What is Carlos Barba's specialty?

Carlos Barba (NPI 1679581359) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Brownsville, TX.

Where does Carlos Barba practice?

Carlos Barba practices in Brownsville, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1679581359.

How much does Medicare pay Carlos Barba?

Carlos Barba (NPI 1679581359) received approximately $61K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 122 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1679581359

Carlos BarbaM.D.

General SurgeryBrownsville, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

121

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

143

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$17K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,477 General Surgery providers in TX — above median (cohort median 212).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

218

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$59K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

42.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Ibuprofen50 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium36 claims

Tirzepatide29 claims

Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav20 claims

Semaglutide17 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$399

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$399

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$399

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Carlos Barba's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 20 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
VHS BROWNSVILLE HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	137	499
VHS HARLINGEN HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	49	96
Luis Garcia Pathology · Brownsville, TX	40	127
Charles Fisher Diagnostic Radiology · Harlingen, TX	36	87
Jorge Saenz Diagnostic Radiology · Weslaco, TX	34	84
Clay Padginton Diagnostic Radiology · Brownsville, TX	33	93
Franz Velarde Diagnostic Radiology · Harlingen, TX	24	52
COLUMBIA VALLEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.P.	19	38
Ammar Halloum Pulmonary Disease · Brownsville, TX	18	65
Ricardo Schwarcz Pulmonary Disease · Brownsville, TX	16	36
CASTILLO, RANDOLFO	16	42
Darlington Udeh Infectious Disease · Brownsville, TX	14	93

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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