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Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD

Specializes in: Adult Infectious Disease
Harvard Medical School
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD is an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA specializing in adult infectious disease. She graduated from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Office Locations

Massachusetts General Hospital

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 726-3906
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In The News 

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD in 2023

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inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 167
hospital care 428
inpatient care 428

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 194
hospital care 360
inpatient care 360

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD.

Gender
Male 122
Female 79
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 165
Black 11
Hispanic 14
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 67
From 75 to 84 53
85 and over 13
Less than 65 68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD in 2013

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 36
Dementia 9
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 140
hospital care 283
inpatient care 283

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD.

Gender
Male 76
Female 79
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 127
Black 12
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 51
From 75 to 84 32
85 and over 19
Less than 65 53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD in 2014

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 50
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 52
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 21
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 35
Dementia 14
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 200
hospital care 446
inpatient care 446
preventive care 13
vaccines 13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD.

Gender
Male 236
Female 170
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 350
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 174
From 75 to 84 76
85 and over 40
Less than 65 116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD in 2015

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 49
Chronic Kidney Disease 48
Asthma 25
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 29
Diabetes 36
Dementia 16
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 221
hospital care 425
inpatient care 425

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD.

Gender
Male 108
Female 87
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 164
Black 0
Hispanic 11
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 63
From 75 to 84 58
85 and over 20
Less than 65 54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD in 2016

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 50
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 34
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 30
Diabetes 36
Dementia 22
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 197
hospital care 359
inpatient care 359

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD.

Gender
Male 110
Female 88
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 156
Black 11
Hispanic 19
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 71
From 75 to 84 54
85 and over 12
Less than 65 61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 50
Chronic Kidney Disease 51
Asthma 18
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 34
Dementia 27
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 224
hospital care 431
inpatient care 431
preventive care 11
vaccines 11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD.

Gender
Male 140
Female 100
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 204
Black 0
Hispanic 14
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 101
From 75 to 84 62
85 and over 18
Less than 65 59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD in 2018

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 50
Depression 38
Chronic Kidney Disease 50
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 22
Heart Failure 28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 30
Dementia 18
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 168
hospital care 341
inpatient care 341

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD.

Gender
Male 105
Female 82
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 153
Black 0
Hispanic 13
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 69
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD in 2019

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 35
Dementia 19
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 91
hospital care 309
inpatient care 309

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD.

Gender
Male 85
Female 78
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 133
Black 12
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 63
From 75 to 84 46
85 and over 15
Less than 65 39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 48
Depression 45
Chronic Kidney Disease 58
Asthma 18
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 37
Dementia 24
Cancer 24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 112
hospital care 315
inpatient care 315

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD.

Gender
Male 83
Female 87
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 137
Black 0
Hispanic 11
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 69
From 75 to 84 49
85 and over 18
Less than 65 34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 48
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 49
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 24
Heart Failure 34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 35
Dementia 21
Cancer 19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 132
hospital care 389
inpatient care 389

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD.

Gender
Male 94
Female 87
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 150
Black 12
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 71
From 75 to 84 49
85 and over 18
Less than 65 43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 17
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 38
Chronic Kidney Disease 43
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 19
Atrial Fibrilation 30
Heart Failure 28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 26
Diabetes 33
Dementia 13
Cancer 25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

doctor visit 167
hospital care 371
inpatient care 371
preventive care 12
vaccines 12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD.

Gender
Male 105
Female 85
Ethnicity
Black / African American 5
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 158
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 7
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 43
85 and over 15
Less than 65 52
65 to 74 72

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 42
Asthma 17
Osteoporosis 12
Heart Failure 28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 31
Atrial Fibrillation 18
Dementia 16
Cancer 15

Education & Training

Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School. She completed residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She is certified by the Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, 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. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, Tufts Health Plan, Aetna, 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, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, Maine Community Health Options, MassHealth, WellSense NH and MassHealth ACO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
MultiPlan
United Healthcare
Tufts Health Plan
Aetna
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
Mass General Brigham Health Plan
Maine Community Health Options
MassHealth
WellSense NH
MassHealth ACO

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 31 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Miriam Baron Barshak, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Boston, MA. 

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Biography

Dr. Miriam Barshak sees patients in Boston, MA. Her medical specialty is adult infectious disease. She is professionally affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Barshak attended Harvard Medical School and subsequently trained at Brigham and Women's Hospital for residency. Her patients gave her an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Blue California, Coventry, and Viant appears to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Barshak takes.

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