NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Lair, DO

Family Medicine Physician · Red Bluff, CA

Brian Lair, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Red Bluff, California, and NPI 1356476196, issued on Feb 22, 2007. Check the license (California 20A6422, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1356476196
Name
Brian Lair
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
20A6422 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1850 Walnut St, Red Bluff, CA 96080
Phone
(530) 527-0350
Enumerated
Feb 22, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 30, 2025
Fax
(530) 529-3881
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140919000502); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1850 Walnut St

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

  1. Sharon Atkinson, RNRegistered Nurse1962116533
  2. Anita Blosser, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1467530022
  3. Carrie Cannaday, DACAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1689928962
  4. Drena DraneAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1891928784
  5. Selene GalvanCase Manager/Care Coordinator1467301069
  6. Alma Gomez LimonLicensed Vocational Nurse1457097073

Verify Brian Lair in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,499 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 539 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brian Lair6,499
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen306 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium218 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium134 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate126 claims
  5. Lisinopril116 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium111 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: $325.54

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brian Lair$325.54
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. County OF TehamaRed Bluff, CA

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

Brian Lair among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Brian Lair, DO is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

19 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Red Bluff

They are 19 of the 704 NPPES records with a practice address in Red Bluff, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anita Blosser, M.D.Red Bluff, CA 960801467530022
  2. Katherine Herring, MDRed Bluff, CA 960801154313005
  3. Michael Kingsley, DORed Bluff, CA 960801427078393
  4. Martin Kuersten, M.D.Red Bluff, CA 960801689787582
  5. Scott Malan, MDRed Bluff, CA 960801649305392
  6. Dan McDaniel, MDRed Bluff, CA 960801861527459
  7. Richard Musselman, DORed Bluff, CA 960801184686313
  8. Eugene Plett, MDRed Bluff, CA 960801265567853

Common questions

What is Brian Lair, DO's NPI number?

Brian Lair, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356476196, issued on Feb 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Lair, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1850 Walnut St, Red Bluff, CA, 96080. Phone: (530) 527-0350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Lair, DO's license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A6422, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brian Lair, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian Lair, DO had 6,499 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.