Brian Barbara, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · New Orleans, LA
Brian Barbara, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1982232880, issued on Mar 28, 2020. Check the license (Louisiana 343971, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Barbara
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 343971 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 478 S Johnson St, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone
- (504) 412-1366
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2020
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2026
- Fax
- (504) 412-1365
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251031004116); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- William Carey University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 478 S Johnson St
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Verify Brian Barbara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 343971Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,411 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium81 claims
- Losartan Potassium77 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium73 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate56 claims
- Trazodone Hcl35 claims
- Gabapentin34 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: $639.80
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Louisiana State University School OF Medicine IN New Orleans Faculty GNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Barbara among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Brian Barbara, DO is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
392 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Orleans
They are 392 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Brian Barbara, DO's NPI number?
Brian Barbara, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982232880, issued on Mar 28, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Barbara, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 478 S Johnson St, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 412-1366. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Barbara, DO's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 343971, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Barbara, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Barbara, DO had 1,411 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.