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2026 NPPES data Orthopaedic Surgery Physician NPI 1659798015 MD
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Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Pineville, North Carolina.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 25,781 in Orthopaedic Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
753
Medicare Part D claims · 303 beneficiaries · Orthopaedic Surgery Physician avg: 324
MIPS score
95.4/100
▲ 12 pts above national avg 83.1 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$3.4K
14 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Briggs Ahearn, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 95.4/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 753 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 95.4/100
- MIPS score · +12 vs avg
- 753
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Briggs Ahearn, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
95 Top 21% higher than 79% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Briggs Ahearn, MD sits
This provider among orthopaedic surgery physician peers
Across the 8,194 orthopaedic surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Briggs Ahearn, MD writes more Part D claims than 84% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 87% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one orthopaedic surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Briggs Ahearn, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Briggs Ahearn, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Briggs Ahearn, MD?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
753 132% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
95.4/100 12.3 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in North Carolina
How Orthopaedic Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Briggs Ahearn, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Orthopaedic Surgery Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 95.4/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician) - 95.4/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Briggs Ahearn, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Orthopaedic Surgery Physician provider holding MD credentials at 9101 PINEVILLE MATTHEWS RD, Pineville, NC, 28134, with a listed phone of (704) 323-3300. NPI 1659798015 was issued on 03/24/2014.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 753 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 303 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $10K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 25.9%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 95.4/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 84.2), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 25,781 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 324 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1659798015 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 03/24/2014 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
95.3578
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
84.2235
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Briggs Ahearn, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Comprehab, Inc
Gastonia, NC
Orthocarolina, PA
Fort Mill, SC
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Briggs Ahearn, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$3.4K
Largest payer
Catalyst OrthoScience
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
753
Total Claims
$10K
Total Drug Cost
303
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 794
- Total Day Supply
- 15,500
- Generic Drug Cost
- $7K
- Opioid Claims
- 195 (25.9% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.93
- Gender Split
- 66% female / 34% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Briggs Ahearn, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Meloxicam
Meloxicam
293 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl 88
Oxycodone Hcl
88 claims
- Tramadol Hcl 78
Tramadol Hcl
78 claims
- Celecoxib 67
Celecoxib
67 claims
- Pregabalin 64
Pregabalin
64 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium 58
Diclofenac Sodium
58 claims
- Methylprednisolone 27
Methylprednisolone
27 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam… 23
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
23 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Meloxicam | 293 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 88 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 78 |
| Celecoxib | 67 |
| Pregabalin | 64 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 58 |
| Methylprednisolone | 27 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 23 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Overview
How Briggs Ahearn, MD fits within the Orthopaedic Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
25,781
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Providers in US
56
States with Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
324
Avg Claims per Provider
Briggs Ahearn, MD's 753 claims are above the specialty average of 324.
Nearby Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Providers in North Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ahearn.
Dr. Christopher Adair
MD
Greensboro, NC
Dr. Richard Adams
M.D.
Statesville, NC
Dr. Samuel Adams
M.D.
Durham, NC
Dr. Anshul Agarwala
M.D.
Greensboro, NC
Dr. Seth Ahlquist
MD
Charlotte, NC
Compare Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the North Carolina medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Orthopaedic Surgery Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Briggs Ahearn, MD's specialty? ▼
Briggs Ahearn, MD specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery Physician and practices in Pineville, North Carolina. Credentials: MD.
How much does Briggs Ahearn, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Briggs Ahearn, MD wrote 753 Medicare Part D claims totaling $10K in drug costs for 303 beneficiaries.
What is Briggs Ahearn, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Briggs Ahearn, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 95.4/100 (Quality: 84.2). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Briggs Ahearn, MD located? ▼
Briggs Ahearn, MD is located at 9101 PINEVILLE MATTHEWS RD, Pineville, NC, 28134. Phone: (704) 323-3300.
What is Briggs Ahearn, MD's NPI number? ▼
Briggs Ahearn, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659798015, issued on 03/24/2014.
Does Briggs Ahearn, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Briggs Ahearn, MD had 195 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 25.9%.
How many Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 25,781 Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Orthopaedic Surgery Physician provider writes 324 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Briggs Ahearn, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Briggs Ahearn, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Meloxicam, Oxycodone Hcl, Tramadol Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Briggs Ahearn, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Briggs Ahearn, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 753 Part D claims and 303 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Briggs Ahearn, MD's credentials? ▼
Briggs Ahearn, MD's NPI is 1659798015 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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