Brian William Downs, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Clemmons, NC
Brian William Downs, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Clemmons, North Carolina, and NPI 1952316457, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2003-01349, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian William Downs
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 2003-01349 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2341 Lewisville Clemmons RD, Clemmons, NC 27012
- Phone
- (336) 716-4000
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 713-3277
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090527000593); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest otolaryngology physician records → All 403 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2341 Lewisville Clemmons RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Catherine Bradford, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1952474355
- Martin Dekkers, DPTPhysical Therapist1417954330
- Lauren Fennell, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1841803384
- Suzanne Gerald, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1609584143
- Katherine Gossett, MDOtolaryngology Physician1932692696
- Felicity Mayberry, NPNurse Practitioner1326785916
Verify Brian William Downs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2003-01349Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 98.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $34.23
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesClemmons, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian William Downs among 403 otolaryngology physician records in North Carolina
Brian William Downs, MD is one of 403 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2002 among the 269 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 403 otolaryngology physician records in North Carolina.
All 403 in North Carolina → Every provider in Clemmons → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katherine Gossett, MDClemmons, NC 270121932692696
- Milton Ellis, MDMount Airy, NC 270301306804869
- Robert Alsup, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031215917125
- John Britt, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031871573121
- William Fisher, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031255311510
- Stephen Harper, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031710967070
- Joseph Inman, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031700099546
- Kenneth Maxwell, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031801876768
Common questions
What is Brian William Downs, MD's NPI number?
Brian William Downs, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952316457, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian William Downs, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2341 Lewisville Clemmons RD, Clemmons, NC, 27012. Phone: (336) 716-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian William Downs, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2003-01349, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian William Downs, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian William Downs, MD had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian William Downs, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.