Dr. Carlos Alberto Barba, MD

Dr. Barba practices at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Barba's NPI, 1679581359, was assigned on August 4, 2006. Dr. Barba graduated from Universidad de Panama Faculty of Medicine in 1983. Dr. Barba's Texas license number on file is P7385.

Dr. Barba's primary practice is Valley Regional Medical Center, at 100 a Alton Gloor, Brownsville, TX 78526 in Cameron County. The practice phone is (956) 350-7000.

Dr. Barba's primary practice is Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Barba is also affiliated with Valley Baptist Medical Center - Brownsville. The medical group on file is Premier General Surgeons. Dmand AI also links Dr. Barba to 1 more hospital, 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. Barba practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Barba's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Barba is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Barba's licenses on file in 5 states: Texas, Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania and Vermont.

Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, appendectomy, bariatric surgery, chest trauma, collapsed lung, colon removal and gallbladder removal among the conditions Dr. Barba treats.

CMS data shows 143 Medicare services from Dr. Barba across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 122 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,610 for them.

CMS counts 122 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Barba in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 44 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 51% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.75, 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. Barba's median patient age at 65, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Barba wrote 336 Medicare Part D claims for 110 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 218 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $59,443 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 200 claims across 9 drugs.

Dr. Barba accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 14 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Barba, more than 80% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Barba, published from 2002 to 2008. 2007 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Obesity, Morbid, Bariatric Surgery and Body Mass Index. Dr. Barba has published most often in Surg Obes Relat Dis. Dr. Barba's most frequent co-authors are James Robert Piorkowski, MD and Michael S. Butensky, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 178 general payments to Dr. Barba from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 36% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $14,975.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Barba, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2011.

Dr. Barba graduated from Universidad de Panama Faculty of Medicine in 1983. Dr. Barba is a member of ACS and ASMBS.

Dr. Barba is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.