NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Adams

Family Nurse Practitioner · Columbus, MS

Brian Adams is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbus, Mississippi, and NPI 1154796365, issued on Dec 14, 2015. Check the license (Mississippi 874682, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi 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
1154796365
Name
Brian Adams
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
874682 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2323 5TH St N, Columbus, MS 39705
Phone
(662) 368-1169
Enumerated
Dec 14, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(662) 570-1492
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160123000099); 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 2323 5TH St N

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

  1. Abbey Dichiara, NPNurse Practitioner1275907354
  2. John King, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1861505448
  3. Madelyn King, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1861420978

Verify Brian Adams in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
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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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5.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

7,249 Medicare Part D claims for 884 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brian Adams7,249
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate651 claims
  2. Clopidogrel500 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium452 claims
  4. Carvedilol420 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate406 claims
  6. Eliquis358 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 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 score65.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%62.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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: $1,343.89

79 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brian Adams$1,343.89
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. King And Associates Cardiology PLLCColumbus, MS

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

Brian Adams among 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi

Brian Adams is one of 3,798 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 81% 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 40% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 40% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2017 among the 2,576 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

104 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbus

They are 104 of the 843 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paula Atkins, FNP-BCColumbus, MS 397051487808838
  2. Paul Barrett, C.F.N.P.Columbus, MS 397051609847441
  3. Ashli Dunn, C.F.N.P.Columbus, MS 397051881928570
  4. Susan Hines, FNPColumbus, MS 397051942255260
  5. Madelyn King, NPColumbus, MS 397051861420978
  6. Pamela Lott, CFNPColumbus, MS 397051578640959
  7. Joy Murphy, CFNPColumbus, MS 397051508959040
  8. Michelle Parsons, FNPColumbus, MS 397051760415087

Common questions

What is Brian Adams's NPI number?

Brian Adams's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154796365, issued on Dec 14, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Adams located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2323 5TH St N, Columbus, MS, 39705. Phone: (662) 368-1169. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Adams's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 874682, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Brian Adams prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian Adams had 7,249 Medicare Part D claims for 884 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Brian Adams's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76 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.