NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Born, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Fargo, ND

Brian Born, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1912420803, issued on Jul 21, 2017. Check the license (North Dakota 16379, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; 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
1912420803
Name
Brian Born
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
16379 ND
RL14604 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5225 23RD Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104
Phone
(701) 417-2575
Enumerated
Jul 21, 2017
Record last updated
Apr 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200924003014); 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 5225 23RD Ave S

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

  1. Brooke Abel, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1700392305
  2. Nabil Abouchala, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1265450233
  3. Nicole Abrahamson, APRN, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1851319529
  4. Nisha AgarwalPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1174928162
  5. Rita Ahmad, MDInternal Medicine Physician1376383778
  6. Anusha Akhai, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043107055

Verify Brian Born in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
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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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99% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

1,036 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brian Born1,036
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium95 claims
  2. Hydralazine Hcl62 claims
  3. Duloxetine Hcl59 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium51 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate46 claims
  6. Omeprazole43 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): 83 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 score87.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  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).

One hospital affiliation

  1. Sanford Medical Center FargoWest Fargo, ND · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Brian Born among 138 hospitalist physician records in North Dakota

Brian Born, MD is one of 138 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2012 among the 122 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 22% 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 North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

86 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Fargo

They are 86 of the 7,209 NPPES records with a practice address in Fargo, and 138 hospitalist physician records in North Dakota.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raimantas Drublionis, MDFargo, ND 581041942305206
  2. Osama Elhilali, M.DFargo, ND 581041780023788
  3. Chad Ficek, M.D.Fargo, ND 581041629324793
  4. Joleen Finken, MDFargo, ND 581041427009844
  5. James Fowler, MDFargo, ND 581041194726596
  6. Frederick KieleyFargo, ND 581041306263868
  7. Giles McNeill, DOFargo, ND 581041417022716
  8. Tammy Olson, D.OFargo, ND 581041346413291

Common questions

What is Brian Born, MD's NPI number?

Brian Born, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912420803, issued on Jul 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Born, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5225 23RD Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58104. Phone: (701) 417-2575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Born, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Dakota license number 16379, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brian Born, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian Born, MD had 1,036 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Brian Born, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.