NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Obed Balderas Barkus, MD

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Nashville, TN

Obed Balderas Barkus, MD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1821732025, issued on Apr 24, 2022. Check the license with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821732025
Name
Obed Balderas Barkus
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
1161 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN 37232
Phone
(615) 343-6642
Enumerated
Apr 24, 2022
Record last updated
Apr 22, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1161 21St Ave S

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

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  2. Ranbir AhluwaliaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295316487
  3. Asma Ahmad, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1720146673
  4. Hebah Al Khateeb, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013700897
  5. Dylan Wrinn Alexander, MDInternal Medicine Physician1235821174
  6. Khadija Ali, MDNeurology Physician1902425549

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

74 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Obed Barkus74
  2. Specialty average185

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.

Obed Balderas Barkus among 4,640 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Tennessee

Obed Balderas Barkus, MD is one of 4,640 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in Tennessee. 26% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 19% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 26% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 2% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 15% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,686 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Nashville

They are 1,686 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 4,640 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Tennessee.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yasmine Ali, MDNashville, TN 372321316094287
  2. Syed Ali, MDNashville, TN 372321548317365
  3. Muhammad Aslam, MDNashville, TN 372321245387075
  4. Christel Brabon, MDNashville, TN 372321073660882
  5. Laura Brunner, MDNashville, TN 372321962559849
  6. Jacob Duke, MDNashville, TN 372321083761878
  7. Thomas Felkel, MDNashville, TN 372321801943626
  8. Carey Hwang, MDNashville, TN 372321669529467

Common questions

What is Obed Balderas Barkus, MD's NPI number?

Obed Balderas Barkus, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821732025, issued on Apr 24, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Obed Balderas Barkus, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1161 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 343-6642. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Obed Balderas Barkus, MD's license?

Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Obed Balderas Barkus, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Obed Balderas Barkus, MD had 74 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.