Brian Upper, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Lansing, MI
Brian Upper, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Lansing, Michigan, and NPI 1073867172, issued on Oct 29, 2012. Check the license (Michigan 5601006451, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Upper
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5601006451 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1140 E Michigan Ave Ste 400, Lansing, MI 48912
- Phone
- (517) 364-9650
- Enumerated
- Oct 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (517) 364-9605
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130204000227); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Upper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601006451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
4,214 Medicare Part D claims for 796 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate402 claims
- Eliquis342 claims
- Carvedilol292 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium248 claims
- Furosemide235 claims
- Losartan Potassium219 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: $808.48
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 2 group practices
- Edward W Sparrow Hospital AssociationLansing, MI
- Sparrow Carson HospitalCarson City, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Upper among 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan
Brian Upper, P.A. is one of 6,989 physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 35% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2017 among the 4,739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
154 physician assistant records list a practice address in Lansing
They are 154 of the 5,276 NPPES records with a practice address in Lansing, and 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Brian Upper, P.A.'s NPI number?
Brian Upper, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073867172, issued on Oct 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Upper, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1140 E Michigan Ave Ste 400, Lansing, MI, 48912. Phone: (517) 364-9650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Upper, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601006451, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian Upper, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Upper, P.A. had 4,214 Medicare Part D claims for 796 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.