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Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

2403 Castillo Street Suite 206
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

(805) 898-8840

Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD is a pulmonologist in Santa Barbara, CA specializing in adult pulmonology and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD is affiliated with Cottage Health.

Office Locations

2403 Castillo Street Suite 206
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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2409 De La Vina Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Since the inception of Santa Barbara Great Strides, the foundation's Southern California Chapter has worked with Dr. Richard Belkin, the medical director of Santa Barbara Cottage Health's CF program.”—"5K Walk Helps Make Great Strides Toward Fighting Cystic Fibrosis | Good for Santa Barbara | Noozhawk", Noozhawk, October 2023

“Since the inception of Great Strides Santa Barbara, the Los Angeles Chapter has worked closely with Dr. Richard Belkin, the medical director of Santa Barbara Cottage Health's CF program.”—"Santa Barbara Joins Fight Against Cystic Fibrosis With 5K Fundraiser | Good for Santa Barbara | Noozhawk", Noozhawk, November 2022

“Since the inception of Great Strides Santa Barbara, the Los Angeles chapter has worked closely with Dr. Richard Belkin, who is the medical director of Cottage Health's CF program.”—"Great Strides Santa Barbara", Santa Barbara News-Press, November 2022

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

intensive behavioral therapy for obesity

lung cancer screening counseling

mental health therapy

pulmonary function test

By Affordability:

blood gas test

bronchoalveolar lavage

bronchoscopy

bronchoscopy with biopsy

calcium blood test

calcium test

counseling services

diagnostic bronchoscopy

flu shot

flu vaccine

immunization

lung cancer screening counseling

therapeutic bronchoscopy

total calcium test

transbronchial biopsy

transbronchial needle aspiration

vaccines

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD performed more intensive behavioral therapy (IBT) for obesity, lung cancer screening counseling, mental health therapy, and pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for blood gas test, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), bronchoscopy, bronchoscopy with biopsy, calcium blood test, calcium test, counseling services, diagnostic bronchoscopy, flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), lung cancer screening counseling, therapeutic bronchoscopy, total calcium test, transbronchial biopsy, transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA), and vaccines that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

blood tests

preventive care

By Affordability:

blood count tests

bronchoscopy with therapeutic aspiration

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD performed more blood tests, and preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for blood count tests, bronchoscopy with therapeutic aspiration, hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

bronchoscopy

bronchoscopy with therapeutic aspiration

hemoglobin test

By Affordability:

arterial puncture

hemoglobin test

maximum voluntary ventilation

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD performed more bronchoscopy, bronchoscopy with therapeutic aspiration, and hemoglobin test procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for arterial puncture, hemoglobin test, and maximum voluntary ventilation that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Richard A. Belkin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2012 were lab tests, pulmonary testing, preventive care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	46
blood draw	247
bronchoscopy	103
cardiac procedures	112
doctor visit	753
hospital care	135
inpatient care	135
lab tests	1700
metabolic testing	112
minimally invasive procedures	13
preventive care	323
pulmonary testing	936
stress testing	112
vaccines	87

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2013 were lab tests, pulmonary testing, preventive care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	30
blood draw	242
bronchoscopy	59
cardiac procedures	114
doctor visit	731
hospital care	158
inpatient care	158
lab tests	1662
metabolic testing	117
preventive care	283
pulmonary testing	913
stress testing	114
vaccines	53

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	64
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2014 were lab tests, pulmonary testing, preventive care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
blood draw	181
bronchoscopy	59
cardiac procedures	66
doctor visit	733
hospital care	180
inpatient care	180
lab tests	1204
metabolic testing	66
preventive care	228
pulmonary testing	778
stress testing	66
vaccines	58

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	336
Black	0
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	68
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2015 were lab tests, pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	39
blood draw	134
bronchoscopy	76
cardiac procedures	30
doctor visit	678
hospital care	231
inpatient care	231
lab tests	748
metabolic testing	33
preventive care	127
pulmonary testing	727
stress testing	30
vaccines	24

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	356
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	706
Black	0
Hispanic	88
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	308
85 and over	154
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2016 were pulmonary testing, lab tests, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	36
blood draw	132
bronchoscopy	67
cardiac procedures	41
counseling services	19
doctor visit	709
hospital care	162
inpatient care	162
lab tests	711
metabolic testing	39
preventive care	138
pulmonary testing	837
stress testing	41
vaccines	47

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	99
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	47
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2017 were pulmonary testing, lab tests, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
blood draw	228
bronchoscopy	78
cardiac procedures	65
counseling services	50
doctor visit	869
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174
lab tests	1117
metabolic testing	56
preventive care	203
pulmonary testing	1135
stress testing	65
vaccines	44

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	0
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	76
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2018 were lab tests, pulmonary testing, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	30
blood draw	260
bronchoscopy	58
cardiac procedures	93
counseling services	38
doctor visit	949
hospital care	217
inpatient care	217
lab tests	1214
metabolic testing	92
preventive care	232
pulmonary testing	1067
stress testing	93
vaccines	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	428
Black	0
Hispanic	57
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	90
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	59
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2019 were lab tests, pulmonary testing, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
blood draw	259
breathing treatment	50
bronchoscopy	45
cardiac procedures	92
counseling services	46
doctor visit	1053
hospital care	317
inpatient care	317
lab tests	1268
metabolic testing	92
preventive care	87
pulmonary testing	1136
stress testing	92
vaccines	23

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	108
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	64
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2020 were pulmonary testing, lab tests, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
blood draw	148
breathing treatment	33
bronchoscopy	57
cardiac procedures	83
chronic care	38
counseling services	41
doctor visit	1051
hospital care	259
inpatient care	259
lab tests	738
metabolic testing	84
preventive care	41
pulmonary testing	1078
stress testing	83

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	0
Hispanic	51
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	79
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2021 were pulmonary testing, lab tests, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
blood draw	141
bronchoscopy	57
cardiac procedures	59
counseling services	27
doctor visit	1085
hospital care	298
inpatient care	282
lab tests	705
metabolic testing	58
preventive care	27
pulmonary testing	1150
stress testing	59

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	0
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	102
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2022 were pulmonary testing, lab tests, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
blood draw	122
bronchoscopy	85
cardiac procedures	47
counseling services	36
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	1141
hospital care	262
inpatient care	262
lab tests	610
mental health therapy	22
metabolic testing	47
minimally invasive procedures	23
minor procedures	12
preventive care	101
pulmonary testing	1459
stress testing	47
vaccines	65
weight management	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	501
Black	0
Hispanic	62
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	242
85 and over	92
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Santa Barbara, CA were lab tests, pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

aspiration	33
blood draw	190
bronchoscopy	67
cardiac procedures	72
chronic care	38
counseling services	36
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	886
hospital care	217
inpatient care	216
lab tests	1061
mental health therapy	22
metabolic testing	72
minimally invasive procedures	18
minor procedures	12
preventive care	162
pulmonary testing	1019
stress testing	72
vaccines	46
weight management	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	393
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	51
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	168
85 and over	84
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	180

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	23
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Education & Training

Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed residency at Stanford Hospital & Clinics. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Residency: Stanford Hospital & Clinics

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cottage Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard A. Belkin, 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. Richard A. Belkin, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Insmed, Inc.	$29,098 Arikayce $22,149	$6,949
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$7,205 ION $3,000	DAVINCI XI $3,000	Da Vinci Surgical System $1,205
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$3,114 TRIKAFTA $58	ORKAMBI $35	KALYDECO $13	$3,008
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$2,790 NUCALA $1,186	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $884	ANORO $242	BREO $174	ANORO ELLIPTA $133	Other $171
Olympus Corporation of the Americas	$1,294 Olympus Respiratory Accessories $1,294
Other	$9,874 DUPIXENT $631	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $485	NUZYRA $449	Creon $380	SMARTVEST $335	Other $7,594

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$15,335
Food and Beverage	$14,149
Consulting Fee	$10,201
Travel and Lodging	$7,227
Education	$6,361
Other	$101

Research Payments

Dr. Richard A. Belkin, MD has received 26 research payments totaling $44,573.

Biography

Dr. Richard Belkin specializes in critical care (intensive care medicine) and adult pulmonology. Dr. Belkin has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. He attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Stanford Hospital & Clinics. He is affiliated with Cottage Health.