NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barry Trachtenberg, MD

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Houston, TX

Barry Trachtenberg, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1639331473, issued on Jul 1, 2008. Check the license (Texas M7700, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639331473
Name
Barry Trachtenberg
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
License number
M7700 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5115 Fannin St Ste 801, Houston, TX 77004
Phone
(713) 790-0841
Enumerated
Jul 1, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 2, 2024
Fax
(713) 790-9663
Medicaid ID
305709305 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120807000466); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5115 Fannin St Ste 801

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kimberly Albright, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1760657043
  2. Abhijeet Basu, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1902853666
  3. Sanket Borgaonkar, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1720408032
  4. Melissa Carranza, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1700882511
  5. Mohamed El-Beheary, M.D., FACCCardiovascular Disease Physician1275578544
  6. Donald Foster, RN,APRN,ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1811363286

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024

6,067 Medicare Part D claims for 690 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Barry Trachtenberg6,067
  2. Specialty average1,965

Most prescribed

  1. Carvedilol440 claims
  2. Spironolactone429 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate403 claims
  4. Vyndamax383 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium381 claims
  6. Entresto355 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 69.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score63.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%44.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%87.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $99,905.37

163 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Barry Trachtenberg$99,905
  2. Specialty average$10,266

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

  1. Houston Cardiovascular Assoc PAHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas.

Other advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas

  1. Aamir Abbas, M.D.Houston, TX1487948030
  2. Aasim Afzal, M.DPlano, TX1619235322
  3. Syed Ahsan, M.D.Houston, TX1720461023
  4. Farah Al-Saffar, MD, MPHDallas, TX1972846285
  5. Amit Alam, M.D.Dallas, TX1588906986
  6. Tamer Amer, D.O.San Antonio, TX1417342296
  7. Javier Amione Guerra, MDSan Antonio, TX1740711696
  8. Allen Anderson, MDSan Antonio, TX1083775811
  9. Briel Anderson, NPHouston, TX1659188621
  10. Faris Araj, M.D.Dallas, TX1205045184

Common questions

What is Barry Trachtenberg, MD's NPI number?

Barry Trachtenberg, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639331473, issued on Jul 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barry Trachtenberg, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5115 Fannin St Ste 801, Houston, TX, 77004. Phone: (713) 790-0841. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barry Trachtenberg, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M7700, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Barry Trachtenberg, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Barry Trachtenberg, MD had 6,067 Medicare Part D claims for 690 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Barry Trachtenberg, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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