NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Susan Carol Brunsell, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Bethesda, MD

Susan Carol Brunsell, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bethesda, Maryland, and NPI 1437129368, issued on Jan 24, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0053943, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437129368
Name
Susan Carol Brunsell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
D0053943 MD
MD31293 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Nnmc---Executive Health, Bethesda, MD 20889
Phone
(301) 319-4409
Enumerated
Jan 24, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180321001207); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1986
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Susan Carol Brunsell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

298 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Susan Brunsell298
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium43 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium19 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
  4. Eliquis12 claims
  5. Alendronate Sodium11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%53.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Medstar Medical Group II LLCWashington, DC
  2. Suburban/nrh Medical Rehabilitation IncBethesda, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Susan Carol Brunsell among 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland

Susan Carol Brunsell, MD is one of 1,912 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 73% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 1,141 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

72 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bethesda

They are 72 of the 7,245 NPPES records with a practice address in Bethesda, and 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Timothy Ballard, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208891952325128
  2. Daniel Bigley, D.O.Bethesda, MD 208891417043878
  3. Dawn Marie Christerson, MDBethesda, MD 208891376593244
  4. Susan Cullom, D.O.Bethesda, MD 208891619947165
  5. Michelle Edwards, MD, MPHBethesda, MD 208891174708176
  6. Mary Heathcote, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208891508896028
  7. Steven Humburg, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208891497725337
  8. David McLean, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208891962403279

Common questions

What is Susan Carol Brunsell, MD's NPI number?

Susan Carol Brunsell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437129368, issued on Jan 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Susan Carol Brunsell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Nnmc---Executive Health, Bethesda, MD, 20889. Phone: (301) 319-4409. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Susan Carol Brunsell, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0053943, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Susan Carol Brunsell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Susan Carol Brunsell, MD had 298 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Susan Carol Brunsell, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.