Dr. Ben J. Barnett, MD

Dr. Barnett practices at Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Harris County, TX.

Dr. Barnett's NPI, 1457379687, was assigned on July 17, 2006. Dr. Barnett graduated from UTMB Health in 1991. Dr. Barnett holds Texas license J1860.

Dr. Barnett's primary practice is Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital, at 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 873-2000.

Dr. Barnett's primary practice is Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Harris County, TX. Dr. Barnett is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. The medical group on file is UT Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Barnett to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Barnett practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Infectious disease is Dr. Barnett's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Barnett is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Barnett's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Georgia.

Dmand AI lists hepatitis c and hiv/aids among the conditions Dr. Barnett treats.

CMS data shows 106 Medicare services from Dr. Barnett across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 70 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,859 for them.

CMS counts 70 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Barnett in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 27 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.81, 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. Barnett's median patient age at 61, with 35% women.

In 2024, Dr. Barnett wrote 1,454 Medicare Part D claims for 76 patients. 52% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,142 of them, across 35 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,135,442 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,190 claims across 36 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Barnett for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Barnett accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 19 papers to Dr. Barnett, published from 2018 to 2020. The most frequent topics are HIV Infections, Disease Outbreaks and Texas. Dr. Barnett has published most often in Clin Infect Dis. Dr. Barnett's most frequent co-authors are Alexandre Elias Malek, MD, Stephanie Pankow, DO and Roberto C. Arduino, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 886 general payments to Dr. Barnett from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 72% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $398,534.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Barnett, most recently NCQA PCMH in 2014.

Dr. Barnett graduated from UTMB Health in 1991.

Dr. Barnett is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.