Dr. Paige Comstock Barker, MD

Dr. Barker practices at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, part of UF Health.

Dr. Barker's NPI, 1558624999, was assigned on June 20, 2012. Dr. Barker graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Barker's New York license number on file is 279307.

Dr. Barker's primary practice is UF Health Shands Hospital, at 1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610 in Alachua County. The practice phone is (352) 265-8000.

Dr. Barker's primary practice is UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, part of UF Health. The medical group on file is UF Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Barker to 1 more home health agency, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Barker practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Barker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Barker is board certified in hospice and palliative medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Barker's licenses on file in 3 states: New York, Florida and Massachusetts.

Dmand AI lists adjustment disease, anxiety, arthritis, atrial fibrillation and flutter, bipolar disorder, cardiomyopathy, chronic diabetes and chronic hypertension among the conditions Dr. Barker treats.

CMS data shows 635 Medicare services from Dr. Barker across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 188 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $30,864 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 188 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Barker in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 82 patients. 73% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have high cholesterol. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.74, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Barker's median patient age at 71, with 64% women.

In 2024, Dr. Barker wrote 2,323 Medicare Part D claims for 253 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,734 of them, across 55 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $163,076 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,170 claims across 41 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 48 out of 100 for Dr. Barker for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Barker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Barker as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Barker, published from 2019 to 2024. The most frequent topics are Palliative Care. Dr. Barker has published most often in J Palliat Med. Dr. Barker's most frequent co-authors are Sheri Marie Kittelson, MD, Linda Emanuel, MD, PhD and Janelis Gonzalez, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Barker from 1 drug or device company in 2016. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. paid the most, $26.

Dr. Barker graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 2012.

Dr. Barker is in network with 11 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.