Dr. Brian Barnett, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Barnett
Dr. Brian Barnett is an interventional cardiology in Waco, TX, with 16 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Barnett performed 4,689 Medicare services across 3,121 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Barnett received a total of $15,531 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 378 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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. Barnett 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,181 | $90 | $140 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 800 | $10 | $140 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 532 | $47 | $114 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 314 | $139 | $1,558 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 271 | $37 | $183 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 268 | $41 | $70 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 197 | $6 | $52 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 151 | $18 | $92 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 115 | $36 | $101 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 87 | $62 | $142 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 81 | $52 | $593 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 79 | $136 | $348 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 76 | $117 | $225 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 60 | $259 | $348 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 52 | $10 | $76 |
| Coronary stent placement | 49 | $384 | $4,602 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 48 | $168 | $4,269 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 41 | $1,812 | $6,891 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 41 | $135 | $520 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 32 | $2 | $113 |
| Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 32 | $103 | $206 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 31 | $81 | $488 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 30 | $13 | $176 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 26 | $50 | $642 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 21 | $573 | $5,695 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 19 | $1,081 | $2,718 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 15 | $289 | $2,975 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 15 | $127 | $2,266 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 13 | $76 | $461 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 12 | $54 | $100 |
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 (63%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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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. Barnett is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 14% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 16 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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