Barrye Panepinto Miyagi

Barrye is a Partner at Taylor Porter and the Practice Group Leader for Taylor Porter’s Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Compliance Group. She holds a CMSP-Fellow designation, from the Louisiana Association of Self-Insured Employers (LASIE). The CMSP-Fellow certification is designed to identify those professionals who work within the workers’ compensation and liability insurance industry and have demonstrated superior knowledge and skills in the field of Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance.

Barrye advises clients in liability, workers’ compensation, and no-fault matters on MSP compliance-related settlement and trial strategy. She also assists defendants and insurers in evaluating all aspects of mandatory reporting under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act (MMSEA) of 2007.

Barrye has authored MSP compliance best practices for Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 companies, served as lead MSP compliance counsel in large, multiparty cases, and represented clients on MSP compliance issues in federal and state courts. Barrye and her team resolve MSP issues in single plaintiff and multi-party cases. Barrye also handles MSP global lien resolutions on behalf of her clients who seek an efficient means of resolving Medicare and Medicare Advantage Plan interests in mass tort settlements.

Barrye has over 30 years of litigation experience defending mass tort and other personal injury cases. She has handled large-scale litigation and settlement dockets. She works with plaintiff and defense firms across the nation to establish MSP-compliant settlements. As a result of her experience, Barrye brings a unique perspective to MSP compliance issues and is an asset to her clients who seek guidance on all aspects of claim resolution.

Barrye is a frequent speaker on MSP Compliance and has presented to the Defense Research Institute, the National MSP Network, RISE, and the Federal Bar Association to name a few.

Barrye has experience as a mediator. She attended Harvard Law School’s Professional Instruction for Lawyers – Mediation Workshop. She also has served as the Attorney-Chair on Medical Review Panels and Accounting Review Panels.

Barrye is ranked by her peers in Best Lawyers in America in Product Liability Litigation – Defendants. She is also AV-rated by the Martindale-Hubbell.  In 2022 and 2025, Barrye was listed as a local “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers.

Barrye earned her J.D., in 1992, from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where she was Chairman of the LSU Moot Court Board from 1991 to 1992. She served as a Faculty Member of the LSU Trial Advocacy Program in 1999. Barrye earned her B.S. from Louisiana State University in 1989. 

Barrye is frequently involved with local community events.  She currently serves on the Executive Leadership Team for the American Heart Association’s Capital Area Heart Walk.  For years, Barrye was an active volunteer with Theatre Baton Rouge (TBR). She previously served on the TBR Board of Directors and Board of Advisors and chaired and served on numerous TBR committees.

Representative Experience – MSP Compliance

• Implemented MSP compliance programs for clients.
• Evaluated Section 111 registration and reporting obligations for various types of entities.
• Evaluated Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plan, and Medicaid interests in personal injury awards, settlement funds, and trusts and assisted clients with assessment of related risks.
• Drafted and successfully opposed pre-trial motions and Motions to Enforce Settlements involving MSP issues.
• Established global lien resolution agreements in large multi-plaintiff cases.
• Led defense efforts resulting in MSP Case Management Order for the 19th JDC, Parish of East Baton Rouge.

• Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 1992
• Louisiana State University, B.S., 1989

• Louisiana, 1992

• Baton Rouge Bar Association
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Board of Directors)
• Defense Research Institute (Vice-Chair MSP Task Force)
• The National Medicare Secondary Payer Network (Board of Directors)
• The National MSP Network (Conditional Payment/Section 111 Committee & Policy and Legislative Committee)

• Best Lawyers in America – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants – “Lawyer of the Year” (2022, 2025)
• AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

• “Medicare Secondary Payer Hot Topics: Medicare Advantage and MSAs” Baton Rouge Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section Meeting & CLE, May 13, 2025
• “Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Best Practices,” DRI Medical Liability and Health Care Law Seminar, March 18, 2025
• “Ch-Ch-Changes,” Set-Aside Some Time the National Medicare Secondary Payer Network Year-End Review Podcast, January 24, 2025
• “Medicare Compliance in the Age of Civil Money Penalties” Perrin Conferences 15^th Anniversary National Asbestos Litigation Conference, September 11, 2024
• “Eye of the Tiger: Settlement Language Best Practices” The National MSP Network 2024 Annual Educational Conference, September 25, 2024
• “Litigants Perspectives on Resolving Conditional Payments with Private Plants,” Virtual MSP World Mega Event, May 29, 2024
• “Priority Rights of Recovery: The Federal Conundrum,” Epiq’s Mass & Class, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 4-6, 2024
• “CMS Final Rule and Section 111 Noncompliance: Reporting Obligations; Audit Methodology; Costly CMPs; Safe Harbor,” Strafford Webinar, January 31, 2024
• “Medicare Reporting and Applicable Civil Money Penalties,” DRI Learning Center Webinar, December 20, 2023
• “ECS Compliance Solutions: The Two Legal Sides of the MSP Coin,” ExamWorks Compliance Solutions, Webinar, July 27, 2023
• “Episode 32: Diving Deep into Liability MSP Issues,” The National MSP Network, Podcast, Mary 12, 2023
• “Medicare Myth Busting: Mandatory Medicare Reporting Misconceptions & Mistakes: Part 1,” WorkCompCentral, Webinar, May 11, 2023
• “Maximize Information Received Through the PAID Act,” RISE MSP World Conference, Tampa, Florida, March 2, 2023
• “The Current Status of Medicare Set Aside Appeals,” RISE MSP World Conference, Tampa, Florida, March 2, 2023
• “Industry Leaders Wrap Up Discussion,” RISE MSP World Conference, Tampa, Florida, March 3, 2023
• “Shore is Nice: Quick Defense Hits Series: The PAID Act,” DRI Asbestos Medicine Seminar, November 2-4, 2022
• “Squaring Up: Global Settlements, Mass Torts, and Medicare Liens,” The National MSP Network, Annual Education Conference, September 21-23, 2022
• “Getting MSP Right: Important Updates on CMS Compliance for Claims Adjusters, Insurance Companies and the Self-Insured,” DRI and MARC, December 14, 2021
• “Medicare Secondary Payer Legal & Policy Update,” Louisiana Association of Self-Insured Employers (LASIE) Legislative Recap and Open Forum, Baton Rouge, July 14, 2021
• “Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Section 111 Reporting Updates, Alerts, and More,” Baton Rouge Bar Association CLE by the Hour, December 30, 2021
• “Updates in Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance,” Baton Rouge Bar Association CLE by the Hour, December 30, 2021
• “Navigating the Medicare Secondary Payer Act: Tools, Tips, and Trends,” Louisiana State Bar Association CLE Midyear Meeting, January 2020
• “Navigating the Medicare Secondary Payer Act: Tools, Tips, and Trends,” Louisiana State Bar Association CLE Wrap Up, December 2019
• “Navigating the MSP: Tools, Tips, and Trends,” LJC/LSBA Joint Summer School and 2019 LSBA Annual Meeting, Destin, Florida, June 2019
• “Cutting Through the Red Tape: A Discussion Regarding Practical Solutions to the MSP Act and the Importance of a Medicare Compliance Policy,” Taylor Porter In-House Counsel CLE Seminar, February 2019
• “How to Win at Trial – Hint: Pre-Trial Prep is the Key,” Panelist, Louisiana State Bar Association CLE Midyear Meeting, January 2019

• “Medicare Myth Busting: Mandatory Medicare Reporting Misconceptions & Mistakes: Part 1: Civil Monetary Penalties: Who is the Responsible Reporting Entity?” The Brief Case: DRI Committee News
• “CMS Published Long Anticipated Final Rule on Civil Monetary Penalties for Section 111 Reporting” DRI Center article, December 2023
• “RREs Take Note: CMS Makes Policy Changes to Section 11 Reporting Rules,” The Taylor Porter Legal Blog, June 7, 2023
• “Publication of Final Rule on MMSEA Section 111 Reporting Civil Monetary Penalties Delayed,” The Taylor Porter Legal Blog, February 21, 2023
• “The December 5, 1980 Policy: Resolve Inconsistent Exposure Allegations Prior to Settlement,” The Taylor Porter Legal Blog, January 25, 2023
• “MSP Private Cause of Action: The Trend Continues,” The Taylor Porter Legal Blog, October 27, 2022
• “Gallardo v. Marstiller: The Supreme Court Opines on Medicaid Reimbursement Rights,” The Taylor Porter Legal Blog, June 16, 2022
• “Minimizing Risks of Medicare Secondary Payer Claims: Update on the PAID Act,” The Taylor Porter Legal Blog, June 29, 2021
• “CMS Updates Section 111 NGHP Guide: No Monetary Thresholds for Reporting TPICs in Exposure Cases,” July 3, 2020
• “There’s Still Time to Top Off HAS Contributions for 2019 through COVID Extended Tax Deadline,” The Taylor Porter Legal Blog, June 11, 2020
• “Louisiana Among States to Receive Approval from CMS for Medicaid Section 1135 Waivers,” March 24, 2020
• “CMS Revises NGHP User Guide to Monetary Thresholds for Section 111 Reporting TOPC,” February 13, 2020

• American Heart Association Capital Area Heart Walk (2025 Executive Leadership Team)
• Theatre Baton Rouge (Volunteer, Past Member Board of Directors, Past Member, Past Chair)
• Volunteers in Public Schools (Volunteer)
• Baton Rouge Bar Association (Pro Bono Project)