Ammar Barakat, M.D
NPI 1588994289ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Festus, MO
Hospitalist (M.D) with Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital and 2 other groups, practicing in Festus, Missouri. In 2024 Medicare paid $39,640 for 316 patients, and Part D covered 612 of their prescriptions, 85% of them generic. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $96.10 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Gateway Regional Medical Center and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1588994289 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 4, 2010 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 2, 2012 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | 2012035049 | MO |
| Hospitalist | 208M00000X | 265885 | NY |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Hospitalist (IL); Practitioner - Hospitalist (MO) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 316 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 716 across 14 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $39,640 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 612 · 673 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 246 |
| Total drug cost | $36,408 |
| Generic share | 85% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Hospitalist |
Medical groups
- Ste Genevieve County Memorial HospitalSte Genevieve, MO · 71 clinicians
- Mercy Clinic Adult Hospitalists Jefferson LLCFestus, MO · 55 clinicians
- Ahs Il Medical Group LLCGranite City, IL · 45 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Gateway Regional Medical CenterGranite City, IL
- Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City, MO
- Ste Genevieve County Memorial HospitalSainte Genevieve, MO
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$96.10 · 4 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$22.10 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $58.11 | 2 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $24.30 | 1 |
| Amgen Inc. | $13.69 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$96.10 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records