Physician

David Matthew Carlson, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, David Carlson, M.D. (NPI: 1902133465) practices nuclear medicine in the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Santa Barbara, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SANSUM CLINIC (NPI: 1932121514; TIN: 956419205) and primary practice location at 93105-4311. Carlson is affiliated with the Aledade A3299 CA MSSP Enhanced (ACO ID: A3299), participating under the MSSP model.

Carlson's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,201 traditional Medicare patients, billed 56,028 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $3,987,498 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 78815 (Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan). Open Payments data shows 5 records totaling $135. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has risen steadily, from $1,502,690 to $3,987,498. Concurrently, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Part D prescription costs data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	1,395	19,446	$1,502,690
2016	1,304	18,724	$1,327,393
2017	1,727	24,536	$2,020,671
2018	1,567	33,198	$1,797,434
2019	1,650	41,474	$2,355,404
2020	1,434	34,770	$2,415,406
2021	1,700	44,134	$2,562,379
2022	1,663	50,767	$2,743,136
2023	1,304	56,045	$3,231,917
2024	1,201	56,028	$3,987,498

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

No connected Part D records

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
78815	Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan	578	751	$1,384
A9552	Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries	480	657	$281
74177	Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast	331	432	$268
71260	Ct scan of chest with contrast	334	436	$98
Q9967	Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	381	42,676	$0

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

No connected Part D drug-level records for 2024.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	5	$135	PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for David Matthew Carlson, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for David Matthew Carlson, M.D. (NPI 1902133465), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does David Matthew Carlson, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

David Matthew Carlson, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Aledade A3299 CA MSSP Enhanced (MSSP, ACO ID A3299).

What billing organization is linked to David Matthew Carlson, M.D.?

David Matthew Carlson, M.D. is linked to SANSUM CLINIC (billing NPI 1932121514) in the available physician profile data.

Does David Matthew Carlson, M.D. have Open Payments data?

David Matthew Carlson, M.D. has 5 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.