NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Prentice Burlew, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Bethlehem, PA

Brian Prentice Burlew, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1598712119, issued on May 28, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD037049E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598712119
Name
Brian Prentice Burlew
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
MD037049E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5325 Northgate Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18017
Phone
(610) 625-8898
Enumerated
May 28, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 28, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(610) 625-8899
Medicaid ID
0012094500002 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060331000340); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 1985
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 5325 Northgate Drive

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

  1. Trisha Sembhi, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1265838932

Verify Brian Prentice Burlew in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

6,270 Medicare Part D claims for 819 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brian Burlew6,270
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa960 claims
  2. Trelegy Ellipta631 claims
  3. Prednisone561 claims
  4. Breo Ellipta468 claims
  5. Anoro Ellipta393 claims
  6. Fluticasone-Salmeterol296 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: $5,144.88

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brian Burlew$5,144.88
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA

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

Brian Prentice Burlew among 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania

Brian Prentice Burlew, MD is one of 779 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 86% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 568 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Parimal Ghatak, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171770766503
  2. Mohamed Turki, MDBethlehem, PA 180171164471827
  3. Fatima Ali, D.O.Bethlehem, PA 180151013366368
  4. James Alsobrooks, MDBethlehem, PA 180151932669355
  5. Surya Bhatt, MDBethlehem, PA 180151396936746
  6. Douglas Corwin, M.D.Fountain Hill, PA 180151881919330
  7. Neal FitzpatrickFountain Hill, PA 180151326314097
  8. Giuseppe Guglielmello, DOFountain Hill, PA 180151790947869

Common questions

What is Brian Prentice Burlew, MD's NPI number?

Brian Prentice Burlew, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598712119, issued on May 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Prentice Burlew, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5325 Northgate Drive, Bethlehem, PA, 18017. Phone: (610) 625-8898. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Prentice Burlew, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD037049E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Brian Prentice Burlew, MD had 6,270 Medicare Part D claims for 819 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.