NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Colin Woodward O'Brien, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Sandy Springs, GA

Colin Woodward O'Brien, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Sandy Springs, Georgia, and NPI 1245768886, issued on May 26, 2017. Check the license (Georgia 88949, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245768886
Name
Colin Woodward O'Brien
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
88949 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6135 Barfield RD Ste 100, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
Phone
(404) 962-6000
Enumerated
May 26, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 1, 2023
Fax
(404) 962-6001
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230720000940); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Stanford University School Of Medicine, 2017
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 6135 Barfield RD Ste 100

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

  1. Damara Aldridge, ACNP-CAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1972300937

Verify Colin Woodward O'Brien in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite 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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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

731 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Colin O'Brien731
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium83 claims
  2. Eliquis74 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate64 claims
  4. Carvedilol62 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate57 claims
  6. Metoprolol Tartrate42 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): 68.6 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 score63.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%52.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%76.0
  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: $855.27

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heartflow, Inc. 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.

  1. Colin O'Brien$855.27
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Northside Cardiovascular Professional Services, LLCSandy Springs, GA

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

Colin Woodward O'Brien among 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia

Colin Woodward O'Brien, MD is one of 726 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 207RC0000X and a Georgia 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 Georgia

There are 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Ang, MDAtlanta, GA 303281851593552
  2. Robert Hoff, MDSandy Springs, GA 303281659388908
  3. Shahriar Iravanian, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303281174638589
  4. Stuart Katz, MDAtlanta, GA 303281457350068
  5. Hector Malave, MDAtlanta, GA 303281083620504
  6. Utpal Pandya, MDAtlanta, GA 303281649254848
  7. Rory Priester, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303281881776888
  8. Ali Rahimi, M.D., M.P.H.Atlanta, GA 303281134312309

Common questions

What is Colin Woodward O'Brien, MD's NPI number?

Colin Woodward O'Brien, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245768886, issued on May 26, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Colin Woodward O'Brien, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6135 Barfield RD Ste 100, Sandy Springs, GA, 30328. Phone: (404) 962-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Colin Woodward O'Brien, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 88949, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Colin Woodward O'Brien, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Colin Woodward O'Brien, MD had 731 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Colin Woodward O'Brien, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 68.6 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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