NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Frederick Brandsema, MD

Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician · Philadelphia, PA

John Frederick Brandsema, MD is a neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1275889792, issued on Aug 2, 2012. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD448845, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1275889792
Name
John Frederick Brandsema
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician 2084N0402X
License number
MD448845 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone
(215) 590-1719
Enumerated
Aug 2, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 14, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(215) 590-1771
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130904000273); accepts Medicare assignment
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 3401 Civic Center Blvd

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

  1. Ruth Abaya, MD, MPHPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1891923306
  2. Soraya Abbasi, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1396780789
  3. Javaneh Abbasian, M.DOphthalmology Physician1790951036
  4. Arlene Abelard-Daniel, CRNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1639599764
  5. Margarita Abella, MDPediatrics Physician1609338300
  6. Nicholas Abend, MDNeurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1679638969

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.5 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 score73.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $47,109.70

48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, Inc. The 1,195 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,568.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Brandsema$47,110
  2. Specialty average$5,568

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Childrens Health Care Associates IncPhiladelphia, PA
  2. University OF Penn - Medical GroupPhiladelphia, PA

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

John Frederick Brandsema among 124 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records in Pennsylvania

John Frederick Brandsema, MD is one of 124 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 50 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0402X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 124 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ernest Barbosa, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041568409340
  2. Christina Bergqvist, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041982618872
  3. Carsten Bonnemann, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041841210358
  4. Lawrence Brown, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041972523124
  5. Robert Clancy, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041619997830
  6. Dennis Dlugos, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041669486551
  7. Rebecca Ichord, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041730101825
  8. Daniel Licht, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041023032539

Common questions

What is John Frederick Brandsema, MD's NPI number?

John Frederick Brandsema, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275889792, issued on Aug 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Frederick Brandsema, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (215) 590-1719. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Frederick Brandsema, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD448845, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is John Frederick Brandsema, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.