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Dr. David Barba, MD
NPI1093730251
- Medicare services, 2023
- 15
- Part D claims, 2024
- 15
- Publications
- 34
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Practice phone
- Call (619) 543-6060
- Professional email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center
San Diego, California
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Dr. David Barba is a neurosurgeon in San Diego, California
Dr. Barba practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California.
Dr. Barba's NPI, 1093730251, was assigned on July 12, 2006. Dr. Barba graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1979. Dr. Barba's California license number on file is G42092.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1093730251NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- July 12, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (619) 543-6060
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 73
- Medical school graduation
- 1979
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. David Barba practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California
Dr. Barba's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center, at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 543-6060.
- UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 · San Diego CountyPhone(619) 543-6060
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. David Barba is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Barba's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California. Dr. Barba is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is UC San Diego Health.
UCSD Hillcrest Medical CenterPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David Barba's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Barba practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. David Barba is one of 846 neurosurgeons in California
Neurological surgery is Dr. Barba's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Barba is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Barba has a license on file in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists craniotomy and lower back pain among the conditions Dr. Barba treats.
Neurosurgeons near Dr. Barba
Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. David Barba billed Medicare for 15 services in 2023
CMS data shows 15 Medicare services from Dr. Barba across 1 procedure code in 2023, all of them office visits. Medicare paid $1,724 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 202315
Paid by Medicare$1,724
Procedure codes1
Dr. Barba's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Office and hospital visits
- 2022: 952023: 1584%
- Surgery
- 2022: 342023: 0100%
Dr. Barba compared with the California median for neurosurgeons, 2023
- Dr. Barba
- California median
- Medicare services
- 15vs 21693% below
- Part D claims
- 13vs 2650% below
Medians across 679 neurosurgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Barba's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. David Barba's patients have a median age of 61
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Barba's median patient age at 61, with 53% women.
Dr. Barba's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women53%
- Men47%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. David Barba wrote 15 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Barba wrote 15 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $517 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 13 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 202415
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$517
Dr. Barba's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 132024: 13No change
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
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Dr. David Barba has 34 publications on record
Dmand AI links 34 papers to Dr. Barba, published from 2010 to 2025. 2014 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Brain Neoplasms, Genetic Therapy and Glioma. Dr. Barba has published most often in J Neurosurg. Dr. Barba's most frequent co-authors are Mark H. Tuszynski, MD/PHD, Bob S. Carter, MD, PhD and Joseph D. Ciacci, MD.
Papers34
Years published2010 to 2025
Dr. Barba's papers by year, 2013 to 2025
Topics Dr. Barba writes about most
- Brain Neoplasms
- Genetic Therapy
- Glioma
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Alzheimer Disease
- Electrodes, Implanted
- Gene Transfer Techniques
- Nerve Growth Factor
Dr. Barba's most frequent co-authors
- Mark H. Tuszynski, MD/PHD3 shared papers
- Bob S. Carter, MD, PhD2 shared papers
- Joseph D. Ciacci, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Barba
BMC Neurol
Brain Injuries, TraumaticBrain IschemiaDiencephalon
Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAutopsy
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. David Barba has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Barba to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Multiple System Atrophy and Primary Dysautonomias.
Conditions in Dr. Barba's trials
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Primary Dysautonomias
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Barba
- Sanaz Attaripour-Isfahani, MD1 shared trial
- David A. Hinkle, MD, PhD1 shared trial
- Aristide Merola, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Barba
Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Safety Study of Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Transfer (AAV2-GDNF) in Multiple System Atrophy (opens in a new tab)
Active, not recruitingPhase 1
Multiple System AtrophyPrimary DysautonomiasAAV2-GDNF gene therapy
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. David Barba received $16,266 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 174 general payments to Dr. Barba from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 39% of the total. ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. paid the most, $6,400.
General payments to Dr. Barba by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Barba by kind, 2016 to 2025
$16.3Kin total
- Consulting fees$6,40039%
- Food and beverage$4,98831%
- Travel and lodging$3,45421%
- Speaker and faculty fees$1,3538%
- Education$720%
Companies that paid Dr. Barba the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. David Barba has 4 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Barba, most recently Checkbook Top Doc in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Barba
- 2013
- Checkbook Top Doc
- 2012
- AANS Fellow
- Undated
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
- Super Doc
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. David Barba graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC
Dr. Barba graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1979. Dr. Barba is a member of AANS and CNS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in neurological surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. David Barba accepts plans from 8 insurance carriers
Dr. Barba is in network with 8 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Molina
- Regence Health Plans
Plan types Dr. Barba accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare7
- PPO7
- HMO5
- EPO2
- POS2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. David Barba's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. David Barba's NPI number?
Dr. David Barba's NPI number is 1093730251. It was assigned on July 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. David Barba?
Dr. David Barba is a neurosurgeon in San Diego, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).
Where does Dr. David Barba practice?
Dr. Barba practices at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103. Dr. Barba's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California.
What is Dr. David Barba's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Barba is (619) 543-6060.
What is Dr. David Barba's medical license number?
Dr. Barba's California license number on file is G42092.
Which hospitals is Dr. David Barba affiliated with?
Dr. Barba is affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. David Barba part of?
Dr. Barba is linked to UC San Diego Health.
Does Dr. David Barba accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Barba billed Medicare for 15 services in 2023.
Is Dr. David Barba board certified?
Yes. Dr. Barba is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
What services does Dr. David Barba bill to Medicare?
In 2023, Dr. Barba's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204).
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Where did Dr. David Barba go to medical school?
Dr. Barba graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1979.
What drugs does Dr. David Barba prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Barba's most prescribed drugs by claims were Topiramate.
Has Dr. David Barba received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $16,266 in general payments to Dr. Barba from 31 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from ClearPoint Neuro, Inc.
How long has Dr. David Barba been practicing?
Dr. Barba graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.
Does Dr. David Barba do research?
Dmand AI links 34 publications to Dr. Barba, published from 2010 to 2025. Dr. Barba has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. David Barba publish with?
Dr. Barba's most frequent co-authors are Mark H. Tuszynski, MD/PHD (3 shared papers), Bob S. Carter, MD, PhD (2 shared papers) and Joseph D. Ciacci, MD (2 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. David Barba accept?
Dr. Barba is in network with 8 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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