Michelle Barnas, ARNP
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner in Gainesville, Florida. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 29,492 in Adult Health Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Michelle Barnas, ARNP reported a CMS MIPS final score of 95.5/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 313 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 95.5/100
- MIPS score · +12 vs avg
- 313
- Part D claims, 2023
- $807.62
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Michelle Barnas, ARNP's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
96 Top 21% higher than 79% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Michelle Barnas, ARNP sits
This provider among adult health nurse practitioner peers
Across the 4,289 adult health nurse practitioner providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Michelle Barnas, ARNP writes more Part D claims than 45% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 83% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one adult health nurse practitioner peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Michelle Barnas, ARNP. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Michelle Barnas, ARNP?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in Florida
How Adult Health Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Florida providers
Largest specialties in Florida (% of in-state providers)
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner ranks #35 among Florida's specialties (0.6% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Florida provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Adult Health Nurse Practitioner; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Michelle Barnas, ARNP's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Adult Health Nurse Practitioner national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 95.5/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Adult Health Nurse Practitioner) - 95.5/100 vs national avg 83.1
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 reporting year
- Quality dim CMS Quality category
- Specialty volume Adult Health Nurse Practitioner US NPIs
95.5/100 MIPS final score - 12.4 pts above the 83.1 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Adult Health Nurse Practitioner. Quality dim: 91.1.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
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Michelle Barnas, ARNP appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Adult Health Nurse Practitioner provider holding ARNP credentials at 5236 SW 34TH STREET, Gainesville, FL, 32608, with a listed phone of (352) 375-2950. NPI 1477803989 was issued on 09/12/2012. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Barnas most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 313 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 166 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $10K in drug spend. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 95.5/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 91.1), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 29,492 enrolled providers across 55 states and an average of 1,201 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1477803989 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | ARNP |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 09/12/2012 |
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How we sourced this profile
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Michelle Barnas, ARNP bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Michelle Barnas, ARNP. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$808
Largest payer
LEO Pharma Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Florida FLDOH 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~75K Florida medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Michelle Barnas, ARNP. To verify Michelle Barnas, ARNP's current license status, search the FLDOH public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
FLDOH publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Florida disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 329
- Total Day Supply
- 8,030
- Generic Drug Cost
- $10K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 25
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.95
- Gender Split
- 67% female / 33% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Michelle Barnas, ARNP prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Ketoconazole
Ketoconazole
75 claims
- Triamcinolone Acet…
Triamcinolone Acetonide
55 claims
- Betamethasone Dipr…
Betamethasone Dipropionate
30 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate 25
Doxycycline Hyclate
25 claims
- Clindamycin Phosph… 22
Clindamycin Phosphate
22 claims
- Hydrocortisone 20
Hydrocortisone
20 claims
- Mupirocin 19
Mupirocin
19 claims
- Valacyclovir 19
Valacyclovir
19 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Ketoconazole | 75 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 55 |
| Betamethasone Dipropionate | 30 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 25 |
| Clindamycin Phosphate | 22 |
| Hydrocortisone | 20 |
| Mupirocin | 19 |
| Valacyclovir Valacyclovir Hcl | 19 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 12 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner Overview
How Michelle Barnas, ARNP fits within the Adult Health Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
Michelle Barnas, ARNP's 313 claims are below the specialty average of 1,201.
Nearby Adult Health Nurse Practitioner Providers in Florida
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Florida, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Barnas.
Compare Adult Health Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Florida medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Adult Health Nurse Practitioner peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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