Joseph U. Barker, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Raleigh, NC
Joseph U. Barker, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1518133800, issued on May 6, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2010-00844, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph U. Barker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 2010-00844 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3001 Edwards Mill RD Ste 200, Raleigh, NC 27612
- Phone
- (919) 781-5600
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 863-6821
- Medicaid ID
- 5914693 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100901000980); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3001 Edwards Mill RD Ste 200
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Verify Joseph U. Barker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2010-00844Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
97 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam48 claims
- Celecoxib31 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $13,508.86
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic PARaleigh, NC
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncCary, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph U. Barker among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Joseph U. Barker, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Albright, MDRaleigh, NC 276121053314922
- David Boone, MDRaleigh, NC 276121033112875
- George Callaway, MDRaleigh, NC 276121013910850
- John Chiavetta, MDRaleigh, NC 276121265435044
- William Isbell, MDRaleigh, NC 276121518960350
- Jeffrey Kobs, MDRaleigh, NC 276121124021951
- Joel Krakauer, MDRaleigh, NC 276121093718827
- Kevin Logel, MDRaleigh, NC 276121194777052
Common questions
What is Joseph U. Barker, MD's NPI number?
Joseph U. Barker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518133800, issued on May 6, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph U. Barker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3001 Edwards Mill RD Ste 200, Raleigh, NC, 27612. Phone: (919) 781-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph U. Barker, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2010-00844, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph U. Barker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph U. Barker, MD had 97 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph U. Barker, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.1 of 100. 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.