Blaine Anthony Brecht, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Brainerd, MN
Blaine Anthony Brecht, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Brainerd, Minnesota, and NPI 1417923954, issued on Feb 24, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 35351, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Blaine Anthony Brecht
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 35351 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 523 N 3RD St, Brainerd, MN 56401
- Phone
- (218) 829-2861
- Enumerated
- Feb 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (218) 828-7611
- Medicaid ID
- 473808000 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060131000224); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 523 N 3RD St
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Verify Blaine Anthony Brecht in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 35351Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
212 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone27 claims
- Potassium Chloride24 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim17 claims
- Cephalexin14 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl12 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
- St Josephs Medical CenterBrainerd, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Blaine Anthony Brecht among 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota
Blaine Anthony Brecht, MD is one of 1,348 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 80% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2012 among the 818 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Brainerd
They are 17 of the 631 NPPES records with a practice address in Brainerd, and 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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- Rebecca Holcomb, MDBrainerd, MN 564011992837793
- Desiree HolzerBrainerd, MN 564011023283066
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Common questions
What is Blaine Anthony Brecht, MD's NPI number?
Blaine Anthony Brecht, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417923954, issued on Feb 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Blaine Anthony Brecht, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 523 N 3RD St, Brainerd, MN, 56401. Phone: (218) 829-2861. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Blaine Anthony Brecht, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 35351, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Blaine Anthony Brecht, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Blaine Anthony Brecht, MD had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.
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.