NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Life Barnard, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Odessa, TX

Life Barnard, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Odessa, Texas, and NPI 1487687208, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Texas D3144, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1487687208
Name
Life Barnard
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
D3144 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
421 Golder Ave, Odessa, TX 79761
Phone
(432) 333-3996
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2026
Fax
(432) 333-5801
Medicaid ID
0340705-01 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101209000890); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1966
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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  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

71 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Life Barnard71
  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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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 score91.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Umc PhysiciansLubbock, TX

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

Life Barnard among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Life Barnard, 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1966 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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).

59 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Odessa

They are 59 of the 1,675 NPPES records with a practice address in Odessa, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Getnet Aberra, MDOdessa, TX 797611801839170
  2. Muhammad Junaid Anwar, MDOdessa, TX 797611972253920
  3. Bruce Becker, M.D.Odessa, TX 797611033113808
  4. Luis Benavides, M.D.Odessa, TX 797611912055674
  5. Bolanle Bolaji, MD, MPHOdessa, TX 797611821739970
  6. Diana Casanova, MDOdessa, TX 797611831267590
  7. George Choumarov, M.D.Odessa, TX 797611902898166
  8. Fernando Gallegos Garcia, MDOdessa, TX 797611770736191

Common questions

What is Life Barnard, M.D.'s NPI number?

Life Barnard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487687208, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Life Barnard, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 421 Golder Ave, Odessa, TX, 79761. Phone: (432) 333-3996. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Life Barnard, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number D3144, 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 Life Barnard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Life Barnard, M.D. had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Life Barnard, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.