NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Urology Physician NPI 1932550571 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Seth Broster, M.D.
Urology Physician in Hickory, North Carolina.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 13,606 in Urology Physician, 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
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 754 beneficiaries · Urology Physician avg: 1K
MIPS score
91.6/100
▲ 8 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$709.66
27 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Seth Broster, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.6/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 2,396 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 91.6/100
- MIPS score · +8 vs avg
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥61st
- 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 Seth Broster, M.D.
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 1932550571), first enumerated 06/24/2016.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 2,396 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 91.6/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
3 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$709.66 in reported industry payments (27 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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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1932550571 · Urology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1932550571
- ENUM-MID 2016
- TAX-MID 14K Urology Physician
- MIPS-ABOVE 91.6/100
- RX-MID 2,396
- BOOK-THIN 459 in North Carolina
- PHOTO-FINISH Ross Anderson · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Broster · this p…
Broster · this provider
91.6 MIPS pts
- Roland Goode · h…
Roland Goode
91.6 MIPS pts
- Ross Anderson · …
Ross Anderson
91.6 MIPS pts
- James Cunningham…
James Cunningham
91.6 MIPS pts
- John Freeman · n…
John Freeman
91.6 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Seth Broster, M.D.'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.
92 ≥ 61st percentile 61% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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.
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Seth Broster, M.D. sits
This provider among urology physician peers
Across the 4,091 urology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Seth Broster, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 79% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 60% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one urology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Seth Broster, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Seth Broster, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 3 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Seth Broster, M.D.?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Urology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
2,396 77% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
91.6/100 8.1 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in North Carolina
How Urology Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Seth Broster, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Urology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 91.6/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
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 | 1932550571 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Urology Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/24/2016 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
91.5909
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
93.6838
Quality
82.4525
Cost
95
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Seth Broster, 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.
According to CMS billing records, Seth Broster, M.D. is affiliated with 3 Medicare-billing facilities.
Caldwell Memorial Hospital Inc
Lenoir, NC
Urology Specialists OF The Carolinas PLLC
Hickory, NC
Viewmont Urology Clinic, PA
Hickory, NC
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 Seth Broster, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$710
Largest payer
ACCORD HEALTHCARE, 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.
2,396
Total Claims
$178K
Total Drug Cost
754
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 4,643.9
- Total Day Supply
- 122,134
- Generic Drug Cost
- $49K
- Opioid Claims
- 107 (4.5% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 549
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 74.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.46
- Gender Split
- 34% female / 66% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 61, 65-74: 315, 75-84: 283, 85+: 95
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Seth Broster, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Tamsulosin Hcl
Tamsulosin Hcl
530 claims
- Finasteride
Finasteride
308 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl 153
Ciprofloxacin Hcl
153 claims
- Methenamine Hippur… 139
Methenamine Hippurate
139 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-T… 103
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
103 claims
- Oxybutynin Chlorid… 100
Oxybutynin Chloride Er
100 claims
- Cefdinir 78
Cefdinir
78 claims
- Gemtesa 75
Gemtesa
75 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 530 |
| Finasteride | 308 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 153 |
| Methenamine Hippurate | 139 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 103 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er Oxybutynin Chloride | 100 |
| Cefdinir | 78 |
| Gemtesa Vibegron | 75 |
| Myrbetriq Mirabegron | 64 |
| Fluconazole | 53 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Urology Physician Overview
How Seth Broster, M.D. fits within the Urology Physician landscape nationally.
13,606
Urology Physician Providers in US
54
States with Urology Physician
1,354
Avg Claims per Provider
Seth Broster, M.D.'s 2,396 claims are above the specialty average of 1,354.
Nationwide Urology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Broster, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (91.6 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2016)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Urology Physician Providers in North Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Broster.
One of 459 Urology Physician providers enrolled in North Carolina, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Victor Abraham
MD
Wilmington, NC
Dr. Yousef Abu-Salha
MD
Cary, NC
Donald Allen
PA
Charlotte, NC
Dr. Joseph Allen
M.D.
Clayton, NC
Dr. Joselito Almario
MD
Ahoskie, NC
Compare Urology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Seth Broster, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Seth Broster, M.D. specializes in Urology Physician and practices in Hickory, North Carolina. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Seth Broster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Seth Broster, M.D. wrote 2,396 Medicare Part D claims totaling $178K in drug costs for 754 beneficiaries.
What is Seth Broster, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Seth Broster, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 91.6/100 (Quality: 93.7, Cost: 82.5). 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 Seth Broster, M.D. located? ▼
Seth Broster, M.D. is located at VIEWMONT UROLOGY CLINIC, PA, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 322-4350.
What is Seth Broster, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Seth Broster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932550571, issued on 06/24/2016.
Does Seth Broster, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Seth Broster, M.D. had 107 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 4.5%.
How many Urology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 13,606 Urology Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Urology Physician provider writes 1,354 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Seth Broster, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Seth Broster, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Tamsulosin Hcl, Finasteride, Ciprofloxacin Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Seth Broster, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Seth Broster, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,396 Part D claims and 754 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Seth Broster, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Seth Broster, M.D.'s NPI is 1932550571 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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