Maria Braun, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Maria Braun, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1861414856, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (California A73014, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Braun
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A73014 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1908 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 829-5475
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040903000676); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Braun in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A73014Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
877 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost354 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol107 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate68 claims
- Lumigan57 claims
- Timolol Maleate55 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl28 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: $307.91
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Santa Monica Medical Institute IncSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Braun among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Maria Braun, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Maria Braun, MD's NPI number?
Maria Braun, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861414856, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Braun, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1908 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 829-5475. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Braun, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A73014, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Maria Braun, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Braun, MD had 877 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.