
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement11$3,291$299
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)12$658$55
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin15$552$37
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement19$507$27

2018: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin21$761$36
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)11$518$43
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement15$429$27

Money from drug and device companies

$13 in 2021

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Edwards LifesciencesHemosphere$13
1 payment
  • Meals for Hemosphere · 2021-06-11 · $13
See the published payment
Every published payment
Edwards LifesciencesMeals · 2021-06-11Hemosphere$13

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
1861838658
Licence
CA A131795California A131795: Current · expires 2027-11-30
Trained
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, 2013
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
Mailing address
514 W Pueblo St Fl 2, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105
NPI first listed
2013-05-20
NPI last updated
2018-03-17

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

Extra NPI addresses: 751 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA, 95128