Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Dale Braun, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Sandusky, OH

Dale Braun, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Sandusky, Ohio, and NPI 1457352080, issued on Aug 4, 2005. Check the license (Ohio 35052734B, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1457352080
Name
Dale Braun
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
35052734B OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
703 Tyler St, Sandusky, OH 44870
Phone
(419) 502-8001
Enumerated
Aug 4, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 703 Tyler St

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

  1. Timothy Herron, MDNeurology Physician1356323729
  2. Hassan Ibrahim, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1326027442
  3. Fredric Itzkowitz, D.O.Surgery Physician1649266362
  4. Sheri Kershaw, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1306274501
  5. Michael Lyster, D.O.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1295714590
  6. Lawrence McCormack, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1831168608

Verify Dale Braun in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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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66% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

313 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 189 among the 4,152 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 94 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dale Braun313
  2. Specialty average189

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl79 claims
  2. Prednisone65 claims
  3. Cephalexin49 claims
  4. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl30 claims
  5. Gabapentin28 claims
  6. Baclofen19 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 87.3 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 score76.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  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: $742.84

8 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc.. The 5,024 providers of this specialty with any payment received $15,526.12 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dale Braun$742.84
  2. Specialty average$15,526.12

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. North Coast Professional Company, LLCSandusky, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Ohio

There are 342 neurological surgery physician records in Ohio.

Other neurological surgery physician records in Ohio

  1. Owoicho Adogwa, MDCincinnati, OH1154681542
  2. Zubair Ahammad, D.O.Toledo, OH1801195011
  3. Gasser Al-Shyal, M.DCleveland, OH1124367842
  4. Linda Alston, D.O.Kettering, OH1740469865
  5. Ali Amine, MDColumbus, OH1932874112
  6. Nathaniel Amor, D.O.Columbus, OH1922235498
  7. James Anderson, MDCleveland, OH1922115385
  8. Toomas Anton, M.D.Youngstown, OH1437368156
  9. Arthur Arand, M.D.West Chester, OH1386652584
  10. Thambipillai Arudchenthan, MDFairfield, OH1811184260

Common questions

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

Dale Braun, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457352080, issued on Aug 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dale Braun, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 703 Tyler St, Sandusky, OH, 44870. Phone: (419) 502-8001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35052734B, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Dale Braun, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dale Braun, M.D. had 313 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 189. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dale Braun, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.3 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.