Brian Lappas, MD, MPH
Gastroenterology Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
Brian Lappas, MD, MPH is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1275920381, issued on Apr 16, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 201800773, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Lappas
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 201800773 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4119B Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
- Phone
- (919) 966-2514
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210714002339); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 681 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Brian Lappas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 201800773Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
536 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole124 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium75 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf64 claims
- Clenpiq35 claims
- Famotidine34 claims
- Mirtazapine22 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): 93.8 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: $1,405.39
70 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLCCary, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Lappas among 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina
Brian Lappas, MD, MPH is one of 681 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2002 among the 498 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.
All 681 in North Carolina → Every provider in Chapel Hill → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Fried, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991699847095
- Lisa Gangarosa, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991508935800
- Ian Grimm, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991760551055
- Paul Hayashi, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991972538262
- William Heizer, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991164597969
- Hans Herfarth, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991538246574
- Sidney Levinson, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991760559850
- Ryan Madanick, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991568460079
Common questions
What is Brian Lappas, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Brian Lappas, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275920381, issued on Apr 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Lappas, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4119B Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 966-2514. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Lappas, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 201800773, 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 Lappas, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Lappas, MD, MPH had 536 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Lappas, MD, MPH's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 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.