Michael Brian Bauer, M.D.
Urology Physician · Connelly Springs, NC
Michael Brian Bauer, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Connelly Springs, North Carolina, and NPI 1497799977, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9900164, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Brian Bauer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 9900164 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 730 Malcolm Blvd Ste 100, Connelly Springs, NC 28612
- Phone
- (828) 580-7962
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 580-3392
- Medicaid IDs
- 891277Y NC
1497799977 NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041020001272); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 730 Malcolm Blvd Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Brian Bauer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9900164Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
2,440 Medicare Part D claims for 499 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 70 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er721 claims
- Finasteride288 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl284 claims
- Gemtesa184 claims
- Myrbetriq164 claims
- Estradiol80 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: $117.26
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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 2 group practices
- Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group IncLenoir, NC
- Piedmont Stone Center PLLCWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Brian Bauer among 506 urology physician records in North Carolina
Michael Brian Bauer, 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 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
1 urology physician record lists a practice address in Connelly Springs
They are 1 of the 53 NPPES records with a practice address in Connelly Springs, and 506 urology physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Hamby, M.D.Boone, NC 286071346349172
- Charles Miller, M.D.Boone, NC 286071528168549
- Anthony Schlake, M.D.Boone, NC 286071932362852
- Joseph Jenkins, MDBlowing Rock, NC 286051821265745
- Dominick Carbone, MDElkin, NC 286211790767382
- Judson Rackley, MDElkin, NC 286211578583829
- Mark Anderson, MDHickory, NC 286011043236177
- Seth Broster, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011932550571
Common questions
What is Michael Brian Bauer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Brian Bauer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497799977, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Brian Bauer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 730 Malcolm Blvd Ste 100, Connelly Springs, NC, 28612. Phone: (828) 580-7962. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Brian Bauer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9900164, 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 Michael Brian Bauer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Brian Bauer, M.D. had 2,440 Medicare Part D claims for 499 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.