Howard L. Brazil, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Fairhope, AL
Howard L. Brazil, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Fairhope, Alabama, and NPI 1699765271, issued on Oct 25, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 20966, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard L. Brazil
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 20966 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 188 Hospital Dr Ste 100, Fairhope, AL 36532
- Phone
- (251) 607-9797
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2024
- Fax
- (251) 607-7696
- Medicaid ID
- 529800710 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241219001097); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 188 Hospital Dr Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Michele Roberts, CRNPNurse Practitioner1548743891
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Verify Howard L. Brazil in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 20966Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
6,323 Medicare Part D claims for 862 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis391 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium365 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate359 claims
- Carvedilol342 claims
- Furosemide317 claims
- Ramipril316 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $414.68
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Cardiology Associates OF Mobile IncFairhope, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard L. Brazil among 113 interventional cardiology physician records in Alabama
Howard L. Brazil, MD is one of 113 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 89% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2000 among the 100 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 113 interventional cardiology physician records in Alabama.
All 113 in Alabama → Every provider in Fairhope → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Htin Aung, MDFairhope, AL 365321982040580
- Brian Dearing, MDFairhope, AL 365321164478178
- Craig Peterson, M.D.Fairhope, AL 365321619923844
- David Trice, MDFairhope, AL 365321508806597
- Michael Mansour, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041326077058
- Nasser Lakkis, MDMobile, AL 366061851471122
- Chad Alford, MDMobile, AL 366081114905429
- Benjamin Citrin, MDMobile, AL 366081750461620
Common questions
What is Howard L. Brazil, MD's NPI number?
Howard L. Brazil, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699765271, issued on Oct 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard L. Brazil, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 188 Hospital Dr Ste 100, Fairhope, AL, 36532. Phone: (251) 607-9797. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard L. Brazil, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 20966, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard L. Brazil, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard L. Brazil, MD had 6,323 Medicare Part D claims for 862 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard L. Brazil, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.2 of 100. 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.