Michael Brit
Rheumatology Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Michael Brit is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1689692998, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 38107, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Brit
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 38107 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 979 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 778-4396
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 778-4397
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050607001182); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Brit in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 38107Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
4,545 Medicare Part D claims for 621 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 614 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate682 claims
- Methotrexate645 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen529 claims
- Prednisone406 claims
- Alendronate Sodium382 claims
- Allopurinol160 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,081.79
101 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Erlanger HealthChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Brit among 139 rheumatology physician records in Tennessee
Michael Brit is one of 139 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 96 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 139 rheumatology physician records in Tennessee.
All 139 in Tennessee → Every provider in Chattanooga → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jayne Crowe, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031205063591
- Jonathan Mills, MDChattanooga, TN 374031558775130
- Lizeth Romero, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031396983524
- Elizabeth TurnerChattanooga, TN 374031437177441
- Natalie Braggs, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041477764322
- Melinda Garcia-Rosell, MDChattanooga, TN 374041952627333
- Indravadan Shah, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041023100914
- Richard Brackett, MDChattanooga, TN 374211568564672
Common questions
What is Michael Brit's NPI number?
Michael Brit's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689692998, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Brit located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 979 E 3RD St, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 778-4396. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Brit's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 38107, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Brit prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Brit had 4,545 Medicare Part D claims for 621 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Brit's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 of 100. 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.