Brian Michael Ware, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Old Fort, NC
Brian Michael 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 (North Carolina 2016-00629, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Michael Ware
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2016-00629 NC
UO3643 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 32 E Main St, Old Fort, NC 28762
- Phone
- (828) 668-6435
- Enumerated
- Oct 1, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jan 28, 2022
- Fax
- (833) 913-2496
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160722000031); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family medicine physician records → All 4,953 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 32 E Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kerry DaltonPhysician Assistant1245914274
- Darus Henson, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1649770751
- Leigh JohansonPhysician Assistant1730413709
- Jesse Pace, DOFamily Medicine Physician1598027765
- James Quayle, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1699953877
- Anna Shtymak, PAPhysician Assistant1629367727
Verify Brian Michael Ware in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2016-00629Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,521 Medicare Part D claims for 411 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium183 claims
- Lisinopril154 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium154 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate138 claims
- Metformin Hcl117 claims
- 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $690.56
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Ware Family Medicine PLLCOld Fort, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Michael Ware among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Brian Michael Ware, D.O. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Old Fort
They are 4 of the 32 NPPES records with a practice address in Old Fort, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Old Fort → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jerrill McEntire, M.D.Old Fort, NC 287621952333890
- Jesse Pace, DOOld Fort, NC 287621598027765
- James Quayle, M.D.Old Fort, NC 287621699953877
- Thomas Atkinson, M.D.Nebo, NC 287611760472195
- Robert Edwards, PA-CNebo, NC 287611649296419
- Melanie Orange, M.D.Nebo, NC 287611629068069
- Benjamin Adams-Doolittle, DOMills River, NC 287591205221330
- Carol Anne Copenhaver, MDMills River, NC 287591205882370
Common questions
What is Brian Michael Ware, D.O.'s NPI number?
Brian Michael 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 Michael 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 Michael Ware, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-00629, 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 Michael Ware, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Michael Ware, D.O. had 3,521 Medicare Part D claims for 411 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Michael Ware, D.O.'s MIPS final 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), 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.