Brendon M. O'Connell, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Asheville, NC
Brendon M. O'Connell, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1790162287, issued on May 4, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-00999, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brendon M. O'Connell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 2021-00999 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 291 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 254-0881
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2025
- Fax
- (828) 254-1614
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210712003664); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 681 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 291 Sweeten Creek Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kendral Adkisson, MDGastroenterology Physician1790871895
- Brian Carlinnia, PA-CPhysician Assistant1366432148
- Craig Cender, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1073502068
- Will Chapman, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1366709743
- Amanda Chase, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1992197776
- Nicole Clinchard, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1902088149
Verify Brendon M. O'Connell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2021-00999Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
698 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole231 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium111 claims
- Famotidine52 claims
- Gavilyte-G43 claims
- Mesalamine33 claims
- Suflave25 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): 93.5 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: $456.96
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Digestive Health Partners PAHendersonville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brendon M. O'Connell among 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina
Brendon M. O'Connell, M.D. is one of 681 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2002 among the 498 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.
All 681 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kendral Adkisson, MDAsheville, NC 288031790871895
- Craig Cender, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031073502068
- Andrew Dukowicz, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031619063450
- Jessica Fisher, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031669648101
- Brian Garvin, MDAsheville, NC 288031992822746
- William Harlan, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031003806043
- Michael Heacock, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031699932327
- David May, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031316937352
Common questions
What is Brendon M. O'Connell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brendon M. O'Connell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790162287, issued on May 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brendon M. O'Connell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 291 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 254-0881. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brendon M. O'Connell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-00999, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brendon M. O'Connell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brendon M. O'Connell, M.D. had 698 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brendon M. O'Connell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 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.