Carol Barch, NP
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner in Stanford, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 29,492 in Adult Health Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Carol Barch, NP reported a CMS MIPS final score of 76.5/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 385 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 76.5/100
- MIPS score · -7 vs avg
- 385
- Part D claims, 2023
- 45%
- generic prescribing
- $9.9K
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Carol Barch, NP's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
77 21st percentile higher than 21% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Carol Barch, NP sits
This provider among adult health nurse practitioner peers
Across the 4,289 adult health nurse practitioner providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Carol Barch, NP writes more Part D claims than 49% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 16% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one adult health nurse practitioner peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Carol Barch, NP. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Carol Barch, NP?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in California
How Adult Health Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among California providers
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner ranks #73 among California's specialties (0.2% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the California provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Adult Health Nurse Practitioner; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Carol Barch, NP's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Adult Health Nurse Practitioner national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 76.5/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Adult Health Nurse Practitioner) - 76.5/100 vs national avg 83.1
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 reporting year
- Quality dim CMS Quality category
- Cost dim CMS Cost category
- Specialty volume Adult Health Nurse Practitioner US NPIs
76.5/100 MIPS final score - 6.6 pts below the 83.1 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Adult Health Nurse Practitioner. Quality dim: 74.3. Cost dim: 44.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Carol Barch, NP appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Adult Health Nurse Practitioner provider holding NP credentials at 300 PASTEUR DR, Stanford, CA, 94305, with a listed phone of (650) 723-4000. NPI 1205138674 was issued on 11/17/2010.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 385 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 54 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $252K in drug spend, split 55% brand-name and 45% generic by claim count. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 76.5/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 74.3, Cost 44), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 29,492 enrolled providers across 55 states and an average of 1,201 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1205138674 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | NP |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 11/17/2010 |
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How we sourced this profile
Profile fields combine the CMS NPPES monthly snapshot (provider directory, taxonomy, and address) with calendar-year 2023 Medicare Part D and MIPS public-use files when records are present. NPI 1205138674 is the unique 10-digit identifier CMS uses to link Barch across every Medicare, Medicaid, and HIPAA-covered transaction. Read full methodology →
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Group practice
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Carol Barch, NP. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$9.9K
Largest payer
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Carol Barch, NP. To verify Carol Barch, NP's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Brand-heavy
55% brand-name claims vs 45% generic, on 385 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 481
- Total Day Supply
- 12,225
- Brand vs Generic
- 55% brand / 45% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $238K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $14K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 61.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.97
- Age Distribution
- <65: 25, 65-74: 24, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Carol Barch, NP prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Nurtec Odt
Nurtec Odt
64 claims
- Emgality Pen
Emgality Pen
47 claims
- Sumatriptan Succin…
Sumatriptan Succinate
40 claims
- Ubrelvy
Ubrelvy
31 claims
- Aimovig Autoinjector
Aimovig Autoinjector
27 claims
- Ajovy Syringe
Ajovy Syringe
26 claims
- Rizatriptan 20
Rizatriptan
20 claims
- Ondansetron Odt 16
Ondansetron Odt
16 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Nurtec Odt Rimegepant Sulfate | 64 |
| Emgality Pen Galcanezumab-Gnlm | 47 |
| Sumatriptan Succinate | 40 |
| Ubrelvy Ubrogepant | 31 |
| Aimovig Autoinjector Erenumab-Aooe | 27 |
| Ajovy Syringe Fremanezumab-Vfrm | 26 |
| Rizatriptan Rizatriptan Benzoate | 20 |
| Ondansetron Odt Ondansetron | 16 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 15 |
| Sumatriptan Succ-Naproxen Sod Sumatriptan Succ/Naproxen Sod | 14 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner Overview
How Carol Barch, NP fits within the Adult Health Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
Carol Barch, NP's 385 claims are below the specialty average of 1,201.
Nearby Adult Health Nurse Practitioner Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Barch.
Compare Adult Health Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the California medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
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Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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