Brent C. Drouin, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · San Diego, CA
Brent C. Drouin, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1356351555, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (California A70302, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brent C. Drouin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A70302 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2929 Health Center Dr, San Diego, CA 92123
- Phone
- (858) 499-2777
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 21, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A703020 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100824001102); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brent C. Drouin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A70302Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
281 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate18 claims
- Cefuroxime14 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate13 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate12 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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): 73.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brent C. Drouin among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Brent C. Drouin, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Brent C. Drouin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brent C. Drouin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356351555, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brent C. Drouin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2929 Health Center Dr, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 499-2777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brent C. Drouin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A70302, 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 Brent C. Drouin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brent C. Drouin, M.D. had 281 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brent C. Drouin, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.