NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian James Western, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician · Baton Rouge, LA

Brian James Western, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1265069702, issued on Mar 25, 2020. Check the license (Louisiana 331210, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1265069702
Name
Brian James Western
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
331210 LA
T9819 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5246 Brittany Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone
(225) 757-4142
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2020
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230524003032); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Alabama College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2020
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 5246 Brittany Dr

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

  1. Jerielle AdamsEmergency Medicine Physician1174813018
  2. Richard Adams, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396548244
  3. Tarini AlapatiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326625443
  4. Andrew AmmonsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215677281
  5. Tiffany Ardoin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1821484080
  6. Joshua AymondClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1144630369

Verify Brian James Western in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

425 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 69 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brian Western425
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt43 claims
  2. Prednisone37 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
  4. Cefdinir30 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass29 claims
  6. Acetaminophen-Codeine25 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Northeast Texas Emergency Physicians PLLCAthens, TX

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

Brian James Western among 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana

Brian James Western, DO is one of 1,000 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2010 among the 653 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

175 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Baton Rouge

They are 175 of the 12,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Baton Rouge, and 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rohit Adi, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081912012444
  2. Terence Alost, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081013974724
  3. Wesley Blocker, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081982717450
  4. Gerard Broussard, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081720048226
  5. Ronald Coe, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081174545537
  6. Dan Godbee, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081578505277
  7. Keith Hodge, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081962515452
  8. Stephen Hosea, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081790890226

Common questions

What is Brian James Western, DO's NPI number?

Brian James Western, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265069702, issued on Mar 25, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian James Western, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5246 Brittany Dr, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 757-4142. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian James Western, DO's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 331210, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brian James Western, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian James Western, DO had 425 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.