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Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD

(Dr. Robert David Byers, M.D.)

(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

Wayne State University School of Medicine

2323 De La Vina Street Suite 303
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

(805) 563-0855

Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD is an internist in Santa Barbara, CA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD is affiliated with Cottage Health.

Office Locations

2323 De La Vina Street Suite 303
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

Welcome to Medicare visit

By Affordability:

12-lead EKG

ear wax removal

electrocardiogram

impacted ear wax removal

screening EKG

Welcome to Medicare visit

wellness visit

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD performed more Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for 12-lead (standard) EKG, ear wax removal, electrocardiogram (EKG), impacted ear wax removal, screening EKG, Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam), and wellness visit 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:

screening EKG

By Affordability:

ear procedures

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD performed more screening EKG procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for ear procedures, 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:

impacted ear wax removal

inpatient hospital care

testosterone injections

By Affordability:

hormone therapy

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD performed more impacted ear wax removal, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and testosterone injections procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hormone therapy 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. Robert D. Byers, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2012 were preventive care, vaccines, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	72
cardiac procedures	224
doctor visit	1832
ear procedures	25
hormone therapy	153
hospital care	321
injections	225
inpatient care	321
lab tests	300
nursing home care	77
preventive care	868
skin testing	12
sleep study	15
tuberculosis (TB) testing	12
vaccines	328

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2013 were preventive care, lab tests, vaccines and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	111
cardiac procedures	39
doctor visit	2115
ear procedures	44
hormone therapy	174
hospital care	321
injections	285
inpatient care	321
lab tests	375
nursing home care	65
preventive care	790
vaccines	341

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	575
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	311
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	122
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD in 2013

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	7
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	13
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	121
cardiac procedures	29
doctor visit	2176
ear procedures	41
hormone therapy	158
hospital care	423
injections	279
inpatient care	423
lab tests	170
nursing home care	87
preventive care	569
vaccines	368

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	305
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	579
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	109
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD in 2014

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	7
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	14
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2015 were injections, hormone therapy, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	110
cardiac procedures	18
doctor visit	2286
ear procedures	43
hormone therapy	42173
hospital care	542
injections	42283
inpatient care	542
nursing home care	70
preventive care	691
vaccines	653

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	654
Female	704

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1200
Black	0
Hispanic	86
Asian	0
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	670
From 75 to 84	434
85 and over	214
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD in 2015

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	6
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	13
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2016 were injections, hormone therapy, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	82
cardiac procedures	25
doctor visit	2367
ear procedures	30
hormone therapy	77035
hospital care	419
injections	77117
inpatient care	419
nursing home care	75
preventive care	478
vaccines	422

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	347
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	626
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	349
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	110
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD in 2016

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	7
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	12
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2017 were injections, hormone therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	82
cardiac procedures	28
doctor visit	2377
ear procedures	43
hormone therapy	59821
hospital care	504
injections	59903
inpatient care	504
nursing home care	63
preventive care	386
vaccines	325

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	351
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	645
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	377
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	115
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD in 2017

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	12
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2018 were injections, hormone therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	66
cardiac procedures	31
doctor visit	2571
ear procedures	40
hormone therapy	69000
hospital care	454
injections	69066
inpatient care	454
nursing home care	83
preventive care	402
sleep study	11
vaccines	333

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	413

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	695
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	415
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	132
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD in 2018

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	12
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2019 were injections, hormone therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	65
cardiac procedures	19
doctor visit	2834
ear procedures	59
hormone therapy	74502
hospital care	493
injections	74567
inpatient care	493
nursing home care	75
preventive care	321
sleep study	15
vaccines	274

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	399
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	704
Black	0
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	432
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	121
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD in 2019

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	14
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2020 were injections, hormone therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	54
cardiac procedures	12
doctor visit	2445
ear procedures	19
hormone therapy	80461
hospital care	419
injections	80515
inpatient care	419
nursing home care	60
preventive care	303
vaccines	277

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	386
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	690
Black	0
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	430
From 75 to 84	243
85 and over	107
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD in 2020

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	2
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	18
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2021 were injections, hormone therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	49
cardiac procedures	28
doctor visit	2665
ear procedures	42
hormone therapy	78623
hospital care	456
injections	78672
inpatient care	456
nursing home care	57
preventive care	340
vaccines	282

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	405
Female	413

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	711
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	423
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD in 2021

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	15
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2022 were injections, hormone therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	48
cardiac procedures	32
doctor visit	2787
ear procedures	51
hormone therapy	88102
hospital care	423
injections	88150
inpatient care	423
nursing home care	32
preventive care	78
vaccines	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	407
Female	406

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	716
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	409
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	8
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	13
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2023 were injections, hormone therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	60
cardiac procedures	30
doctor visit	2764
ear procedures	40
hormone therapy	71900
hospital care	514
injections	71960
inpatient care	514
nursing home care	54
preventive care	60

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	399
Female	423

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	716
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	45
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	398
From 75 to 84	286
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD in 2023

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	7
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	12
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD treated as an internist in Santa Barbara, CA were injections, hormone therapy, preventive care and inpatient care.

aspiration	76
cardiac procedures	42
doctor visit	2434
ear procedures	39
hormone therapy	53508
hospital care	440
injections	53585
inpatient care	440
lab tests	281
nursing home care	66
preventive care	440
skin testing	12
sleep study	13
tuberculosis (TB) testing	12
vaccines	328

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD.

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	654
Hispanic	42
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	33

**Age**
75 to 84	233
85 and over	85
Less than 65	15
65 to 74	377

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	7
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	12
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	8
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine

Residency: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cottage Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robert D. Byers, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.33 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robert D. Byers, 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. Robert D. Byers, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$2,131 Repatha $1,086	Prolia $764	Aimovig $196	Otezla $31	$53
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$819 FARXIGA $277	CRESTOR $193	BREZTRI $186	SYMBICORT $56	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $40	Other $66
Pfizer Inc.	$786 ELIQUIS $273	ABRYSVO $141	PAXLOVID $139	COMIRNATY $74	NURTEC ODT $71	Other $88
AbbVie Inc.	$663 UBRELVY $297	VRAYLAR $180	QULIPTA $142	Synthroid $19	$25
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$336 INVOKANA $184	XARELTO $152
Other	$3,068 REYVOW $140	Nuedexta $121	RYTARY $116	REXULTI $114	NURTEC ODT $111	Other $2,466

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$7,659
Education	$143

Biography

Dr. Robert Byers is affiliated with Cottage Health. Before completing his residency at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Dr. Byers attended medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine. His average patient rating is 4.5 stars (out of 5).