Brian Metzger, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Austin, TX
Brian Metzger, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1538306899, issued on Jan 8, 2009. Check the license (Texas N2660, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Metzger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- N2660 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 W 38TH St, Austin, TX 78705
- Phone
- (512) 459-9710
- Enumerated
- Jan 8, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 459-9701
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090713000421); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1301 W 38TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brian Metzger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N2660Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
421 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy62 claims
- Cephalexin46 claims
- Cefazolin Sodium34 claims
- Ceftriaxone32 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl31 claims
- Dovato22 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): 76.7 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: $4,661.62
87 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Austin Infectious Disease Consultants, PA 080191Austin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Metzger among 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas
Brian Metzger, MD is one of 674 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2002 among the 510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Stephanie Cobb, D.O.Austin, TX 787051710373428
- Lisa Ellis, M.D.Austin, TX 787051497774020
- James Evans, M.D.Austin, TX 787051396769543
- Matthew Robinson, M.D.Austin, TX 787051063437838
- Jennifer Shuford, M.D.Austin, TX 787051295880813
- Elizabeth Douglass, MDAustin, TX 787011073675401
Common questions
What is Brian Metzger, MD's NPI number?
Brian Metzger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538306899, issued on Jan 8, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Metzger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 W 38TH St, Austin, TX, 78705. Phone: (512) 459-9710. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Metzger, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N2660, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Metzger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Metzger, MD had 421 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Metzger, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.