NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Robert Braaksma, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Ft Worth, TX

Brian Robert Braaksma, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Ft Worth, Texas, and NPI 1144476995, issued on Aug 12, 2008. Check the license (Texas S9661, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144476995
Name
Brian Robert Braaksma
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License number
S9661 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3025 N Tarrant Pkwy Ste 220, Ft Worth, TX 76177
Phone
(817) 898-6688
Enumerated
Aug 12, 2008
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(817) 562-8313
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210907000753); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

584 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 225 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brian Braaksma584
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam142 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen97 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl89 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone75 claims
  5. Gabapentin50 claims
  6. Diazepam45 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: $1,336.01

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brian Braaksma$1,336
  2. Specialty average$34,072

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. Arlington Neurosurgeons, PLLCMansfield, TX

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

Brian Robert Braaksma among 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas

Brian Robert Braaksma, MD is one of 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 59% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 177 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Texas

There are 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew Indresano, M.DFort Worth, TX 761771023214475
  2. Anil Kesani, M.D.North Richland Hills, TX 761821831359306
  3. Jeffrey Phelps, M.D.North Richland Hills, TX 761821053365304
  4. Michael Catino, M.D.Denton, TX 762011336254523
  5. Michael Hisey, M.D.Denton, TX 762081346283348
  6. Junyoung Ahn, MDDenton, TX 762101184076010
  7. Kenneth Bode, MDFort Worth, TX 761321710100045
  8. Brian Danshaw, D.O.Fort Worth, TX 761321013301894

Common questions

What is Brian Robert Braaksma, MD's NPI number?

Brian Robert Braaksma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144476995, issued on Aug 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Robert Braaksma, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3025 N Tarrant Pkwy Ste 220, Ft Worth, TX, 76177. Phone: (817) 898-6688. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Robert Braaksma, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S9661, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Brian Robert Braaksma, MD had 584 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.