Christopher Andrew Brian, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL
Christopher Andrew Brian, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1982789335, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 18201, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Andrew Brian
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 18201 AL
00018201 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Pilot Medical Drive, Birmingham, AL 35235
- Phone
- (205) 856-2284
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 815-4777
- Medicaid ID
- 000008841 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110302000619); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Andrew Brian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18201Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
8,277 Medicare Part D claims for 1,131 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate621 claims
- Eliquis602 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium491 claims
- Carvedilol471 claims
- Furosemide467 claims
- Clopidogrel450 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): 80.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $482.75
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Birmingham Heart Clinic, PLLCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Andrew Brian among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama
Christopher Andrew Brian, M.D. is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.
All 311 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Flowers, MDBirmingham, AL 352351013129105
- James Hammock, MDBirmingham, AL 352351700382462
- William Maclean, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352351821094236
- Van Reeder, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352351871678284
- Harold Settle, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352351609951862
- Jason Thompson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352351740236694
- Anirudh BhargavaBirmingham, AL 352331821523150
- Stephen ClarksonBirmingham, AL 352331740626027
Common questions
What is Christopher Andrew Brian, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Andrew Brian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982789335, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Andrew Brian, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Pilot Medical Drive, Birmingham, AL, 35235. Phone: (205) 856-2284. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Andrew Brian, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 18201, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Andrew Brian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Andrew Brian, M.D. had 8,277 Medicare Part D claims for 1,131 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Andrew Brian, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.1 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.
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.