Andrew A. Brief, MD
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician · Ridgewood, NJ
Andrew A. Brief, MD is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician with a practice address in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and NPI 1841206653, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA08094300, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew A. Brief
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician 207XX0004X
- License numbers
- 25MA08094300 NJ
2303291 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 85 S Maple Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
- Phone
- (201) 445-2830
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 445-7471
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061019000155); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Andrew A. Brief in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA08094300Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician in 2024
65 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 648 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone21 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $10,441.81
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Extremity Medical. The 643 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,314.63 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Orthonj LLCRidgewood, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew A. Brief among 14 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in New Jersey
Andrew A. Brief, MD is one of 14 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2000 among the 11 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0004X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 14 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in New Jersey.
All 14 in New Jersey → Every provider in Ridgewood → Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Hubbard, M.D.Wayne, NJ 074701912098187
- Paul Kovatis, MDFranklin Lakes, NJ 074171669475083
- Kimberly Koury, M.D.Englewood, NJ 076311043672017
- Aron Green, MDOcean, NJ 077121891726238
- Mark Sobel, M.D.Atlantic Highlands, NJ 077161629124722
- Richard GomezNeptune, NJ 077531417891946
- Viraj KothariNeptune, NJ 077531275477879
- Seth Queler, MDNutley, NJ 071101811947187
Common questions
What is Andrew A. Brief, MD's NPI number?
Andrew A. Brief, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841206653, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew A. Brief, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 85 S Maple Ave, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450. Phone: (201) 445-2830. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew A. Brief, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA08094300, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrew A. Brief, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew A. Brief, MD had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician prescribers was 225. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrew A. Brief, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.