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Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport

1800 Buckner Street Suite C120
Shreveport, LA 71101

(318) 227-8899

Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD is a nephrologist in Shreveport, LA specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport. Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD is affiliated with CHRISTUS Health and NORTHWEST LOUISIANA NEPHROLOGY, LLC.

Office Locations

1800 Buckner Street Suite C120
Shreveport, LA 71101

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

lab tests

total protein urine test

By Affordability:

albumin test

creatinine test

creatinine urine test

hemoglobin test

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

iron tests

microalbumin test

microalbumin urine test

total protein test

total protein urine test

vitamin D test

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD performed more lab tests, and total protein urine test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for albumin test, creatinine test, creatinine urine test, hemoglobin test, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), iron tests, microalbumin test, microalbumin urine test, total protein test, total protein urine test, and vitamin D test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Top 25%

By Volume:

blood draw

creatinine urine test

microalbumin urine test

phlebotomy for lab tests

By Affordability:

blood count tests

blood tests

complete blood count

kidney function tests

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD performed more blood draw, creatinine urine test, microalbumin urine test, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood count tests, blood tests, complete blood count (CBC), and kidney function tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD treated as a nephrologist in Shreveport, LA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	301
doctor visit	439
hospital care	1956
inpatient care	1956
lab tests	96

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD treated as a nephrologist in Shreveport, LA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	353
doctor visit	545
hospital care	1939
inpatient care	1939
lab tests	103

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	498
Female	513

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	491
Black	503
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	318
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	120
Less than 65	301

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	63
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD treated as a nephrologist in Shreveport, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	385
doctor visit	520
hospital care	2312
inpatient care	2312
lab tests	121

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	538
Female	551

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	560
Black	504
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	325
From 75 to 84	320
85 and over	137
Less than 65	307

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	64
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD treated as a nephrologist in Shreveport, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	339
doctor visit	644
hospital care	2224
inpatient care	2224
lab tests	177

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1096
Female	1026

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1094
Black	982
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	700
From 75 to 84	616
85 and over	282
Less than 65	524

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	66
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD treated as a nephrologist in Shreveport, LA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	320
doctor visit	708
hospital care	2029
inpatient care	2029
lab tests	173

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	529
Female	537

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	542
Black	494
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	375
From 75 to 84	290
85 and over	137
Less than 65	264

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	64
Dementia	26
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD treated as a nephrologist in Shreveport, LA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	262
doctor visit	595
hospital care	1784
inpatient care	1784
lab tests	81

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	507
Female	500

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	542
Black	424
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	353
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	119
Less than 65	257

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	65
Dementia	26
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD treated as a nephrologist in Shreveport, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	278
doctor visit	686
hospital care	1680
inpatient care	1680
lab tests	100

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	491
Female	480

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	534
Black	401
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	327
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	126
Less than 65	265

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	63
Dementia	28
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD treated as a nephrologist in Shreveport, LA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	344
doctor visit	638
hospital care	1707
inpatient care	1707
lab tests	64

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	546
Female	499

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	534
Black	473
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	309
85 and over	114
Less than 65	286

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	66
Dementia	30
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD treated as a nephrologist in Shreveport, LA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	296
doctor visit	333
hospital care	1452
inpatient care	1452
lab tests	55

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	463
Female	449

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	456
Black	427
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	114
Less than 65	241

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	67
Dementia	29
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD treated as a nephrologist in Shreveport, LA during 2021 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	298
dialysis	238
doctor visit	525
hospital care	1325
inpatient care	1325
lab tests	1532

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	460
Female	482

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	543
Black	367
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	355
From 75 to 84	321
85 and over	110
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	62
Dementia	28
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD treated as a nephrologist in Shreveport, LA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	316
dialysis	161
doctor visit	459
hospital care	1586
inpatient care	1586
lab tests	1575

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	502
Female	452

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	593
Black	325
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	331
85 and over	136
Less than 65	165

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	63
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD treated as a nephrologist in Shreveport, LA were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

blood draw	307
dialysis	297
doctor visit	553
hospital care	1817
inpatient care	1817
lab tests	370

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	511
Female	499

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	445
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	535
Hispanic	8
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	295
85 and over	126
Less than 65	251
65 to 74	337

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	58
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	10
Dementia	22

Education & Training

Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport. He completed residency at Louisiana State University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport

Residency: Louisiana State University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHRISTUS Health

NORTHWEST LOUISIANA NEPHROLOGY, LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$744 Parsabiv $516	Sensipar $169	Tavneos $59
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$598 Velphoro $503	KORSUVA $95
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$563 LOKELMA $501	FARXIGA $62
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$397 Rayaldee $386	Rayaldee (old) $11
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.	$378 Auryxia $378
Other	$4,035 ACTHAR $525	VELTASSA $492	BENLYSTA $358	Auryxia $319	Kerendia $299	Other $2,041

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,526
Education	$188

Biography

Dr. Arnold Barz's area of specialization is adult nephrology. He graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Louisiana State University. Dr. Barz is affiliated with CHRISTUS Health.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Arnold E. Barz, MD From 2012 - 2022

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