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Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD

(Dr. Peter P. Baay, MD)

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Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

221 W. Pueblo Street 2nd Floor
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

(805) 563-7001

Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD is a cardiac surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA specializing in cardiac surgery. He graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD is affiliated with Cottage Health and COTTAGE CLINICAL ASSOCIATES.

Office Locations

221 W. Pueblo Street 2nd Floor
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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In The News

“The program will feature a presentation by Dr. Peter Baay, a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon.”—"Meet the Doctor Event in Solvang Examines Heart Surgery | Your Health | Noozhawk", Noozhawk, September 2019

“His family would like to thank his many doctors; Dr. Paul, Aijian, Dr. Peter Baay, Dr. Linda Chen, Dr. John McCaffrey, Dr, Adnan Naber, Dr. Jeffrey Sager, Dr. Natasha Marston, as well as the staff...”—"ESCALERA, Rudolph "Rudy"", Santa Barbara News-Press, July 2019

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

fully percutaneous transfemoral TAVR

inpatient hospital care

thoracic surgery procedures

In 2012, Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD performed more fully percutaneous (incisionless) transfemoral TAVR, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	59
bypass surgery	33
cardiac procedures	94
doctor visit	290
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61
lobectomy	12
minimally invasive procedures	118
open surgery	89
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	89
thoracostomy	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	23
vascular procedures	82

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	40
bypass surgery	17
cardiac procedures	34
doctor visit	253
hospital care	66
inpatient care	66
minimally invasive procedures	80
open surgery	49
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	49
thoracostomy	15
vascular procedures	40

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	18
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	24
bronchoscopy	14
bypass surgery	24
cardiac procedures	86
doctor visit	260
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
lobectomy	12
minimally invasive procedures	62
open surgery	76
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	76
thoracostomy	16
vascular procedures	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	20
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	20
bronchoscopy	12
bypass surgery	29
cardiac procedures	82
catheterization	14
doctor visit	249
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
lobectomy	12
minimally invasive procedures	52
open surgery	70
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	70
vascular procedures	20

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	284

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	40
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	24
bronchoscopy	11
bypass surgery	30
cardiac procedures	92
doctor visit	240
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32
lobectomy	16
minimally invasive procedures	59
open surgery	88
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	88
thoracostomy	12
vascular procedures	24

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	21
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2017 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	14
bypass surgery	21
cardiac procedures	42
catheterization	11
doctor visit	218
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
minimally invasive procedures	28
open surgery	42
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	42
vascular procedures	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	18
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	20
cardiac procedures	102
doctor visit	105
hospital care	109
inpatient care	109
lobectomy	11
minimally invasive procedures	31
open surgery	51
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	51
vascular procedures	31

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	47
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	34
cardiac procedures	162
doctor visit	131
hospital care	186
inpatient care	186
lobectomy	13
minimally invasive procedures	47
open surgery	81
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	81
vascular procedures	47

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	54
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	37
cardiac procedures	164
doctor visit	126
hospital care	84
inpatient care	84
minimally invasive procedures	45
open surgery	74
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	74
vascular procedures	45

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	20
cardiac procedures	122
doctor visit	140
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97
lobectomy	21
minimally invasive procedures	41
open surgery	61
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	61
vascular procedures	41

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	35
cardiac procedures	182
doctor visit	135
hospital care	87
inpatient care	87
lobectomy	20
minimally invasive procedures	44
open surgery	90
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	90
vascular procedures	44

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	42
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

ablation	30
bronchoscopy	12
bypass surgery	27
cardiac procedures	105
catheterization	12
doctor visit	195
hospital care	75
inpatient care	75
lobectomy	14
minimally invasive procedures	55
open surgery	70
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	70
thoracostomy	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	23
vascular procedures	37

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	210
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	13
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	99
85 and over	23
Less than 65	15
65 to 74	98

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	28

Education & Training

Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Peter L. Baay, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cottage Health

COTTAGE CLINICAL ASSOCIATES

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$2,055 Da Vinci Surgical System $2,055
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$1,648 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $564	SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA $321	Heart Valve Repair $216	Pericardial Heart Valves $106	Transcatheter Heart Valves $76	Other $365
AtriCure, Inc.	$720 Cardiovascular $536	EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS $184
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$581 CoreValve Evolut $269	Heart Valves $126	Freestyle $109	3F $31	Endurant $28	Other $18
Getinge USA Sales, LLC	$506 VASOVIEW Hemopro 2 $506
Other	$2,180 Impella $342	COREVALVE EVOLUT R $179	CentriMag $153	PORTICO $152	CoreValve Evolut $134	Other $1,220

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,389
Travel and Lodging	$2,276
Gift	$25

Biography

Dr. Peter Baay is a specialist in cardiac surgery. Dr. Baay is a graduate of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He is affiliated with Cottage Health.