Michael James Barber, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX
Michael James Barber, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1477622710, issued on Nov 8, 2006. Check the license (Texas K7653, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael James Barber
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- K7653 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2180 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77018
- Phone
- (832) 384-1560
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (832) 384-1585
- Medicaid ID
- 058618204 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090428000049); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2180 North Loop West
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bruce Maclean, PHDCounselor1689900987
Verify Michael James Barber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K7653Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,092 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl175 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate146 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate112 claims
- Bupropion Xl110 claims
- Mirtazapine106 claims
- Clonazepam105 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $57.48
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Michael James Barber among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Michael James Barber, M.D. is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas
There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.
All 3,318 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frank Chen, MD PAHouston, TX 770181932294584
- Matthew Thompson, MDHouston, TX 770181821178161
- Karen Torres Soto, MDHouston, TX 770181205570033
- Mariame Cofresi-Aviles, M.D.Houston, TX 770191861615171
- Catherine Flowers, M.D.Houston, TX 770191306069174
- Edwin Johnstone, MDHouston, TX 770191295925287
- Angela Partida, M.D,Houston, TX 770191093930158
- James Paskowitz, M.D.Houston, TX 770191700805306
Common questions
What is Michael James Barber, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael James Barber, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477622710, issued on Nov 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael James Barber, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2180 North Loop West, Houston, TX, 77018. Phone: (832) 384-1560. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael James Barber, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K7653, 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 Michael James Barber, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael James Barber, M.D. had 2,092 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.