NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Specialist NPI 1316942154 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Nicholas Braswell, M.D.
Specialist in Decatur, Alabama.
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.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
4K
Medicare Part D claims · 829 beneficiaries · Specialist avg: 2K
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Industry payments
$743.8
34 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Nicholas Braswell, M.D. carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 3,918 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 4K
- Part D claims, 2024
- $743.8
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥91st
- pct by Part D claim volume (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 Nicholas Braswell, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1316942154), first enumerated 06/17/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 3,918 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)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
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
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$743.8 in reported industry payments (34 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1316942154 · Specialist
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1316942154
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-MEGA 70K Specialist
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-MID 3,918
- BOOK-LIGHT 638 in Alabama
- PHOTO-ENUM Sandeep Garg · 2005
Nicholas Braswell, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
3,918 ≥ 91st percentile 91% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. 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 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
What does the federal data show about Nicholas Braswell, M.D.?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Specialist
Medicare Part D claims
3,918 157% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in Alabama
How Specialist compares to other specialties among Alabama providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
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
Provider Details
| NPI | 1316942154 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Specialist |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/17/2005 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Nicholas Braswell, M.D. 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.
Decatur Morgan Neurology
Decatur, AL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Nicholas Braswell, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$744
Largest payer
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
3,918
Total Claims
$459K
Total Drug Cost
829
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 8,955.9
- Total Day Supply
- 255,963
- Generic Drug Cost
- $122K
- Opioid Claims
- 99 (2.5% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 505
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 74.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.24
- Gender Split
- 16% female / 84% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 59, 65-74: 334, 75-84: 332, 85+: 104
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Nicholas Braswell, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Tamsulosin Hcl
Tamsulosin Hcl
910 claims
- Finasteride
Finasteride
533 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er
Alfuzosin Hcl Er
445 claims
- Dutasteride 330
Dutasteride
330 claims
- Potassium Citrate Er 255
Potassium Citrate Er
255 claims
- Cefdinir 80
Cefdinir
80 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mon… 79
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro
79 claims
- Testosterone Cypio… 77
Testosterone Cypionate
77 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 910 |
| Finasteride | 533 |
| Alfuzosin Hcl Er Alfuzosin Hcl | 445 |
| Dutasteride | 330 |
| Potassium Citrate Er Potassium Citrate | 255 |
| Cefdinir | 80 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 79 |
| Testosterone Cypionate | 77 |
| Cephalexin | 74 |
| Myrbetriq Mirabegron | 71 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Specialist Overview
How Nicholas Braswell, M.D. fits within the Specialist landscape nationally.
69,567
Specialist Providers in US
55
States with Specialist
1,524
Avg Claims per Provider
Nicholas Braswell, M.D.'s 3,918 claims are above the specialty average of 1,524.
Nationwide Specialist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Braswell, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Specialist Providers in Alabama
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Alabama, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Braswell.
One of 638 Specialist providers enrolled in Alabama, 5 are shown here.
Dr. William Abernathy
M.D.
Montgomery, AL
Dr. Bernard Abi-Saleh
MD
Mobile, AL
Dr. Charles Adams
M.D.
Birmingham, AL
Dr. Mark Addison
M.D.
Cullman, AL
Dedrick Agee
Hoover, AL
Compare Specialist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nicholas Braswell, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Nicholas Braswell, M.D. specializes in Specialist and practices in Decatur, Alabama. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Nicholas Braswell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Nicholas Braswell, M.D. wrote 3,918 Medicare Part D claims totaling $459K in drug costs for 829 beneficiaries.
What is Nicholas Braswell, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Nicholas Braswell, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. 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 Nicholas Braswell, M.D. located? ▼
Nicholas Braswell, M.D. is located at 1213 13TH AVE SE, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (256) 973-3700.
What is Nicholas Braswell, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Nicholas Braswell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316942154, issued on 06/17/2005.
Does Nicholas Braswell, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Nicholas Braswell, M.D. had 99 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.5%.
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 Nicholas Braswell, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Nicholas Braswell, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Tamsulosin Hcl, Finasteride, Alfuzosin Hcl Er. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Nicholas Braswell, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Nicholas Braswell, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 3,918 Part D claims and 829 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Nicholas Braswell, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Nicholas Braswell, M.D.'s NPI is 1316942154 with credentials M.D.. 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).
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