NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Colwell Jensen, M.D.

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

Brian Colwell Jensen, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1639231392, issued on Dec 15, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2009-01164, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina 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
1639231392
Name
Brian Colwell Jensen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
License number
2009-01164 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Unc Division OF Cardiology, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone
(919) 966-5203
Enumerated
Dec 15, 2006
Record last updated
May 9, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091005000339); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2001
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 Unc Division OF Cardiology

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

  1. Amir Aghajanian, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1902243942

Verify Brian Colwell Jensen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024

1,048 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Brian Jensen1,048
  2. Specialty average1,965

Most prescribed

  1. Entresto96 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate86 claims
  3. Furosemide49 claims
  4. Spironolactone49 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate48 claims
  6. Carvedilol47 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

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

Brian Colwell Jensen among 34 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in North Carolina

Brian Colwell Jensen, M.D. is one of 34 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 97% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 31 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 34 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patricia Chang, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991326118068
  2. Jason Katz, MD, MHSChapel Hill, NC 275991417081654
  3. William Mostertz, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991679928022
  4. Elizabeth Volz, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991306012091
  5. David Ishizawar, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276071326235607
  6. Kishan Parikh, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101780813782
  7. Stuart Russell, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101669407854
  8. Karen Flores Rosario, MDMorrisville, NC 275601457892721

Common questions

What is Brian Colwell Jensen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Brian Colwell Jensen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639231392, issued on Dec 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Colwell Jensen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Unc Division OF Cardiology, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 966-5203. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Colwell Jensen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2009-01164, 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 Colwell Jensen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian Colwell Jensen, M.D. had 1,048 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. 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.