NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin C. Brieger, M.D.

Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician · Austin, TX

Benjamin C. Brieger, M.D. is an emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1982668489, issued on Apr 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas L0763, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982668489
Name
Benjamin C. Brieger
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician 207PE0004X
License number
L0763 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
601 E 15TH St, Austin, TX 78701
Phone
(512) 324-7000
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101214001094); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1997
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 601 E 15TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Joanne Adams, D.O.Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1255396008
  2. Sikander Adeni, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1417901240
  3. Milton Anderson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1912962713
  4. Michelle BanisterInternal Medicine Physician1619210929
  5. Phyllis Barron, RN, APRN, FNPCFamily Nurse Practitioner1598757791
  6. Stephen Bekanich, M.D.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1578587770

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician in 2024

203 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 292 among the 1,653 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 35 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Brieger203
  2. Specialty average292

Most prescribed

  1. Cefuroxime30 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
  3. Azithromycin18 claims
  4. Amoxicillin15 claims
  5. Cephalexin15 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa13 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Longhorn Emergency Medical Associates PAAustin, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Benjamin C. Brieger among 250 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Texas

Benjamin C. Brieger, M.D. is one of 250 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 62% 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 25% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 1999 among the 62 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207PE0004X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers in Texas

There are 250 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Texas.

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The 8 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joanne Adams, D.O.Austin, TX 787011255396008
  2. Sandy Garcia, M.D.Austin, TX 787011588629372
  3. Andy Kitlowski, MDAustin, TX 787011841248978
  4. Philip Ralidis, DOAustin, TX 787011487619128
  5. Janna Welch, MDAustin, TX 787011558325522
  6. Christopher Ziebell, M.D.Austin, TX 787011033162672
  7. John Blewett, MDAustin, TX 787041942258553
  8. Whitney Bludworth, MDAustin, TX 787041871551598

Common questions

What is Benjamin C. Brieger, M.D.'s NPI number?

Benjamin C. Brieger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982668489, issued on Apr 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin C. Brieger, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 E 15TH St, Austin, TX, 78701. Phone: (512) 324-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin C. Brieger, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L0763, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Benjamin C. Brieger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin C. Brieger, M.D. had 203 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician prescribers was 292. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.