NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Briggs Mason Ahearn, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Pineville, NC

Briggs Mason Ahearn, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Pineville, North Carolina, and NPI 1659798015, issued on Mar 24, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 2020-00714, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659798015
Name
Briggs Mason Ahearn
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
2020-00714 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9101 Pineville Matthews RD, Pineville, NC 28134
Phone
(704) 323-3300
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2014
Record last updated
Aug 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(864) 454-8265
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190912003525); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2014
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 9101 Pineville Matthews RD

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

  1. Nasib Ayoubi, MDRheumatology Physician1073958617
  2. Kensie D'OrioRegistered Dietitian1316541493
  3. Audrey EdwardsPsychologist1912797143
  4. Kayla JeffersonBehavior Analyst1396228367
  5. Katherine PerryPharmacist1639423601
  6. Carlie Roseman, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1295577310

Verify Briggs Mason Ahearn in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

457 Medicare Part D claims for 223 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 91 claims were for opioids.

  1. Briggs Ahearn457
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam166 claims
  2. Diclofenac Sodium44 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl42 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl36 claims
  5. Pregabalin29 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone24 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): 95.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $3,414.47

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Catalyst OrthoScience. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Briggs Ahearn$3,414
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Comprehab, IncGastonia, NC
  2. OrthocarolinaFort Mill, SC

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

Briggs Mason Ahearn among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina

Briggs Mason Ahearn, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X 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 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Pineville

They are 4 of the 211 NPPES records with a practice address in Pineville, and 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Scott Burbank, MDPineville, NC 281341154537751
  2. David Dupuy, MDPineville, NC 281341861474603
  3. John Ternes, MDPineville, NC 281341942282637
  4. Charles Bond, M.D.Rutherfordton, NC 281391467448282
  5. Brian Pienkos, MDRutherfordton, NC 281391376759811
  6. Michael Roberts, M.D.Rutherfordton, NC 281391336135052
  7. James Comadoll, MDSalisbury, NC 281441013963446
  8. William Furr, MDSalisbury, NC 281441528022761

Common questions

What is Briggs Mason Ahearn, MD's NPI number?

Briggs Mason Ahearn, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659798015, issued on Mar 24, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Briggs Mason Ahearn, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9101 Pineville Matthews RD, Pineville, NC, 28134. Phone: (704) 323-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Briggs Mason Ahearn, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2020-00714, 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 Briggs Mason Ahearn, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Briggs Mason Ahearn, MD had 457 Medicare Part D claims for 223 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Briggs Mason Ahearn, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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.

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