PAULA BARNES, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 460 QUAIL RIDGE DR, WESTMONT, IL, 60559, with a listed phone of (630) 986-2800. NPI 1194068700 was issued on 04/02/2013. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what BARNES 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 262 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 50 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $312K in drug spend, split 84% brand-name and 16% generic by claim count. 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 88.2681/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 72.02, Cost 57.7215), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 149 enrolled providers across 39 states and an average of 1,239 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.