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Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD

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Specializes in: Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

12311 Perry Highway
Wexford, PA 15090

(878) 332-4284

Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD is a nuclear medicine specialist in Pittsburgh, PA specializing in nuclear medicine and diagnostic radiology. He graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD is affiliated with Allegheny Health Network.

Office Locations

320 E North Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212

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12311 Perry Highway
Wexford, PA 15090

(878) 332-4284

(878) 332-4474

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

In 2023, Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD performed more dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania.

Top 25%

By Volume:

nuclear scan

By Affordability:

cardiac stress testing

myocardial perfusion SPECT

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania, Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD performed more nuclear scan procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for cardiac (heart) stress testing, myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), SPECT scan, stress testing, and thoracic (chest) imaging that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Pittsburgh, PA during 2012 were nuclear scan, stress testing, cardiac procedures and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	209
lymph node procedures	16
musculoskeletal imaging	99
nuclear scan	324
stress testing	209

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Pittsburgh, PA during 2013 were nuclear scan, stress testing, cardiac procedures and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	17
cardiac procedures	135
diagnostic imaging	17
gastrointestinal procedures	17
musculoskeletal imaging	99
nuclear scan	251
stress testing	135
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
X-rays	17

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	263
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	118
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	33
Less than 65	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Pittsburgh, PA during 2014 were nuclear scan, musculoskeletal imaging, stress testing and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	22
cardiac procedures	91
diagnostic imaging	22
gastrointestinal procedures	22
musculoskeletal imaging	116
nuclear scan	229
stress testing	91

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	440
Black	81
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	19
Less than 65	190

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Pittsburgh, PA during 2015 were nuclear scan, musculoskeletal imaging, stress testing and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	35
musculoskeletal imaging	45
nuclear scan	80
stress testing	35

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	26
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Pittsburgh, PA during 2016 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	25
cardiac procedures	14
diagnostic imaging	25
gastrointestinal procedures	25
lymph node procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	393
nuclear scan	144
stress testing	14
X-rays	301

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	641
Black	101
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	373
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	82
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Pittsburgh, PA during 2017 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	18
diagnostic imaging	18
gastrointestinal procedures	18
musculoskeletal imaging	566
nuclear scan	157
X-rays	427

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	591

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	687
Black	113
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	460
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	67
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Pittsburgh, PA during 2018 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	15
diagnostic imaging	15
gastrointestinal procedures	15
musculoskeletal imaging	337
nuclear scan	114
X-rays	238

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	416

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	521
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	373
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	35
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Pittsburgh, PA during 2019 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	25
diagnostic imaging	25
endocrine imaging	13
gastrointestinal procedures	25
lymph node procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	542
nuclear scan	209
thyroid function tests	13
X-rays	384

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	636

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	760
Black	104
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	542
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	52
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Pittsburgh, PA during 2020 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	21
diagnostic imaging	21
gastrointestinal procedures	21
musculoskeletal imaging	567
nuclear scan	140
X-rays	448

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	670

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	793
Black	88
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	588
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	47
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Pittsburgh, PA during 2021 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	35
diagnostic imaging	35
gastrointestinal procedures	35
musculoskeletal imaging	1056
nuclear scan	158
X-rays	933

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	1146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1332
Black	83
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	902
From 75 to 84	364
85 and over	102
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Pittsburgh, PA during 2022 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	19
cardiac procedures	12
diagnostic imaging	19
gastrointestinal procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	1405
nuclear scan	109
stress testing	12
X-rays	1327

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	1305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1482
Black	77
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1008
From 75 to 84	409
85 and over	100
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	33
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Pittsburgh, PA were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, nuclear scan and stress testing.

abdominal imaging	21
cardiac procedures	82
diagnostic imaging	21
endocrine imaging	13
gastrointestinal procedures	21
lymph node procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	475
nuclear scan	174
stress testing	82
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
thyroid function tests	13
X-rays	509

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	556

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	77
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	678
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	13

**Age**
75 to 84	178
85 and over	51
Less than 65	114
65 to 74	444

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	7
Cancer	27

Education & Training

Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Tennessee Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine - Nuclear Medicine American Board of Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Residency: University of Tennessee Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Nuclear Medicine - Nuclear Medicine American Board of Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Allegheny Health Network

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$117 Xofigo $117
GE Healthcare	$16 $16

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$134

Biography

Dr. David Barker, who practices in Pittsburgh, PA and Wexford, PA, is a medical specialist in nuclear medicine and diagnostic radiology. He attended medical school at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Tennessee for residency. Dr. Barker is affiliated with Allegheny Health Network.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD in 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Whitham Barker, MD From 2012 - 2022

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