NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Keila Carolina Romero Barreto, M.D

Hospitalist Physician · Cullman, AL

Keila Carolina Romero Barreto, M.D is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Cullman, Alabama, and NPI 1174987648, issued on Apr 11, 2016. Check the license (Alabama MD.38481, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174987648
Name
Keila Carolina Romero Barreto
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
MD.38481 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1912 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL 35058
Phone
(256) 737-2682
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2016
Record last updated
Oct 4, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210719003196); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1912 AL Highway 157

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Marie Baker, MDFamily Medicine Physician1912533878
  2. Suzette Bassett, RN, IBCLCNeonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse1336955905
  3. Ace Beam, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1962949222
  4. Daphne BerryFamily Nurse Practitioner1124598842
  5. Amy Bippen, NPNurse Practitioner1366803611
  6. Norman Burkett, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1841286713

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

446 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.

  1. Keila Romero Barreto446
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium35 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate24 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium21 claims
  5. Clopidogrel18 claims
  6. Levetiracetam16 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): 93.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score83.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%88.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $57.01

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Keila Romero Barreto$57.01
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. North Mississippi Medical Center, Inc.Tupelo, MS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Keila Carolina Romero Barreto among 348 hospitalist physician records in Alabama

Keila Carolina Romero Barreto, M.D is one of 348 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 49% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2013 among the 275 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Alabama

There are 348 hospitalist physician records in Alabama.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Douglas Cowser, MDCullman, AL 350581952715989
  2. Malcolm Hendricks, MDCullman, AL 350581700823697
  3. Jasmine Jovzpary, DOCullman, AL 350581710507546
  4. Jacob Roemen, MDCullman, AL 350581538798871
  5. Nicholas Beavers, MDBessemer, AL 350221457939993
  6. Michael Burch, MDBessemer, AL 350221831148337
  7. Michael Landers, DOBessemer, AL 350221942820782
  8. Dahlia McKinney, M.D.Bessemer, AL 350221609849033

Common questions

What is Keila Carolina Romero Barreto, M.D's NPI number?

Keila Carolina Romero Barreto, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174987648, issued on Apr 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Keila Carolina Romero Barreto, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1912 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL, 35058. Phone: (256) 737-2682. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Keila Carolina Romero Barreto, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.38481, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Keila Carolina Romero Barreto, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Keila Carolina Romero Barreto, M.D had 446 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Keila Carolina Romero Barreto, M.D's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 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.

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