Richard Barber, M.D.

8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic trauma physician in 2024

139 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 151 among the 627 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Gabapentin24 claims
2. Acetaminophen-Codeine22 claims
3. Methocarbamol16 claims
4. Tramadol Hcl13 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 100 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.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $844.63

20 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 722 providers of this specialty with any payment received $15,814.30 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 5 group practices

1. Acute Care Surgical Affiliates OF Texas PABeaumont, TX
2. Christus Trinity ClinicTyler, TX
3. Dr Richard Barber PLLCCorpus Christi, TX
4. Shea Physical Therapy Specialists LLCCorpus Christi, TX
5. Urgent Specialty Associates OF Texas PLLCCorpus Christi, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.