Michelle Babb Tarbox, MD
Dermatology Physician · Lubbock, TX
Michelle Babb Tarbox, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1417277807, issued on Jun 8, 2010. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Babb Tarbox
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 2010016527 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 4TH St, Lubbock, TX 79430
- Phone
- (806) 743-1842
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2010
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 743-2933
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131007000530); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michelle Babb Tarbox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
62 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $46,685.45
133 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center LubbockLubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Babb Tarbox among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas
Michelle Babb Tarbox, MD is one of 1,172 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 54% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2008 among the 926 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.
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- Jay Truitt, MD, PHD, PHARMD, MPHLubbock, TX 794241659868909
- Jeffrey Brackeen, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794141922290592
- Amy Brackeen, MDLubbock, TX 794141427036417
- William Boothe, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101649711904
- Justin Clark, MDLubbock, TX 794101639164098
Common questions
What is Michelle Babb Tarbox, MD's NPI number?
Michelle Babb Tarbox, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417277807, issued on Jun 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Babb Tarbox, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 4TH St, Lubbock, TX, 79430. Phone: (806) 743-1842. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Babb Tarbox, MD's license?
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 Michelle Babb Tarbox, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Babb Tarbox, MD had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michelle Babb Tarbox, MD'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.