What is James Brien's specialty?

James Brien (NPI 1538383658) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Urology in Asheville, NC.

Where does James Brien practice?

James Brien practices in Asheville, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1538383658.

How much does Medicare pay James Brien?

James Brien (NPI 1538383658) received approximately $192K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 933 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1538383658

James BrienM.D.

PRACTICEASHEVILLE UROLOGICAL ASSOC INC.See all providers at this practice →

UrologyAsheville, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,714

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,028

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$139K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 320 Urology providers in NC — below median (cohort median 2,412).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,831

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$457K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

24.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Tamsulosin Hcl1,022 claims

Finasteride599 claims

Alfuzosin Hcl174 claims

Mirabegron152 claims

Vibegron147 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$481

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$481

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$481

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Brien's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	379	989
YARBOROUGH, MARK	78	118
BOSTWICK LABORATORIES, INC,	71	110
FLETCHER HOSPITAL INC.	55	147
NPI 1295014405	30	54
Pathologists Medical Laboratory, P.A. Clinical Laboratory · Asheville, NC	28	41
Mountain Ultrasound Imaging, Inc. Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Asheville, NC	25	39
John Cargill Urology · Asheville, NC	23	50
HENDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL CORPORATION	22	84
County Of Buncombe Office Of Accountant Ambulance Service Provider · Asheville, NC	18	25
Peiweng Chen Diagnostic Radiology · Asheville, NC	15	25
LYSKO, JANE	14	20

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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