What is Barbara O'brien's specialty?

Barbara O'brien (NPI 1679733653) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in Houston, TX.

Where does Barbara O'brien practice?

Barbara O'brien practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1679733653.

How much does Medicare pay Barbara O'brien?

Barbara O'brien (NPI 1679733653) received approximately $38K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 211 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1679733653

Barbara O'brienMD

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NeurologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

240

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

315

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$36K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,109 Neurology providers in TX — below median (cohort median 629).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$722

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Lacosamide16 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.3

Quality

70.8

Cost

67.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.39%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$86

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$86

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$86

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Barbara O'brien'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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	110	525
Leena Von Hertell Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	30	53
T. Linda Chi Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	24	47
KUMAR, ASHOK	15	19
Sudhakar Tummala Neurology · Little Rock, AR	14	51
Kaveh Karimzad Cardiology · Houston, TX	12	21
William Murphy Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	11	26
Komal Shah Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	11	15

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.

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