NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brett O. Brown, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Columbus, MS

Brett O. Brown, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Mississippi, and NPI 1841221702, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 12485, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841221702
Name
Brett O. Brown
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
12485 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2600 5TH St N, Columbus, MS 39705
Phone
(662) 244-2960
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 24, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(662) 244-2964
Medicaid ID
00116150 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080226000474); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1989
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 2600 5TH St N

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

  1. Andrea Branch, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1134638034
  2. Joy Murphy, CFNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1508959040
  3. William Rosenblatt, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1881038842
  4. John Stanback, MDFamily Medicine Physician1629034764

Verify Brett O. Brown in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

22,565 Medicare Part D claims for 717 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 526 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brett Brown22,565
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium981 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium971 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate964 claims
  4. Omeprazole923 claims
  5. Gabapentin694 claims
  6. Lisinopril648 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): 76.5 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. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%82.0
  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: $75.59

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brett Brown$75.59
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Baptist Memorial Medical Group, Inc.Columbus, MS

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

Brett O. Brown among 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi

Brett O. Brown, MD is one of 972 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 82% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 585 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

34 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbus

They are 34 of the 843 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bradley Brown, M.D.Columbus, MS 397051992736870
  2. Christina Collins, MDColumbus, MS 397051760692917
  3. Michael Duckworth, M.D.Columbus, MS 397051083682934
  4. Mark Friloux, MDColumbus, MS 397051679562748
  5. Min Kim, MDColumbus, MS 397051437187333
  6. Slater Lowry, M.D.Columbus, MS 397051619048204
  7. Gregory Nunez, MDColumbus, MS 397051497869978
  8. Paul Scurti, DOColumbus, MS 397051124272307

Common questions

What is Brett O. Brown, MD's NPI number?

Brett O. Brown, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841221702, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brett O. Brown, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2600 5TH St N, Columbus, MS, 39705. Phone: (662) 244-2960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brett O. Brown, MD's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 12485, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brett O. Brown, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brett O. Brown, MD had 22,565 Medicare Part D claims for 717 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Brett O. Brown, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 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.

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