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Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD

Accepting New Patients

(321 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine

Professional interests include: men's health issues

317 West Pueblo Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

(805) 681-7500

Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD is an internist in Santa Barbara, CA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine. Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD is affiliated with Sutter Health and Cottage Health.

Office Locations

317 West Pueblo Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

(805) 681-7500

(805) 898-3091

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2012 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	748
preventive care	88
vaccines	88

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2013 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	768
preventive care	125
vaccines	113

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	340
Black	0
Hispanic	62
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	75
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	24
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	831
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
preventive care	176
vaccines	176

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	0
Hispanic	74
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	72
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2015 were preventive care, vaccines and anorectal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	37
doctor visit	904
preventive care	312
vaccines	275

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	554
Female	462

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	818
Black	0
Hispanic	142
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	444
From 75 to 84	310
85 and over	150
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines and anorectal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	69
doctor visit	768
preventive care	308
vaccines	239

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	404
Black	0
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	79
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines and anorectal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	86
doctor visit	740
preventive care	376
vaccines	290

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	0
Hispanic	55
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	255
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	70
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	25
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines and anorectal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	50
doctor visit	690
preventive care	292
vaccines	242

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	243
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	0
Hispanic	57
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	63
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines and anorectal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	31
doctor visit	756
preventive care	281
vaccines	250

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	392
Black	0
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	63
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	35
doctor visit	551
preventive care	144
vaccines	109

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	58
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2021 were preventive care, vaccines and anorectal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	20
doctor visit	669
preventive care	151
vaccines	118

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	393
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	59
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	21
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2022 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	669
preventive care	107
vaccines	107

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	377
Black	0
Hispanic	55
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	54
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2023 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	697
preventive care	50
vaccines	50

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	0
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	63
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD in 2023

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	4
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2024 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	679
preventive care	67
vaccines	56

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	384
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	65
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD in 2024

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	22
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA were preventive care, vaccines, anorectal procedures and hospital care.

anorectal procedures	46
doctor visit	728
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
preventive care	190
vaccines	162

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD.

**Gender**
Female	206
Male	266

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	382
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	59
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	139
85 and over	67
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	230

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD graduated from University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certification: Family Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine

Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Board Certification: Board Certification: Family Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sutter Health

Cottage Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna Medicare PPO, Medicare Advantage, AARP, MultiPlan, Anthem Blue Cross of California, Blue Shield of California, Three Rivers, United Healthcare, Humana, Cigna, HealthSmart, First Health, Health Net: ELECT POS, Large and Small Group, Aetna: Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA), Aetna: Quality Point of Service (QPOS), Health Net: Health Net PPO, Aetna: Health Fund HMO, Aetna: Aetna Premier Care Network (APCN) Plus, Aetna: Aetna Individual and Family HMO Bronze/Silver/Gold/Platinum/Catastrophic Plans, Aetna: Health Fund PPO, Aetna: National Advantage Plan (NAP), Health Net: Health Net UC Blue & Gold HMO, Aetna: Aetna Select Open Access EPO, Aetna: Health Network, Health Net: Health Net HMO: Large Group (101+ employees) & Small Group (2-100 employees), Aetna: Choice POS II, Aetna: Managed Choice POS, Aetna: Health Fund POS, Aetna: Aetna Premier Care Network (APCN), Aetna: Open Access Elect Choice EPO, California Foundation for Medical Care (Kern and Santa Barbara Counties): PPO: Large Group & Small Group, Aetna: HMO Deductible, Provider Networks of America: PPO, Aetna: Aetna Value Network HMO (AVN), Health Net: ELECT Open Access POS, Large and Small Group, Aetna: Open Access Managed Choice POS, CenCal: CenCal CareConnect (HMO D-SNP), Aetna: HMO, Aetna: Savings Plus Narrow Network Product PPO-POS, Aetna: Open Choice PPO and Aetna: Aetna Select EPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna Medicare PPO

Medicare Advantage

AARP

MultiPlan

Anthem Blue Cross of California

Blue Shield of California

Three Rivers

United Healthcare

Humana

Cigna

HealthSmart

First Health

Health Net: ELECT POS, Large and Small Group

Aetna: Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA)

Aetna: Quality Point of Service (QPOS)

Health Net: Health Net PPO

Aetna: Health Fund HMO

Aetna: Aetna Premier Care Network (APCN) Plus

Aetna: Aetna Individual and Family HMO Bronze/Silver/Gold/Platinum/Catastrophic Plans

Aetna: Health Fund PPO

Aetna: National Advantage Plan (NAP)

Health Net: Health Net UC Blue & Gold HMO

Aetna: Aetna Select Open Access EPO

Aetna: Health Network

Health Net: Health Net HMO: Large Group (101+ employees) & Small Group (2-100 employees)

Aetna: Choice POS II

Aetna: Managed Choice POS

Aetna: Health Fund POS

Aetna: Aetna Premier Care Network (APCN)

Aetna: Open Access Elect Choice EPO

California Foundation for Medical Care (Kern and Santa Barbara Counties): PPO: Large Group & Small Group

Aetna: HMO Deductible

Provider Networks of America: PPO

Aetna: Aetna Value Network HMO (AVN)

Health Net: ELECT Open Access POS, Large and Small Group

Aetna: Open Access Managed Choice POS

CenCal: CenCal CareConnect (HMO D-SNP)

Aetna: HMO

Aetna: Savings Plus Narrow Network Product PPO-POS

Aetna: Open Choice PPO

Aetna: Aetna Select EPO

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 321 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David Charles Dodson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Santa Barbara, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$1,696 ELIQUIS $728	VIAGRA $271	EUCRISA $147	PREVNAR - 13 $146	LYRICA $141	Other $263
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,497 INVOKANA $748	XARELTO $615	INVOKAMET $122	$12
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$973 FARXIGA $213	BRILINTA $187	SYMBICORT $149	CRESTOR $143	BYDUREON $121	Other $160
Amgen Inc.	$851 Repatha $632	Prolia $129	EVENITY $89
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$591 JARDIANCE $198	OFEV $110	STIOLTO $79	Pradaxa $75	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $58	Other $71
Other	$5,135 ELIQUIS $409	PRALUENT $289	Nuedexta $252	ENTRESTO $208	Myrbetriq $206	Other $3,771

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$10,550
Consulting Fee	$125
Education	$67

Biography

Clinical interests for Dr. David Dodson include men's health issues. He is affiliated with Cottage Health and Sutter Health. Before completing his residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dr. Dodson attended medical school at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine. He has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. He appears to be an in-network provider for AARP, Anthem, Blue California, and more. Sutter Health reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Santa Barbara, CA.