NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Earl Warren Brien

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Earl Warren Brien is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1518024702, issued on Jan 3, 2007. Check the license (California G61297, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518024702
Name
Earl Warren Brien
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
G61297 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8700 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone
(310) 423-9887
Enumerated
Jan 3, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 423-9844
Medicaid ID
3603726 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040624001247); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 1986
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 8700 Beverly Blvd.

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

  1. Marie Acorda Reece, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1528331485
  2. Songolaye Akinloye, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1487781043
  3. Arie Alkalay, M.D.Specialist1265419154
  4. Alexander Allins, M.D.Specialist1033193016
  5. Harold Amer, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1447237359
  6. David Balfe, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1265410146

Verify Earl Warren Brien 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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

23 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Earl Brien23
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl21 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $272.15

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Earl Brien$272
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterWest Hollywood, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 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.

Earl Warren Brien among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California

Earl Warren Brien is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sonu Ahluwalia, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481952459513
  2. Rodney Gabriel, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481578631032
  3. Jon Greenfield, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481487644118
  4. Joseph Isaacson, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481912079955
  5. Charles Moon, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481376527440
  6. Michael Pearl, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481588731319
  7. Ramin Rabbani, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481306926340
  8. Gabriel Rubanenko, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481194704643

Common questions

What is Earl Warren Brien's NPI number?

Earl Warren Brien's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518024702, issued on Jan 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Earl Warren Brien located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8700 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 423-9887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Earl Warren Brien's license?

NPPES lists California license number G61297, 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 Earl Warren Brien prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Earl Warren Brien had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.