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
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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- Cary CarverPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1871248575
- Susan Gilbert, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1891981478
- Cara PendleyNeurology Physician1376760439
- David Pritchard, M.D.Neurology Physician1871713537
- Sarah Richie, PHDClinical Neuropsychologist1144533712
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
2.4 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 1,356 among the 13,714 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 Medicare quality 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 9,995 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,603.82 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Neurology Clinic, PCCordova, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Neurology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 370 neurology physician records in Tennessee.
Other neurology physician records in Tennessee
- Adele Ackell, MDChattanooga, TN1770510190
- Lealani Acosta, MDNashville, TN1003019902
- Paulo Acosta, M.D.Nashville, TN1710097761
- Bola Adamolekun, MDCordova, TN1104816990
- Christopher Adams, MDMemphis, TN1336672476
- Puja Aggarwal, M.D.Nashville, TN1295997377
- Maqbool Ahmed, MDClarksville, TN1548300916
- Sabrina Ahmed, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN1629332143
- Shameela Ahmed, MDAtoka, TN1790971885
- Samir Al-Kabbani, MDKnoxville, TN1083681183
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 1,356. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Barbara Obrien, M.D.'s Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.