William Brinkman, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Plano, TX
William Brinkman, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Plano, Texas, and NPI 1902950983, issued on Jan 23, 2007. Check the license (Texas M7060, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Brinkman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- M7060 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4708 Alliance Blvd, Plano, TX 75093
- Phone
- (972) 596-6676
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 10, 2023
- Fax
- (972) 596-7078
- Medicaid ID
- 187717703 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071003000844); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Brinkman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M7060Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $48,036.42
70 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Artivion, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Healthtexas Provider NetworkDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Brinkman among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
William Brinkman, MD is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 484 in Texas → Every provider in Plano → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Chang-Tung, M. D.Plano, TX 750931891748588
- John Dimaio, MDPlano, TX 750931124082904
- James Edgerton, M.D.Plano, TX 750931386632909
- Timothy George, MDPlano, TX 750931336340041
- Katherine Harrington, M.D.Plano, TX 750931538349360
- Kelley Hutcheson, M.D.Plano, TX 750931518162650
- Gary Jett, M.D.Plano, TX 750931184690810
- Michael Mack, M.D.Plano, TX 750931376531913
Common questions
What is William Brinkman, MD's NPI number?
William Brinkman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902950983, issued on Jan 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Brinkman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4708 Alliance Blvd, Plano, TX, 75093. Phone: (972) 596-6676. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Brinkman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M7060, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Brinkman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Brinkman, MD had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.