NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles Higgins Brower, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Bloomington, MN

Charles Higgins Brower, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Bloomington, Minnesota, and NPI 1043898885, issued on Apr 1, 2021. Check the license on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; 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
1043898885
Name
Charles Higgins Brower
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
35.149947 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4300 Market Pte Dr Ste 100, Bloomington, MN 55435
Phone
(952) 767-4574
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2021
Record last updated
Nov 14, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250612002599); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 2021
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 4300 Market Pte Dr Ste 100

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

  1. Mitchell Annis, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1487344990
  2. Joseph BierbaumPhysician Assistant1437847860
  3. Angelina Birrell-Lopez, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1174191050
  4. Brian Bristol, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1063142628
  5. Richard Campbell, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1659945525
  6. Amy Cho, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1750546164

Verify Charles Higgins Brower in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical PracticeCheck the board
  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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

61 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Charles Brower61
  2. Specialty average226

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: $298.43

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ultrasight Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charles Brower$298.43
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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. Emergency Physicians Professional AssociationBloomington, MN

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

Charles Higgins Brower among 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota

Charles Higgins Brower, MD is one of 1,348 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 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 2021, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2012 among the 818 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 45% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

191 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Bloomington

They are 191 of the 3,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Bloomington, and 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shaun Adams, MDBloomington, MN 554351023085289
  2. Cheri Audrain, MDEdina, MN 554351942269097
  3. Matthew Barrett, MDEdina, MN 554351336108497
  4. David Dvorak, MDEdina, MN 554351689641946
  5. Gary Gosewisch, MDEdina, MN 554351982663027
  6. Lisa Hollensteiner, MDEdina, MN 554351871560094
  7. Todd Joing, MDEdina, MN 554351184683237
  8. R Brian Jones, MDEdina, MN 554351780643841

Common questions

What is Charles Higgins Brower, MD's NPI number?

Charles Higgins Brower, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043898885, issued on Apr 1, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles Higgins Brower, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4300 Market Pte Dr Ste 100, Bloomington, MN, 55435. Phone: (952) 767-4574. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles Higgins Brower, MD's license?

Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Charles Higgins Brower, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles Higgins Brower, MD had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 46 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.