Dr. Craig Barker, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Barker
Dr. Craig Barker is a family medicine in Lubbock, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Barker performed 2,984 Medicare services across 2,077 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Barker received a total of $10,088 from 61 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 629 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Barker is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 231 | $9 | $45 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 224 | $10 | $91 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 224 | $84 | $185 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 212 | $8 | $33 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 205 | $16 | $79 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 176 | $0 | $4 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 168 | $8 | $10 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 152 | $9 | $56 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 133 | $13 | $60 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 120 | $123 | $195 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 118 | $1 | $18 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 111 | $10 | $55 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 110 | $119 | $245 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 106 | $17 | $100 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 80 | $1 | $15 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 70 | $15 | $75 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 66 | $3 | $22 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 55 | $19 | $50 |
| Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated | 52 | $4 | $22 |
| Vitamin D level test | 46 | $28 | $165 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 35 | $25 | $88 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 35 | $30 | $40 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 34 | $51 | $125 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 29 | $15 | $55 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 29 | $5 | $27 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 22 | $59 | $60 |
| Gonadotropin, follicle stimulating (reproductive hormone) level | 20 | $17 | $94 |
| Uric acid level test | 20 | $4 | $25 |
| Measurement of total estradiol (hormone) | 19 | $26 | $100 |
| Iron level test | 17 | $6 | $33 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 14 | $5 | $81 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage | 14 | $22 | $35 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 13 | $5 | $25 |
| Magnesium level test | 12 | $7 | $25 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 12 | $9 | $30 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for family medicine in TX.
Geographic Context
6.5 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Barker is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 5%), with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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