Brian West, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · San Diego, CA
Brian West, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1306130380, issued on Jun 7, 2011. Check the license (California A136225, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian West
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A136225 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2929 Health Center Dr, San Diego, CA 92123
- Phone
- (858) 939-6561
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200210001446); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian West in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A136225Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,471 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate437 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium280 claims
- Eliquis265 claims
- Repatha Sureclick239 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate230 claims
- Ezetimibe218 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): 73.6 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: $96.65
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian West among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Brian West, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Bechis, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231740500115
- Jiken Bhatt, MDSan Diego, CA 921231972921088
- Alan Bier, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231518975705
- Kavita Kumar, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231477534113
- David Marsh, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231881685006
- Ronald Miller, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231386625069
- Jayson Morgan, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231932425345
- Nathan Stein, MDSan Diego, CA 921231073044970
Common questions
What is Brian West, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian West, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306130380, issued on Jun 7, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian West, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2929 Health Center Dr, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 939-6561. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian West, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A136225, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian West, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian West, M.D. had 3,471 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian West, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.