Bruce A. Barron, M.D.
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · New Orleans, LA
Bruce A. Barron, M.D. is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1457371486, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.0649R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce A. Barron
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License numbers
- MD.0649R LA
06496R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1450 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone
- (504) 903-2373
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 903-1605
- Medicaid ID
- 1350851 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060310000583); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce A. Barron in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.0649RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 88.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $324.35
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 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).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 7 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Louisiana.
All 7 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 6 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jayne Weiss, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121548200090
- Ginny Kullman, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211790831477
- Pulin Shah, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211770537128
- Satya Reddy, M.D.Covington, LA 704331174534960
- Marithe Gutierrez-Roberts, MDShreveport, LA 711011669835419
- Russell Vannorman, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711011679576961
Common questions
What is Bruce A. Barron, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bruce A. Barron, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457371486, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce A. Barron, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1450 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 903-2373. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce A. Barron, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.0649R, 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 Bruce A. Barron, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce A. Barron, M.D. had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bruce A. Barron, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.1 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.
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.