Branden John Cord, MD, PHD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Sacramento, CA
Branden John Cord, MD, PHD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1861750713, issued on Apr 29, 2012. Check the license (California A169285, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Branden John Cord
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- A169285 CA
63998 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3160 Folsom Blvd Ste 3900, Sacramento, CA 95816
- Phone
- (916) 734-5846
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 16, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200807002400); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Stanford University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3160 Folsom Blvd Ste 3900
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Samantha AllenEpilepsy Physician1457886723
- Daniel Ayana, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1679926927
- Orin Bloch, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1710018551
- David Brandman, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1952932766
- Andie ConchingStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629965694
- Peggy Jung, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1669929949
Verify Branden John Cord in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A169285Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
61 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel49 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $33,993.94
63 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Penumbra, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Regents OF The Univ OF CASacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Branden John Cord, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Branden John Cord, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861750713, issued on Apr 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Branden John Cord, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3160 Folsom Blvd Ste 3900, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 734-5846. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Branden John Cord, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A169285, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Branden John Cord, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Branden John Cord, MD, PHD had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Branden John Cord, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.