Brian Leonard Appavu, M.D.
Neurocritical Care Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Brian Leonard Appavu, M.D. is a neurocritical care physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1396037644, issued on May 4, 2011. Check the license (Arizona 53953, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Leonard Appavu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurocritical Care Physician 2084A2900X
- License number
- 53953 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1919 E Thomas RD, Phoenix, AZ 85016
- Phone
- (602) 933-0970
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jan 5, 2022
- Fax
- (602) 933-4253
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170629001240); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Leonard Appavu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 53953Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurocritical care physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 112 among the 141 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam19 claims
- Lamotrigine14 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,674.00
1 payment: consulting fee; the largest payer was Otter Pharmaceuticals, LLC. The 251 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,054.78 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
- Honorhealth AmbulatoryScottsdale, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Leonard Appavu among 20 neurocritical care physician records in Arizona
Brian Leonard Appavu, M.D. is one of 20 neurocritical care physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 100% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 20% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 100% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2013 among the 20 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 15% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084A2900X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurocritical Care Physician providers in Arizona
There are 20 neurocritical care physician records in Arizona.
All 20 in Arizona → Every provider in Phoenix → Neurocritical Care Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurocritical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Crooks, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850131992239883
- Ruchira Jha, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131972763498
- Aditya Kumar, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131861922510
- Fiona Lynch, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850131124476783
- Anusha Mangalampalli, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131942799358
- Nassim Matin, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850131588196844
- Chia-Ling Phuah, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131639338114
- Daniella SisniegaPhoenix, AZ 850131841788643
Common questions
What is Brian Leonard Appavu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Leonard Appavu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396037644, issued on May 4, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Leonard Appavu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1919 E Thomas RD, Phoenix, AZ, 85016. Phone: (602) 933-0970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Leonard Appavu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 53953, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Leonard Appavu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Leonard Appavu, M.D. had 57 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurocritical care physician prescribers was 112. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.