Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Brian Ware, D.O.

Family Medicine Physician · Old Fort, NC

Brian Ware, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Old Fort, North Carolina, and NPI 1578990875, issued on Oct 1, 2013. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1578990875
Name
Brian Ware
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
Practice location
32 E Main St, Old Fort, NC 28762
Phone
(828) 668-6435
Enumerated
Oct 1, 2013
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 32 E Main St

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

  1. Kerry DaltonPhysician Assistant1245914274
  2. Darus Henson, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1649770751
  3. Leigh JohansonMedical Physician Assistant1730413709
  4. Jesse Pace, DOFamily Medicine Physician1598027765
  5. James Quayle, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1699953877
  6. Anna Shtymak, PAPhysician Assistant1629367727

Verify Brian Ware in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,521 Medicare Part D claims for 411 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brian Ware3,521
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium183 claims
  2. Lisinopril154 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium154 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate138 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl117 claims
  6. Gabapentin109 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 93.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score84.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $690.56

35 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brian Ware$690.56
  2. Specialty average$861.30

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Ware Family Medicine PLLCOld Fort, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

4 family medicine physician records list a Old Fort practice address

They are 4 of the 32 NPPES records with a Old Fort practice address, and 4,736 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

Other family medicine physician records in North Carolina

  1. Alvin Abaqueta, M.D.Charlotte, NC1235102187
  2. Atif Abbasi, M.DGreenville, NC1972958973
  3. Jennifer Abbott, MDAsheville, NC1144312604
  4. Linda Abbott, FNPEdenton, NC1306839832
  5. Thomas Abbott, MDWinston Salem, NC1659359875
  6. Mark Abel, M.D.Rocky Mount, NC1225180961
  7. Alain Michael Abellada, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC1649582685
  8. David Abernethy, MDHudson, NC1790785798
  9. Aya Abou-Jaoude, MDAsheville, NC1568222131
  10. Seymore Abrons, M.D.Wilmington, NC1942205307

Common questions

What is Brian Ware, D.O.'s NPI number?

Brian Ware, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578990875, issued on Oct 1, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Ware, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 32 E Main St, Old Fort, NC, 28762. Phone: (828) 668-6435. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Ware, D.O.'s license?

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 Ware, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian Ware, D.O. had 3,521 Medicare Part D claims for 411 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Brian Ware, D.O.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.