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Dr. Fred George Barker, MD

(Dr. Frederick George Barker, MD)

(23 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pediatric Neurosurgery

Harvard Medical School

Professional interests include: hemifacial spasm, acoustic neuroma, brain tumor

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 724-8772

Dr. Fred George Barker, MD is a pediatric neurosurgeon in Boston, MA specializing in pediatric neurosurgery. He graduated from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Fred George Barker, MD is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital.

Office Locations

Massachusetts General Hospital

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 724-8772

(617) 726-3365

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In The News

“"Sometimes children die after brain operations," said Dr. Fred G. Barker II of the Brain Tumor Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, "but it isn't always because of a medical error."”—"Treatments: July, Neither Kind Nor Cruel (Published 2005)", New York Times, May 2005

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	110

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	94

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	65

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	49

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	44

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	89

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	120

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	93

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	66

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	18
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	59

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	19
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	77

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	55

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	101

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	75

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	47

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	43

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	76

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	62

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	68

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	43

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	79

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred George Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	8
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	43

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Fred George Barker, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	2
Diabetes	16
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Cancer	3
Dementia	2

Education & Training

Dr. Fred George Barker, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School. He completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is certified by the Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Board Certification: Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Fred George Barker, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Fred George Barker, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, Aetna, United Healthcare, Tufts Health Plan, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, MassHealth and WellSense NH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Fred George Barker, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

MultiPlan

Aetna

United Healthcare

Tufts Health Plan

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Railroad Medicare

Coventry

Cigna

Blue California

Beech Street

WellPoint

Medicare ACO

WellSense

Senior Whole Health

Fallon Health

Commonwealth Care Alliance

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Maine Community Health Options

Mass General Brigham Health Plan

MassHealth

WellSense NH

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Fred George Barker, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 23 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Fred George Barker, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Boston, MA.

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Biography

Dr. Frederick Barker is a specialist in pediatric neurosurgery. He works in Boston, MA. Before completing his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Barker attended medical school at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Barker is especially interested in hemifacial spasm, neurosurgery, and acoustic neuroma. On average, patients gave him a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Barker is in-network for several insurance carriers, including Blue California, Coventry, and Viant. He is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital.