NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Flowers, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL

Brian Flowers, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1013129105, issued on May 3, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 28385, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1013129105
Name
Brian Flowers
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
28385 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Pilot Medical Dr, Birmingham, AL 35235
Phone
(205) 856-2284
Enumerated
May 3, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 10, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 815-4777
Medicaid ID
1013129105 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090622000354); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2006
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 100 Pilot Medical Dr

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

  1. Joshua Cockrell, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1104037027
  2. Joshua Gautney, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1346602752
  3. Amy Hill, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1326403577
  4. Arisha LakhaniNurse Practitioner1053011486
  5. Stephanie Lange, CRNPNurse Practitioner1457692568
  6. William Lopez, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1013998228

Verify Brian Flowers in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 28385
    Check the board
  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
Open the Alabama license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

6,077 Medicare Part D claims for 912 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.

  1. Brian Flowers6,077
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis672 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate520 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium392 claims
  4. Carvedilol381 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate366 claims
  6. Furosemide294 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): 80.1 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 score89.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%43.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $82.11

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brian Flowers$82.11
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Birmingham Heart Clinic, PLLCBirmingham, AL

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

Brian Flowers among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama

Brian Flowers, MD is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2007, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 64% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Brian, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352351982789335
  2. James Hammock, MDBirmingham, AL 352351700382462
  3. William Maclean, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352351821094236
  4. Van Reeder, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352351871678284
  5. Harold Settle, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352351609951862
  6. Jason Thompson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352351740236694
  7. Anirudh BhargavaBirmingham, AL 352331821523150
  8. Stephen ClarksonBirmingham, AL 352331740626027

Common questions

What is Brian Flowers, MD's NPI number?

Brian Flowers, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013129105, issued on May 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Flowers, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Pilot Medical Dr, Birmingham, AL, 35235. Phone: (205) 856-2284. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Alabama license number 28385, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Brian Flowers, MD had 6,077 Medicare Part D claims for 912 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.1 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.