NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Brown, DNP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Valparaiso, IN

James Brown, DNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Valparaiso, Indiana, and NPI 1013365378, issued on May 27, 2016. Check the license (Indiana 71005977A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013365378
Name
James Brown
Credential
DNP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
71005977A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
80 Foxwood CT, Valparaiso, IN 46385
Phone
(219) 241-5526
Enumerated
May 27, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 28, 2025
Fax
(219) 777-9992
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160609001074); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

1,908 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Brown1,908
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Sertraline Hcl583 claims
  2. Memantine Hcl489 claims
  3. Donepezil Hcl237 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl160 claims
  5. Galantamine Hbr145 claims
  6. Lorazepam86 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): 82.3 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 score59.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%47.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

James Brown among 887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Indiana

James Brown, DNP is one of 887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Indiana. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 20% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2021 among the 573 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 19% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Indiana

There are 887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Indiana.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anne Bates, N.P.P.Valparaiso, IN 463831225136047
  2. Micah DriscollValparaiso, IN 463831609567957
  3. Andrea Farmer, PMHNP-BCValparaiso, IN 463831184104853
  4. Noel Frigo, APRNValparaiso, IN 463831255294641
  5. Kelly Krumwied, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BCValparaiso, IN 463831831936038
  6. Christopher Mercer, NPValparaiso, IN 463831821871062
  7. Anna PhiliposeValparaiso, IN 463831740696467
  8. Dragana Trivunovic, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BCValparaiso, IN 463831851964894

Common questions

What is James Brown, DNP's NPI number?

James Brown, DNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013365378, issued on May 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Brown, DNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 80 Foxwood CT, Valparaiso, IN, 46385. Phone: (219) 241-5526. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Brown, DNP's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 71005977A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James Brown, DNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Brown, DNP had 1,908 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Brown, DNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.3 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.