Dr. Charles Harold Barrier, MD

Dr. Barrier practices at Western Carolina Digestive Consultants & Endoscopy Center - Franklin in Franklin, North Carolina.

Dr. Barrier's NPI, 1558364729, was assigned on May 23, 2005. Dr. Barrier graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Barrier holds North Carolina license 24574.

Dr. Barrier's primary practice is Western Carolina Digestive Consultants & Endoscopy Center - Franklin, at 197 Riverview St, Franklin, NC 28734. The practice phone is (828) 349-3636.

Dr. Barrier's primary practice is Western Carolina Digestive Consultants & Endoscopy Center - Franklin in Franklin, North Carolina. Dr. Barrier is also affiliated with Angel Medical Center. The medical group on file is Western Carolina Physician Practices. Dmand AI also links Dr. Barrier to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Barrier practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Barrier's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Barrier is licensed in North Carolina.

CMS data shows 430 Medicare services from Dr. Barrier across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 344 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $52,809 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 344 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Barrier in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 189 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Barrier's median patient age at 65, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Barrier wrote 1,197 Medicare Part D claims for 370 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,055 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $129,084 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,052 claims across 20 drugs.

Dr. Barrier accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 194 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Barrier, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Barrier in 2018. Dr. Barrier's most frequent co-author is Mark D. Topazian, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 378 general payments to Dr. Barrier from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $3,608.

Dr. Barrier graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1995.