Brent N. Barranco, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Brent N. Barranco, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1518900919, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 21946, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brent N. Barranco
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 21946 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 513 Brookwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35209
- Phone
- (205) 870-0256
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 870-7107
- Medicaid ID
- 051513667 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040712001246); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 513 Brookwood Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Danielle Blackard, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1013458694
- Analyn Blair, NPNurse Practitioner1336493691
- Charles Boackle, MDInternal Medicine Physician1104935287
- Buffy Burton, P.T.Physical Therapist1265476303
Verify Brent N. Barranco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21946Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
3,260 Medicare Part D claims for 699 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole1,137 claims
- Metoclopramide Hcl359 claims
- Linzess213 claims
- Imipramine Hcl161 claims
- Dexlansoprazole Dr152 claims
- Famotidine118 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,509.15
82 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Gastroenterology Associates OF North-Central Alabama IncBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brent N. Barranco among 232 gastroenterology physician records in Alabama
Brent N. Barranco, M.D. is one of 232 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 88% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2000 among the 161 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 232 gastroenterology physician records in Alabama.
All 232 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Bluhm, MDBirmingham, AL 352091306822705
- Willard Carlisle, MDBirmingham, AL 352091275517377
- Gregory Champion, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091497798995
- Joseph Cochran, MDBirmingham, AL 352091386628428
- William Denton, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091578506044
- Douglas Dickinson, MDBirmingham, AL 352091285686915
- William Halama, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091477591071
- Mark Janich, MDBirmingham, AL 352091679557763
Common questions
What is Brent N. Barranco, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brent N. Barranco, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518900919, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brent N. Barranco, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 513 Brookwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 870-0256. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brent N. Barranco, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 21946, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brent N. Barranco, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brent N. Barranco, M.D. had 3,260 Medicare Part D claims for 699 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.