NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hope A. Brainard, DO

Hospitalist Physician · West Columbia, SC

Hope A. Brainard, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1669652046, issued on Nov 14, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 1524, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669652046
Name
Hope A. Brainard
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
1524 SC
TL1524 SC
OH-51-002127 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2720 Sunset Blvd., West Columbia, SC 29169
Phone
(803) 791-2480
Enumerated
Nov 14, 2007
Record last updated
Oct 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 936-4102
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111017000339); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Midwestern University, Chicago College Of Osteopathic Med, 2006
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 2720 Sunset Blvd.

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

  1. Joseph Burkett, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1588892590
  2. Mary Catherine ClaytonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1215598057
  3. Debora Froese, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1396831012
  4. Aimee Gondi, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1033203617
  5. Steven Hayes, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1407822398
  6. Sameena Khan, M.DHospitalist Physician1235381971

Verify Hope A. Brainard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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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1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

515 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Hope Brainard515
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium39 claims
  2. Prednisone27 claims
  3. Furosemide22 claims
  4. Cefdinir18 claims
  5. Gabapentin16 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate15 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): 83 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 score80.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%72.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC

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

Hope A. Brainard among 470 hospitalist physician records in South Carolina

Hope A. Brainard, DO is one of 470 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 93% 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 26% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 26% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2011 among the 409 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

47 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in West Columbia

They are 47 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 470 hospitalist physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Benedict, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691639283088
  2. Michael Capuano, DOWest Columbia, SC 291691679548697
  3. Curt Charnes, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691588621817
  4. Eric Freiberger, D.O.West Columbia, SC 291691881690147
  5. Troy Gamble, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691982662532
  6. David Ha, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691467469304
  7. Barbara Magera, MD, PHARM. DWest Columbia, SC 291691891776621
  8. Ted Marshall, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691619930229

Common questions

What is Hope A. Brainard, DO's NPI number?

Hope A. Brainard, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669652046, issued on Nov 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hope A. Brainard, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2720 Sunset Blvd., West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 791-2480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hope A. Brainard, DO's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1524, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Hope A. Brainard, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hope A. Brainard, DO had 515 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Hope A. Brainard, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.