NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth Barning, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Kenneth Barning, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1427299312, issued on Mar 23, 2009. Check the license (Texas P3118, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427299312
Name
Kenneth Barning
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
P3118 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3701 Kirby Dr Ste 600, Houston, TX 77098
Phone
(713) 867-8281
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2009
Record last updated
Jul 18, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120815000285); 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 3701 Kirby Dr Ste 600

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

  1. Martha Armstrong, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1467577346
  2. Mounica BoggalaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568263838
  3. Katherine Buchanan, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1396738050
  4. Michael Hansen, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1093126484
  5. Jeffrey Karnes, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558864496
  6. Saira Khan, M. D.Pediatrics Physician1750385290

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

69 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kenneth Barning69
  2. Specialty average3,544

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): 84.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

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

Kenneth Barning among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Kenneth Barning, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,123 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,123 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shawn Burton, M.D.Houston, TX 770981720023096
  2. Sarah Edmonson, M.D.Houston, TX 770981568531812
  3. William Huang, MDHouston, TX 770981831288208
  4. Alicia Kowalchuk, D.O.Houston, TX 770981619046935
  5. Tomas Lumicao, MDHouston, TX 770981730269135
  6. John Ma, M.D.Houston, TX 770981912901737
  7. Nicole McGinty, M.D.Houston, TX 770981225057854
  8. Sherri Onyiego, M.D.Houston, TX 770981750411732

Common questions

What is Kenneth Barning, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kenneth Barning, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427299312, issued on Mar 23, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth Barning, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3701 Kirby Dr Ste 600, Houston, TX, 77098. Phone: (713) 867-8281. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth Barning, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P3118, 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 Kenneth Barning, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth Barning, M.D. had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kenneth Barning, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 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.