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2026 NPPES data Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician NPI 1205026903 MD
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Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician in Monroe, North Carolina.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 315 in Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
313
Medicare Part D claims · 129 beneficiaries · Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician avg: 270
Generic prescribing
89%
generic claims · 11% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
100/100
▲ 17 pts above national avg 83.1 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$601.14
35 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Brad Bissell, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 100/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 313 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 100/100
- MIPS score · +17 vs avg
- 313
- Part D claims, 2023
- 89%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Brad Bissell, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
100 Top 7% higher than 93% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Brad Bissell, MD sits
This provider among sports medicine (emergency medicine) physician peers
Across the 35 sports medicine (emergency medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Brad Bissell, MD writes more Part D claims than 80% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 89% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one sports medicine (emergency medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 34; the gold marker is Brad Bissell, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Brad Bissell, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Brad Bissell, MD?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
313 16% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
100/100 16.9 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in North Carolina
How Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Brad Bissell, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 100/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician) - 100/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Brad Bissell, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 1423 E FRANKLIN ST, Monroe, NC, 28112, with a listed phone of (704) 290-5020. NPI 1205026903 was issued on 07/28/2007.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 313 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 129 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $63K in drug spend, split 11% brand-name and 89% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 13.7%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 100/100 for the 2023 performance year, compared with the national average of 83.1.
Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 315 enrolled providers across 44 states and an average of 270 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1205026903 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/28/2007 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
100
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
99
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Brad Bissell, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Carolinas Physicians Network Inc
Charlotte, NC
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority
Charlotte, NC
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Brad Bissell, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$601
Largest payer
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Brad Bissell, MD - brand share 11.0%
Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician average
11% brand-name claims vs 89% generic, on 313 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
313
Total Claims
$63K
Total Drug Cost
129
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 328
- Total Day Supply
- 5,521
- Brand vs Generic
- 11% brand / 89% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $28K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $34K
- Opioid Claims
- 43 (13.7% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 195
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 69.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 3.25
- Gender Split
- 49% female / 51% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 36, 65-74: 50, 75-84: 28, 85+: 15
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Brad Bissell, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Amoxicillin-Clavul…
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
51 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-T…
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
25 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl
Ciprofloxacin Hcl
21 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate 19
Doxycycline Hyclate
19 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam… 19
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
19 claims
- Cephalexin 17
Cephalexin
17 claims
- Triamcinolone Acet… 17
Triamcinolone Acetonide
17 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin… 16
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
16 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 51 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 25 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 21 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 19 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 19 |
| Cephalexin | 17 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 17 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 16 |
| Vancomycin Hcl | 12 |
| Santyl Collagenase Clostridium Hist. | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician Overview
How Brad Bissell, MD fits within the Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
315
Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician Providers in US
44
States with Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician
270
Avg Claims per Provider
Brad Bissell, MD's 313 claims are above the specialty average of 270.
Nearby Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician Providers in North Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Bissell.
Dr. Alyssa Baldauf
LAT, ATC
Kill Devil Hills, NC
Dr. Stephen Digh
LAT, ATC
Harrisburg, NC
Dr. Dana Dowell
MS, LAT, ATC
Cameron, NC
Dr. Kassidy Everhart
ATC
Lexington, NC
Dr. Amy Kirkman
LAT, ATC
Oakboro, NC
Compare Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the North Carolina medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Brad Bissell, MD's specialty? ▼
Brad Bissell, MD specializes in Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician and practices in Monroe, North Carolina. Credentials: MD.
How much does Brad Bissell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Brad Bissell, MD wrote 313 Medicare Part D claims totaling $63K in drug costs for 129 beneficiaries.
What is Brad Bissell, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Brad Bissell, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 100/100. The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Brad Bissell, MD located? ▼
Brad Bissell, MD is located at 1423 E FRANKLIN ST, Monroe, NC, 28112. Phone: (704) 290-5020.
What is Brad Bissell, MD's NPI number? ▼
Brad Bissell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205026903, issued on 07/28/2007.
Does Brad Bissell, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Brad Bissell, MD's prescribing is 11% brand-name and 89% generic drugs by claim count, with $28K in brand drug costs.
Does Brad Bissell, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Brad Bissell, MD had 43 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 13.7%.
How many Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 315 Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers across 44 states in the US. The average Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician provider writes 270 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Brad Bissell, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Brad Bissell, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass, Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim, Ciprofloxacin Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Brad Bissell, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Brad Bissell, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 313 Part D claims and 129 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Brad Bissell, MD's credentials? ▼
Brad Bissell, MD's NPI is 1205026903 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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