NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Dechant Barton

Psychiatry Physician · Walnut Creek, CA

Michelle Dechant Barton is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1235579186, issued on Jun 25, 2013. Check the license (California A150562, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235579186
Name
Michelle Dechant Barton
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
A150562 CA
99772 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1460 Maria LN Ste 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone
(650) 275-3939
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2013
Record last updated
Sep 26, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210816004125); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 2016
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 1460 Maria LN Ste 300

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

  1. Noah Asch, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1992393326
  2. La Rae Banks, DRPH, MBA-HMDoula1982444741
  3. Ilana Cohen, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1942791892
  4. Kristina Cook, M.S.; LPCC; NCCProfessional Counselor1669013165
  5. Taylor Culbertson, MA, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1508156779
  6. Alicia Dabney, LMFT, LPCC, ATR-BCMarriage & Family Therapist1477154276

Verify Michelle Dechant Barton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.8 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 score88.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%87.0
  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).

One hospital affiliation

  1. Bozeman Health Deaconess HospitalBozeman, MT · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Michelle Dechant Barton among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Michelle Dechant Barton is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 54% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

67 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Walnut Creek

They are 67 of the 6,170 NPPES records with a practice address in Walnut Creek, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Orin Bigman, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961669550760
  2. Eugene Crayton, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961740327923
  3. Dharmini Harichandran, M.DWalnut Creek, CA 945961386668820
  4. Chelvadurai Harichandran, M.DWalnut Creek, CA 945961386782860
  5. John Hawkins, DOWalnut Creek, CA 945961730267824
  6. David Ritvo, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945961205832094
  7. Michael Schwab, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945961093880601
  8. Richard Silver, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961891873972

Common questions

What is Michelle Dechant Barton's NPI number?

Michelle Dechant Barton's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235579186, issued on Jun 25, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Dechant Barton located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1460 Maria LN Ste 300, Walnut Creek, CA, 94596. Phone: (650) 275-3939. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Dechant Barton's license?

NPPES lists California license number A150562, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Michelle Dechant Barton's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.8 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.