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Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS

(14 Ratings)

Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine (2003)

Professional interests include: plastic surgery procedures, eye problems, cosmetic eyelid surgery, and more.

225 W Pueblo Street Suite C
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

(310) 278-1836

Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS is an ophthalmologist in Santa Barbara, CA specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease). He graduated from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine in 2003 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai and TabanMD Oculoplastic Surgery.

Office Locations

225 W Pueblo Street Suite C
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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2320 Bath Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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9735 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 204
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

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Some issues Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS can help you with:

Eye Problems

Millions of people every year have problems with their eyes. Some of the most common eye problems are refractive disorders, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and cataracts.

Refractive disorders happen when the shape of the eye doesn't let allow someone focus very precisely. They might be myopic (nearsighted), hyperopic (farsighted), or have an astigmatism, which is a focus problem caused by the cornea. Refractive disorders can be corrected by glasses or contacts.

Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in the United States. It happens when fluid pressure builds up within the eye and damages the optic nerve. It is treated with medications and surgery.

Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes. The retina is tissue at the back of the eye that is filled with numerous, tiny blood vessels. When diabetes damages these delicate blood vessels, they burst or leak, leading to blind spots and blurred vision. Diabetic retinopathy can be treated with laser therapy and surgery, but often vision cannot be restored.

Macular degeneration is common in older adults. The macula is the central part of the retina and is responsible for crisp center vision. Over time, the cells in the macula begin to die, making central vision blurry. An early symptom of macular degeneration is that straight lines appear wavy.

Cataracts happen when the clear lens in the front of the eye becomes cloudy, making things look blurry or faded. They are extremely common in older people. By age 80, more than half of all Americans will have had a cataract. In early stages, prescription glasses and magnifying lenses can help. As the cataracts get worse, surgery to replace the lens may be the best option.

More than just one of the five senses, the eyes are heavily relied upon to communicate, work, and get around every day. It's important to have regular eye exams for vision stays in good shape for years to come.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS treated as an ophthalmologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2012 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	171
excision	17
eye procedures	239
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	34
plastic surgery procedures	91
reconstructive surgery	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
tissue transfer	17
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS treated as an ophthalmologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2013 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	185
excision	21
eye procedures	251
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	31
plastic surgery procedures	62
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	15
Hispanic	32
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	53
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS treated as an ophthalmologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2014 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	191
excision	24
eye procedures	256
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	42
plastic surgery procedures	104
reconstructive surgery	34
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	24
tissue transfer	34
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	34

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	50
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS treated as an ophthalmologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2015 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	212
excision	28
eye procedures	321
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	68
plastic surgery procedures	118
reconstructive surgery	35
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	28
tissue transfer	35
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	35

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	494
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	40
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS in 2015

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS treated as an ophthalmologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2016 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

cyst removal	13
doctor visit	247
excision	70
eye procedures	367
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	36
plastic surgery procedures	118
reconstructive surgery	42
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	70
tissue transfer	42
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	58

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS in 2016

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS treated as an ophthalmologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2017 were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

cyst removal	15
doctor visit	227
excision	48
eye procedures	356
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	49
plastic surgery procedures	107
reconstructive surgery	30
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	48
tissue transfer	17
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	283
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS in 2017

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS treated as an ophthalmologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	90
eye procedures	32

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS in 2018

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS treated as an ophthalmologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2019 were eye procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), excision and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

cyst removal	11
doctor visit	142
excision	22
eye procedures	109
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS in 2019

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS treated as an ophthalmologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	57
eye procedures	23

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS in 2020

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS treated as an ophthalmologist in Santa Barbara, CA were eye procedures, plastic surgery procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

cyst removal	13
doctor visit	169
excision	32
eye procedures	217
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	39
plastic surgery procedures	100
reconstructive surgery	31
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	32
tissue transfer	29
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	37

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	10
Non-Hispanic White	202
Hispanic	16
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	86
85 and over	11
Less than 65	3
65 to 74	101

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	10
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS graduated from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine in 2003. He completed residency at Cleveland Clinic. He is certified by the Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine (2003)

Residency: Cleveland Clinic (2007)

Board Certification: Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS has a high overall rating with an average of 4.14 out of 5 stars based on 14 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS 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. Mehryar Ray Taban, MD, FACS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$669 NATRELLE $147	BOTOX COSMETIC $132	$389
AbbVie Inc.	$558 BOTOX $150	$409
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$316 Simbrinza $214	LenSx $102
Merz North America, Inc.	$300 Xeomin $300
Stryker Corporation	$239 Facial Contours $102	SPIROX - LATERA $84	NEURO/SPINE/ENT $53
Other	$1,266 Constellation $162	PriMatrix $135	Kahook Dual Blade $126	TEPRO $124	Latera $116	Other $603

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,349

Biography

Dr. Mehryar Taban is a specialist in ophthalmology (eye disease). His clinical interests include cosmetic eyelid surgery, blepharospasm, and thyroid problems. Patient reviews placed him at an average of 4.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Taban is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. He completed his residency training at Cleveland Clinic. Awards and/or distinctions he has received include Southern California Super Doctors; Southern California Rising Stars; and Alpha Omega Alpha Diplomat, American Academy/Board of Cosmetic Surgery. Dr. Taban speaks Persian. He is professionally affiliated with Cedars-Sinai. He has a closed panel according to Cedars-Sinai.