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Dr. David L. Birken, MD

(Dr. David Birken, MD)

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine

5333 Hollister Avenue Suite 255
Santa Barbara, CA 93111

(805) 964-9858

Dr. David L. Birken, MD is an internist in Santa Barbara, CA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. David L. Birken, MD is affiliated with Cottage Health.

Office Locations

5333 Hollister Avenue Suite 255
Santa Barbara, CA 93111

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David L. Birken, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

A1C test

diabetes screening

glycated protein test

In 2012, Dr. David L. Birken, MD had a list price for A1C test, diabetes screening, and glycated protein test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Birken, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2012 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Birken, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	11
breast exam	12
diabetes management	28
doctor visit	637
gynecologic procedures	12
lab tests	45
preventive care	101
vaccines	62

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Birken, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2013 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Birken, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	23
doctor visit	731
lab tests	40
preventive care	100
vaccines	65

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD in 2013

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	8
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	14
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Birken, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Birken, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	18
doctor visit	765
lab tests	18
preventive care	105
vaccines	87

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD in 2014

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	14
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Birken, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2015 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Birken, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	21
doctor visit	711
lab tests	21
preventive care	224
vaccines	203

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	564
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	346
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD in 2015

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	14
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Birken, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Birken, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	25
doctor visit	808
lab tests	25
preventive care	181
vaccines	156

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	300
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD in 2016

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	13
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Birken, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Birken, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	33
doctor visit	733
lab tests	33
preventive care	176
vaccines	131

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD in 2017

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	13
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Birken, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Birken, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	36
doctor visit	687
lab tests	36
preventive care	156
vaccines	120

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	306
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD in 2018

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	12
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Birken, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Birken, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	31
doctor visit	697
lab tests	31
preventive care	144
vaccines	101

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD in 2019

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	10
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Birken, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2020 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Birken, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	532
preventive care	113
vaccines	102

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD in 2020

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	3
Diabetes	12
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Birken, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2021 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Birken, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	19
doctor visit	562
lab tests	19
preventive care	135
vaccines	97

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD in 2021

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	11
Dementia	3
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Birken, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2022 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Birken, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	33
doctor visit	868
lab tests	33
preventive care	91
vaccines	58

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD in 2022

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Birken, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David L. Birken, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

anorectal procedures	11
breast exam	12
diabetes management	26
doctor visit	702
gynecologic procedures	12
lab tests	30
preventive care	138
vaccines	107

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	298
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	105
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	174

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Birken, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David L. Birken, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	11
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	8
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. David L. Birken, MD graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine

Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David L. Birken, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cottage Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David L. Birken, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David L. Birken, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Santa Barbara, CA.

3.8

Overall Rating

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David L. Birken, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$2,496 FARXIGA $1,414	SYMBICORT $312	BYDUREON $236	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $126	CRESTOR $61	Other $347
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,368 XARELTO $760	INVOKANA $541	INVOKAMET $27	$41
Pfizer Inc.	$1,218 ELIQUIS $520	TRUMENBA $119	PAXLOVID $116	PREVNAR 20 $66	VIAGRA $63	Other $334
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,192 RYBELSUS $367	Tresiba $316	Victoza $240	Ozempic $231	Wegovy $25	Other $13
AbbVie Inc.	$844 UBRELVY $372	VRAYLAR $247	QULIPTA $174	LINZESS $20	Creon $14	Other $17
Other	$7,073 Myrbetriq $449	ANDEXXA $291	Lupron $209	JARDIANCE $209	Vascepa $190	Other $5,724

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$14,097
Education	$93

Biography

Dr. David Birken is professionally affiliated with Cottage Health. After completing medical school at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His average patient rating is 4.0 stars (out of 5).