Fernando Alberto Sanchez-Brugal, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · High Point, NC
Fernando Alberto Sanchez-Brugal, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in High Point, North Carolina, and NPI 1720026974, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9900128, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fernando Alberto Sanchez-Brugal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 9900128 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 507 N Lindsay St, High Point, NC 27262
- Phone
- (336) 883-0029
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160329002247); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Fernando Alberto Sanchez-Brugal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9900128Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,442 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 1,002 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium414 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate371 claims
- Gabapentin327 claims
- Omeprazole301 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen282 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl273 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): 86.7 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: $845.24
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Bethany Medical CenterHigh Point, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Fernando Alberto Sanchez-Brugal among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Fernando Alberto Sanchez-Brugal, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
60 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in High Point
They are 60 of the 2,045 NPPES records with a practice address in High Point, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Fernando Alberto Sanchez-Brugal, MD's NPI number?
Fernando Alberto Sanchez-Brugal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720026974, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fernando Alberto Sanchez-Brugal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 507 N Lindsay St, High Point, NC, 27262. Phone: (336) 883-0029. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fernando Alberto Sanchez-Brugal, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9900128, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Fernando Alberto Sanchez-Brugal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fernando Alberto Sanchez-Brugal, MD had 9,442 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Fernando Alberto Sanchez-Brugal, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.7 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.