NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bren Hines, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Louisville, KY

Bren Hines, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1205303625, issued on Oct 24, 2018. Check the license (Kentucky TC877, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1205303625
Name
Bren Hines
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
TC877 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
210 E Gray St Ste 900, Louisville, KY 40202
Phone
(502) 584-7525
Enumerated
Oct 24, 2018
Record last updated
Oct 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191126002077); accepts Medicare assignment
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 210 E Gray St Ste 900

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

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  2. Mitchell Bowers, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1154996189
  3. Anne Buck, PAPhysician Assistant1053702498
  4. Paul Celestre, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1366626558
  5. Adam Cummins, ARNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1306185053
  6. Eric Davis, MDTransplant Surgery Physician1154486744

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

285 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Bren Hines285
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam126 claims
  2. Tizanidine Hcl77 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone35 claims
  4. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl15 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,083.38

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bren Hines$2,083.38
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Community Medical Associates IncLouisville, KY
  2. PT Pros, IncElizabethtown, KY

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

Bren Hines among 1,958 physician assistant records in Kentucky

Bren Hines, PA-C is one of 1,958 physician assistant records with a practice address in Kentucky. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 1,216 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

345 physician assistant records list a practice address in Louisville

They are 345 of the 21,891 NPPES records with a practice address in Louisville, and 1,958 physician assistant records in Kentucky.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jacqueline Cooke, PA-CLouisville, KY 402021861656530
  2. Kristina Gunter, PALouisville, KY 402021730293978
  3. Ted Hood, PA-CLouisville, KY 402021093775140
  4. Jennifer Jones, PA-CLouisville, KY 402021306031950
  5. Amy Justice, PA-CLouisville, KY 402021942433180
  6. Effie Lary, PA-CLouisville, KY 402021649245440
  7. David Lizotte, PALouisville, KY 402021598826299
  8. Ann Lorimer, PA-CLouisville, KY 402021033213525

Common questions

What is Bren Hines, PA-C's NPI number?

Bren Hines, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205303625, issued on Oct 24, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bren Hines, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 210 E Gray St Ste 900, Louisville, KY, 40202. Phone: (502) 584-7525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bren Hines, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number TC877, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Bren Hines, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bren Hines, PA-C had 285 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Bren Hines, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.