Carlos Alberto Barba, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Brownsville, TX
Carlos Alberto Barba, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Brownsville, Texas, and NPI 1679581359, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (Texas P7385, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Alberto Barba
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- P7385 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4970 N Expressway, Brownsville, TX 78526
- Phone
- (956) 621-4981
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2023
- Fax
- (956) 621-4994
- Medicaid ID
- 001331066 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140118000254); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4970 N Expressway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Carlos Alberto Barba in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P7385Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
336 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen50 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium36 claims
- Mounjaro29 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
- Ozempic17 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine16 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: $1,085.98
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Carlos A Barba MD PLLCBrownsville, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos Alberto Barba among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Carlos Alberto Barba, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
All 2,192 in Texas → Every provider in Brownsville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karen Brooks, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785261366476285
- January Hill, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785261174757462
- Michael McKennaBrownsville, TX 785261760836639
- Edgar Moncada, MDBrownsville, TX 785261356335855
- John Reilly, M.D., M.P.H.Brownsville, TX 785261841845302
- Juan Rodriguez, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785261316907967
- Raquel Silhy, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785261013208586
- Dominique Vande Maele, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785261437256815
Common questions
What is Carlos Alberto Barba, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carlos Alberto Barba, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679581359, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Alberto Barba, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4970 N Expressway, Brownsville, TX, 78526. Phone: (956) 621-4981. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Alberto Barba, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P7385, 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 Carlos Alberto Barba, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Alberto Barba, M.D. had 336 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.