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Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD

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15 Jane Jacobs Road Suite 101
Black Mountain, NC 28711

(828) 298-0333

Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Black Mountain, NC specializing in family medicine.

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15 Jane Jacobs Road Suite 101
Black Mountain, NC 28711

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Black Mountain, NC during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
blood draw	988
cardiac procedures	31
diabetes management	186
doctor visit	2108
hip imaging	15
injections	27
lab tests	3755
musculoskeletal imaging	76
preventive care	1206
pulmonary testing	12
spinal procedures	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	45
thyroid function tests	216
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
vaccines	283
X-rays	140

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Black Mountain, NC during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
blood draw	764
cardiac procedures	11
diabetes management	139
doctor visit	2037
ear procedures	16
injections	31
lab tests	2879
musculoskeletal imaging	41
preventive care	686
spinal procedures	27
thoracic (chest) imaging	45
thyroid function tests	157
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vaccines	71
X-rays	113

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	453
Female	601

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1018
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	452
From 75 to 84	340
85 and over	135
Less than 65	127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Black Mountain, NC during 2014 were aspiration, injections and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
doctor visit	930
injections	32
preventive care	15

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	485
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	74
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Black Mountain, NC during 2015 were aspiration, injections and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
doctor visit	937
injections	28
preventive care	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	522
Female	486

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	978
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	410
From 75 to 84	380
85 and over	142
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Black Mountain, NC during 2016 were aspiration, injections and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
doctor visit	854
injections	20
preventive care	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	441
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	70
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Black Mountain, NC during 2017 were chronic care, preventive care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
chronic care	35
doctor visit	1028
injections	19
preventive care	22

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	443
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	79
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	21
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Black Mountain, NC during 2018 were aspiration, injections, chronic care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
chronic care	32
doctor visit	973
injections	35
preventive care	26

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	473
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	75
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2018

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Black Mountain, NC during 2019 were aspiration, preventive care and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
doctor visit	1058
injections	23
preventive care	23

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	556
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	86
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2019

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Black Mountain, NC during 2020 were preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	906
preventive care	19

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	295
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	564
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	86
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2020

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Black Mountain, NC during 2021 were preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	583
preventive care	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	72
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2021

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Black Mountain, NC were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

aspiration	26
blood draw	876
cardiac procedures	21
chronic care	33
diabetes management	162
doctor visit	1141
ear procedures	16
hip imaging	15
injections	26
lab tests	3317
musculoskeletal imaging	58
preventive care	204
pulmonary testing	12
spinal procedures	23
thoracic (chest) imaging	45
thyroid function tests	186
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
vaccines	177
X-rays	126

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	534
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	191
85 and over	81
Less than 65	39
65 to 74	240

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD From 2012 - 2021

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

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	8
Dementia	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,150 Ozempic $266	Tresiba $263	Victoza $196	RYBELSUS $120	Saxenda $90	Other $215
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$998 XARELTO $620	INVOKANA $353	INVOKAMET $17	$9
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$947 FARXIGA $464	SYMBICORT $218	BYDUREON PEN $112	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $65	CRESTOR $39	Other $51
Amgen Inc.	$684 Repatha $508	Prolia $177
Pfizer Inc.	$669 ELIQUIS $283	LYRICA $110	VIAGRA $78	COLOGUARD $41	CHANTIX $40	Other $118
Other	$3,916 ELIQUIS $274	TOUJEO $257	BASAGLAR $214	JARDIANCE $185	TRULICITY $175	Other $2,811

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,279
Education	$52
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$32

Biography

Dr. Robert Barker's medical specialty is family medicine. His practice in Black Mountain, NC is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Alston Barker, MD From 2012 - 2021

Education & Training

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General Payments

Biography

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