NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian West, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Independence, MO

Brian West, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Independence, Missouri, and NPI 1285602284, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2025010711, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285602284
Name
Brian West
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
2025010711 MO
0101235713 VA
23434 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11605 E 23RD St S, Independence, MO 64050
Phone
(816) 579-6891
Enumerated
Mar 8, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 5, 2025
Fax
(816) 579-6892
Medicaid ID
010237726 VA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250506000643); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 11605 E 23RD St S

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

  1. Whitney Decker, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1619448552
  2. Guy Fogg, MDInternal Medicine Physician1881071124
  3. James Linnick, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1417961988
  4. Shandra Miller, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1306444963
  5. Virginia Robine, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1144254582
  6. Mildred Salkind, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1932138740

Verify Brian West in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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  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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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,047 Medicare Part D claims for 558 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Brian West1,047
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa145 claims
  2. Fluticasone Propionate122 claims
  3. Cephalexin104 claims
  4. Azithromycin89 claims
  5. Cefdinir67 claims
  6. Amoxicillin64 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: $20.03

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. 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.

  1. Brian West$20.03
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Kansas Carenow Urgent Care LLCLees Summit, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brian West among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri

Brian West, MD is one of 2,991 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 1,778 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 53% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

50 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Independence

They are 50 of the 1,810 NPPES records with a practice address in Independence, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tisha Anyanike, M.D.Independence, MO 640501144370750
  2. Stephen Dorsch, MDIndependence, MO 640501992871883
  3. Lawrence Gibbs, M.D.Independence, MO 640501326275660
  4. Shalaunda Gray, M.D.Independence, MO 640501467545863
  5. James Linnick, D.O.Independence, MO 640501417961988
  6. James Marx, DOIndependence, MO 640501306817986
  7. Melvin McFarlin, MDIndependence, MO 640501508059239
  8. Allison Medlin, M.D.Independence, MO 640501508018128

Common questions

What is Brian West, MD's NPI number?

Brian West, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285602284, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian West, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11605 E 23RD St S, Independence, MO, 64050. Phone: (816) 579-6891. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian West, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2025010711, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brian West, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian West, MD had 1,047 Medicare Part D claims for 558 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.