NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Wilson Launius, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Cottonwood, AZ

Brian Wilson Launius, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Cottonwood, Arizona, and NPI 1508850637, issued on Sep 2, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 22222, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; 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
1508850637
Name
Brian Wilson Launius
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
22222 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
269 S Candy LN, Cottonwood, AZ 86326
Phone
(928) 639-6150
Enumerated
Sep 2, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(928) 639-6561
Medicaid ID
173550 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211213000951); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1990
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 269 S Candy LN

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

  1. Hussein Alasady, MDHospitalist Physician1003473901
  2. Miranda AndersonAddiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1144849993
  3. Peter Andress, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1508819855
  4. Tish Arwine, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1124576434
  5. Jehangir Bastani, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1366497745
  6. Joseph Bergerson, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1558658369

Verify Brian Wilson Launius in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77 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 score59.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.7
  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: $4,469.37

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Rivanna Medical, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brian Launius$4,469.37
  2. Specialty average$669.59

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Joint Township District Memorial HospitalSaint Marys, OH
  2. Ohio Anesthesia Group, IncWooster, OH

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

Brian Wilson Launius among 1,473 anesthesiology physician records in Arizona

Brian Wilson Launius, MD is one of 1,473 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 984 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

17 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Cottonwood

They are 17 of the 555 NPPES records with a practice address in Cottonwood, and 1,473 anesthesiology physician records in Arizona.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ann Carlson, MDCottonwood, AZ 863261356313860
  2. David Crowell, M.D.Cottonwood, AZ 863261396741229
  3. Anthony Davis, MDCottonwood, AZ 863261598713695
  4. Amy Gottschalk, M.D.Cottonwood, AZ 863261386797538
  5. Robert Gresens, DOCottonwood, AZ 863261548276249
  6. Gary Gridley, M.D.Cottonwood, AZ 863261336120260
  7. William Levinger, MDCottonwood, AZ 863261407883200
  8. John Liszka-Hackzell, MDCottonwood, AZ 863261922106566

Common questions

What is Brian Wilson Launius, MD's NPI number?

Brian Wilson Launius, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508850637, issued on Sep 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Wilson Launius, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 269 S Candy LN, Cottonwood, AZ, 86326. Phone: (928) 639-6150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Wilson Launius, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 22222, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Brian Wilson Launius, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77 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.