Barbara Obrien, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Cordova, TN
Barbara Obrien, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Cordova, Tennessee, and NPI 1972555696, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 18000, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barbara Obrien
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 18000 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8000 Centerview Pkwy, Cordova, TN 38018
- Phone
- (901) 747-1111
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (901) 747-1137
- Medicaid ID
- 18000 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040713000515); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8000 Centerview Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Barbara Obrien in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
3,215 Medicare Part D claims for 358 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 155 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin243 claims
- Donepezil Hcl149 claims
- Memantine Hcl Er130 claims
- Memantine Hcl120 claims
- Pregabalin110 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa84 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,902.03
210 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Neurology Clinic, PCCordova, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Barbara Obrien among 381 neurology physician records in Tennessee
Barbara Obrien, M.D. is one of 381 neurology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 296 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 neurology physician records list a practice address in Cordova
They are 12 of the 1,212 NPPES records with a practice address in Cordova, and 381 neurology physician records in Tennessee.
All 381 in Tennessee → Every provider in Cordova → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bola Adamolekun, MDCordova, TN 380181104816990
- Thomas Arnold, M.D.Cordova, TN 380181366494668
- Yaohui Chai, M.D.Cordova, TN 380181114140894
- Oleksandra Dryn, M.DCordova, TN 380181366861510
- Kendrick Henderson, MDCordova, TN 380181760452577
- Joshua Lennon, MDCordova, TN 380181427369172
- Cara PendleyCordova, TN 380181376760439
- David Pritchard, M.D.Cordova, TN 380181871713537
Common questions
What is Barbara Obrien, M.D.'s NPI number?
Barbara Obrien, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972555696, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barbara Obrien, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8000 Centerview Pkwy, Cordova, TN, 38018. Phone: (901) 747-1111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barbara Obrien, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 18000, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Barbara Obrien, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Barbara Obrien, M.D. had 3,215 Medicare Part D claims for 358 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Barbara Obrien, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.