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Dr. William J. Alton, MD

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

2400 Bath Street Suite 201
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

(805) 682-7707

Dr. William J. Alton, MD is a cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA specializing in adult cardiology.

Office Locations

2400 Bath Street Suite 201
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

(805) 682-7707

(805) 682-7710

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Alton, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2012 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, stress testing and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Alton, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	71
cardiac procedures	1060
cardioversion	17
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	3393
hospital care	117
inpatient care	117
lab tests	1906
minimally invasive procedures	11
stress testing	755
ultrasound (sonogram)	476
vascular procedures	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Alton, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2013 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, stress testing and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Alton, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	53
cardiac procedures	973
cardioversion	14
doctor visit	3252
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
lab tests	1717
stress testing	746
ultrasound (sonogram)	443
vascular procedures	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Alton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	430
Female	407

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	768
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	317
85 and over	228
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Alton, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Alton, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2014 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, stress testing and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Alton, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	41
cardiac procedures	890
doctor visit	2671
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
lab tests	1020
stress testing	572
ultrasound (sonogram)	444
vascular procedures	21

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Alton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	460
Female	438

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	809
Black	0
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	314
85 and over	250
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Alton, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Alton, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Alton, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	43
ambulatory monitoring	84
cardiac procedures	736
cardioversion	13
doctor visit	2110
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
lab tests	638
stress testing	272
ultrasound (sonogram)	490
vascular procedures	16

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Alton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	908
Female	802

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1530
Black	0
Hispanic	96
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	574
From 75 to 84	590
85 and over	490
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Alton, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Alton, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Alton, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	59
cardiac procedures	495
doctor visit	2034
lab tests	486
stress testing	290
ultrasound (sonogram)	444
vascular procedures	25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Alton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	473
Female	404

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	778
Black	0
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	284
85 and over	252
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Alton, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	44
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Alton, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Alton, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	38
cardiac procedures	410
doctor visit	2034
lab tests	400
stress testing	231
ultrasound (sonogram)	391
vascular procedures	19

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Alton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	459
Female	398

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	774
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	296
85 and over	238
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Alton, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Alton, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, stress testing and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Alton, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	310
doctor visit	1327
lab tests	191
stress testing	232
ultrasound (sonogram)	310

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Alton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	369
Female	311

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	613
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	201
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Alton, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	44
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Alton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William J. Alton, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA were lab tests, cardiac procedures, stress testing and ultrasound (sonogram).

abdominal imaging	43
ambulatory monitoring	57
cardiac procedures	696
cardioversion	14
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	2403
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61
lab tests	908
minimally invasive procedures	11
stress testing	442
ultrasound (sonogram)	428
vascular procedures	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Alton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	442
Female	394

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	753
Hispanic	43
Native American / Alaskan Native	9
Other	11

**Age**
75 to 84	293
85 and over	237
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	282

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Alton, MD From 2012 - 2018

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William J. Alton, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	31
Cancer	10
Dementia	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. William J. Alton, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.38 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. William J. Alton, 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. William J. Alton, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$308 XARELTO $285	INVOKANA $23
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$288 CRESTOR $187	BRILINTA $21	$80
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$181 SAVAYSA $67	Benicar $44	Welchol $41	Effient $29
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$153 CoreValve Evolut $133	Transcatheter Valve Systems $21
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$125 PRALUENT (alirocumab) Injection $125
Other	$664 ELIQUIS $119	SAMSCA $100	Pradaxa $90	XARELTO $52	Repatha $34	Other $269

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,460
Education	$260

Biography

Dr. William Alton, who practices in Santa Barbara, CA, is a medical specialist in adult cardiology. Dr. Alton obtained a license to practice in California.