NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

J Brent Muhlestein, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Murray, UT

J Brent Muhlestein, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Murray, Utah, and NPI 1689683435, issued on Aug 7, 2006. Check the license (Utah 1878711205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; 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
1689683435
Name
J Brent Muhlestein
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
1878711205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5121 S Cottonwood St # L6, Murray, UT 84107
Phone
(801) 507-4760
Enumerated
Aug 7, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(801) 507-4792
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060111000643); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 1984
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 5121 S Cottonwood St # L6

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

  1. Steve Mason, PACPhysician Assistant1891764965

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

505 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. J Muhlestein505
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium32 claims
  2. Farxiga26 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium24 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate23 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl21 claims
  6. Eliquis20 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: $245.88

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. J Muhlestein$245.88
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Ihc Health Services IncSalt Lake City, UT

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

J Brent Muhlestein among 163 cardiovascular disease physician records in Utah

J Brent Muhlestein, MD is one of 163 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Utah. 83% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2004 among the 93 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 207RC0000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Utah

There are 163 cardiovascular disease physician records in Utah.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rami Alharethi, MDMurray, UT 841071851306369
  2. Eric Anding, MDMurray, UT 841071487649521
  3. James Burke, M.D.Murray, UT 841071154399459
  4. Kirk Knowlton, M.D.Murray, UT 841071376591339
  5. Armond Lapine, M.D.Murray, UT 841071457331365
  6. Donald Lappe, M.D.Murray, UT 841071669440277
  7. Bard Madsen, M.D.Murray, UT 841071497738074
  8. James Orford, M.D.Murray, UT 841071902843931

Common questions

What is J Brent Muhlestein, MD's NPI number?

J Brent Muhlestein, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689683435, issued on Aug 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is J Brent Muhlestein, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5121 S Cottonwood St # L6, Murray, UT, 84107. Phone: (801) 507-4760. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify J Brent Muhlestein, MD's license?

NPPES lists Utah license number 1878711205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does J Brent Muhlestein, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, J Brent Muhlestein, MD had 505 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.