NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tess E. Briggs, P.A.

Medical Physician Assistant · Arlington, VA

Tess E. Briggs, P.A. is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Arlington, Virginia, and NPI 1881935179, issued on Mar 12, 2013. Check the license (Virginia 0110002777, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; 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
1881935179
Name
Tess E. Briggs
Credential
P.A.
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
0110002777 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1701 N George Mason Dr, Arlington, VA 22205
Phone
(703) 558-6161
Enumerated
Mar 12, 2013
Record last updated
Mar 12, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(703) 558-5414
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130516000406); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 1701 N George Mason Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Brian Agyeman, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1760139943
  2. Mushfique Ahmed, MDAnesthesiology Physician1013334978
  3. Bonnie Ahn, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1528220985
  4. Usman Akhtar, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1447583117
  5. Sonia AminObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1548722424
  6. William Anderson Iii,, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1447278734

Verify Tess E. Briggs in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
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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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

171 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Tess Briggs171
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin36 claims
  2. Pentoxifylline12 claims
  3. Pantoprazole 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): 78.4 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 score72.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%55.1
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $135.97

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tess Briggs$135.97
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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

  1. Radiation Oncology Associates PCFalls Church, VA

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

Tess E. Briggs among 941 medical physician assistant records in Virginia

Tess E. Briggs, P.A. is one of 941 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Virginia. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 52% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2014 among the 525 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Virginia

There are 941 medical physician assistant records in Virginia.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brendan Avery, PA-CArlington, VA 222051639875040
  2. Noah Batcha, PA-CArlington, VA 222051649950791
  3. Kelly Bishop, PA-C, M.S.Arlington, VA 222051801293766
  4. Chonnipa HongjaiseeArlington, VA 222051093281073
  5. Nilima PatelArlington, VA 222051699130310
  6. Alison Broadbent, PACArlington, VA 222041326205220
  7. Kristen Hodson, P.A.Arlington, VA 222061275862666
  8. Sarah Maccubbin, PA-CArlington, VA 222061962695403

Common questions

What is Tess E. Briggs, P.A.'s NPI number?

Tess E. Briggs, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881935179, issued on Mar 12, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tess E. Briggs, P.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 N George Mason Dr, Arlington, VA, 22205. Phone: (703) 558-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tess E. Briggs, P.A.'s license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0110002777, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tess E. Briggs, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tess E. Briggs, P.A. had 171 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tess E. Briggs, P.A.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.4 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.

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