NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chad Braun, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Palm Springs, CA

Chad Braun, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1427161405, issued on Aug 16, 2006. Check the license (California C179494, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1427161405
Name
Chad Braun
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
C179494 CA
35-7004B OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4791 E Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92264
Phone
(760) 834-7930
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 12, 2022
Fax
(760) 834-7931
Medicaid ID
2106116 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220825004162); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 4791 E Palm Canyon Dr

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

  1. Kelly Coyne, PA-CPhysician Assistant1235142977
  2. James Curie-Bentley, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1437814423
  3. Adam Farzaneh, MDInternal Medicine Physician1154819209
  4. Eden KarikariFamily Nurse Practitioner1467241315
  5. Jason Kauffman, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1194954396
  6. Victor Moore, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1780842799

Verify Chad Braun in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,679 Medicare Part D claims for 458 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 61 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chad Braun2,679
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium204 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate144 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium110 claims
  4. Tamsulosin Hcl98 claims
  5. Lisinopril96 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium89 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): 84.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.7
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $119.44

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, 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. Chad Braun$119.44
  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.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Eisenhower Medical CenterPalm Springs, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Chad Braun among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Chad Braun, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

63 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Palm Springs

They are 63 of the 1,917 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Springs, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Adams, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922641184681439
  2. Edmund Ayoub, MDPalm Springs, CA 922641114180866
  3. Kamel Azhar, M.D, M.A.SPalm Springs, CA 922641578959441
  4. James Gaede, MDPalm Springs, CA 922641255430815
  5. Russell Hisscock, DOPalm Springs, CA 922641821103854
  6. Michael Hughes, MDPalm Springs, CA 922641821186867
  7. Jason Kauffman, D.O.Palm Springs, CA 922641194954396
  8. Laurence Moore, MDPalm Springs, CA 922641275030850

Common questions

What is Chad Braun, M.D.'s NPI number?

Chad Braun, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427161405, issued on Aug 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chad Braun, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4791 E Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA, 92264. Phone: (760) 834-7930. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chad Braun, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C179494, 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 Chad Braun, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chad Braun, M.D. had 2,679 Medicare Part D claims for 458 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Chad Braun, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 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.

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