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Lloyd Brenden, MD

Specialist in Mesa, Arizona.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 69,567 in Specialist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
283
Medicare Part D claims · 135 beneficiaries · Specialist avg: 2K
MIPS score
0/100
▼ 84 pts below national avg 83.5 · Penalty band
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What the federal data shows

Lloyd Brenden, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 0/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 283 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

0/100
MIPS score · -83 vs avg
283
Part D claims, 2024
≥0th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Lloyd Brenden, MD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1497716625), first enumerated 03/29/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 283 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 0/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1497716625 · Specialist

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-LOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1497716625
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MEGA 70K Specialist
  • MIPS-LOW 0/100
  • RX-LIGHT 283
  • BOOK-LIGHT 959 in Arizona
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ahmad Alturjuman · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Lloyd Brenden, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

0 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). This entry sits in this band. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Above this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Lloyd Brenden, MD sits

This provider among specialist peers

Across the 4,261 specialist providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Lloyd Brenden, MD writes more Part D claims than 28% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 0% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

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percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Lloyd Brenden, MD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one specialist peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Lloyd Brenden, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Lloyd Brenden, MD?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 03/29/2006

NPI 1497716625

Primary specialty

Specialist

High-volume

69,567 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

283 81% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,524

MIPS final score

0/100 83.5 pts vs avg

Penalty band band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Arizona

How Specialist compares to other specialties among Arizona providers

Arizona providers
Behavior Technician6%Pharmacist5.4%Family Nurse Practitioner4.3%Physical Therapist4.1%Student in an Organized Heal…3.6%Speech-Language Pathologist3.5%Specialist0.8%
Largest specialties in Arizona (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Lloyd Brenden, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Specialist national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
0/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%0%
MIPS final score (Specialist) - 0/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

7525 E BROADWAY RD
Mesa, AZ 85208
(480) 985-9492

Provider Details

NPI 1497716625
Specialty Specialist
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 03/29/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

0
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
0
Quality

Reporting: Individual

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Lloyd Brenden, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Skin Care Specialists PLLC
Mesa, AZ

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

283
Total Claims
$107K
Total Drug Cost
135
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
359.467
Total Day Supply
9,232
Generic Drug Cost
$6K
Antibiotic Claims
19

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
78.4 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.07
Gender Split
41% female / 59% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Lloyd Brenden, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Triamcinolone Acetonide
 45
Hydrocortisone
 42
Mometasone Furoate
 24
Clobetasol Propionate
 20
Clotrimazole
 14
Metronidazole
 13
Fluorouracil
 11
Valacyclovir
Valacyclovir Hcl
11

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Specialist in AZ → All providers in Arizona → Compare specialties →

Specialist Overview

How Lloyd Brenden, MD fits within the Specialist landscape nationally.

69,567
Specialist Providers in US
55
States with Specialist
1,524
Avg Claims per Provider

Lloyd Brenden, MD's 283 claims are below the specialty average of 1,524.

Nationwide Specialist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Brenden, both outside Arizona so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (0 here).

Ahmad Alturjuman 0 CA Francis Barber 0 CA Craig Berris 0 CA Michael Borges 0 CA

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Rebecca Aten Owatonna, MN Tam Tran Falls Church, VA Timothy Jung Riverside, CA Faye Jensen Grass Valley, CA

Nearby Specialist Providers in Arizona

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Arizona, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Brenden.

One of 959 Specialist providers enrolled in Arizona, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Michael Abeshaus
MD
Flagstaff, AZ
Dr. Howard Abrams
M.D.
Phoenix, AZ
Rashael Achinivu
Peoria, AZ
Claire Acuff
PTA
Avondale, AZ
Deborah Adams-Courtland
Prescott, AZ

Compare Specialist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lloyd Brenden, MD's specialty? ▼
Lloyd Brenden, MD specializes in Specialist and practices in Mesa, Arizona. Credentials: MD.
How much does Lloyd Brenden, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Lloyd Brenden, MD wrote 283 Medicare Part D claims totaling $107K in drug costs for 135 beneficiaries.
What is Lloyd Brenden, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Lloyd Brenden, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 0/100 (Quality: 0). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Lloyd Brenden, MD located? ▼
Lloyd Brenden, MD is located at 7525 E BROADWAY RD, Mesa, AZ, 85208. Phone: (480) 985-9492.
What is Lloyd Brenden, MD's NPI number? ▼
Lloyd Brenden, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497716625, issued on 03/29/2006.
How many Specialist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 69,567 Specialist providers across 55 states in the US. The average Specialist provider writes 1,524 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Lloyd Brenden, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Lloyd Brenden, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Triamcinolone Acetonide, Hydrocortisone, Mometasone Furoate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Lloyd Brenden, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Lloyd Brenden, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 283 Part D claims and 135 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Lloyd Brenden, MD's credentials? ▼
Lloyd Brenden, MD's NPI is 1497716625 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.