NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Barbers, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Richard Barbers, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1194754572, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (California G31953, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194754572
Name
Richard Barbers
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
G31953 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1520 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone
(323) 442-5100
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 27, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090921000042); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1975
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 1520 San Pablo St

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

  1. Frank Acosta, PHDPsychologist1750313490
  2. Gbemisola Adenuga, M.D.Nephrology Physician1952464661
  3. Aimee Aguillon, OTR/L, CHTOccupational Therapist1972677318
  4. Haig Aharonian, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1205107653
  5. Jamshid Ahmadi, M.D.Neuroradiology Physician1942252028
  6. Mohammad Akmal, M.D.Nephrology Physician1356378087

Verify Richard Barbers 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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

97 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.

  1. Richard Barbers97
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin16 claims
  2. Symbicort11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $31.46

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Barbers$31.46
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

  1. Usc Care Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Richard Barbers among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California

Richard Barbers, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ahmet Baydur, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331902835416
  2. Richard Castriotta, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331316971245
  3. Ching-Fei Chang, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331740408665
  4. Edward Crandall, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331932249018
  5. Armando Huaringa, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331821110271
  6. Janice Liebler, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331962438622
  7. Richard Lubman, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331396771739
  8. Peter Marshall, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331740252626

Common questions

What is Richard Barbers, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Barbers, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194754572, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Barbers, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1520 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 442-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Barbers, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G31953, 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.

How much does Richard Barbers, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Barbers, M.D. had 97 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.