James Cooper Brien, M.D.
Urology Physician · Asheville, NC
James Cooper Brien, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1538383658, issued on Apr 12, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2013-00562, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Cooper Brien
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License numbers
- 2013-00562 NC
MT184782 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Doctors Park, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 253-5314
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 254-5216
- Medicaid ID
- 5912314 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130522000722); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest urology physician records → All 506 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1 Doctors Park
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bruce Armstrong, MDUrology Physician1205831815
- Ricky Bare, M.D.Urology Physician1164414702
- Michael Burris, MDUrology Physician1417271198
- John Cargill, MDUrology Physician1144268939
- Andrew Franklin, M.D.Urology Physician1285996140
- Dominic Grimberg, MDUrology Physician1952833709
Verify James Cooper Brien in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2013-00562Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024
2,969 Medicare Part D claims for 764 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 136 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl1,022 claims
- Finasteride599 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er174 claims
- Myrbetriq152 claims
- Gemtesa147 claims
- Silodosin96 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): 93.5 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: $480.77
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Adventhealth Medical Group Cancer And Specialty Care LLCAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Cooper Brien among 506 urology physician records in North Carolina
James Cooper Brien, M.D. is one of 506 urology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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 53% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 506 urology physician records in North Carolina.
All 506 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bruce Armstrong, MDAsheville, NC 288011205831815
- Ricky Bare, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011164414702
- Michael Burris, MDAsheville, NC 288011417271198
- John Cargill, MDAsheville, NC 288011144268939
- Brian Cohen, MDAsheville, NC 288011336340579
- Andrew Franklin, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011285996140
- Alan Friedman, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011336133412
- Karen Frye, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011457345639
Common questions
What is James Cooper Brien, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Cooper Brien, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538383658, issued on Apr 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Cooper Brien, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Doctors Park, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 253-5314. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Cooper Brien, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2013-00562, 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 James Cooper Brien, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Cooper Brien, M.D. had 2,969 Medicare Part D claims for 764 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Cooper Brien, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 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.