Dr. Brian P Brocker , MD
Neurological Surgery • Youngstown, OH
1616 Covington St
Youngstown, OH 445101244
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Dr. Brian Brocker is listed in NPPES under Neurological Surgery.
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NPI assigned on December 9, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 865 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 349 service units.
- 99231 — Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 269 service units.
- 99222 — Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making: 116 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 6 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 1,379 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Tramadol Hcl — 366 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) — 310 prescription fills, including refills.
- Gabapentin — 139 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 22 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Ohio (2024, 195 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 225. Middle half: 115 to 420.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 902 in 2020 to 865 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1616 Covington St
Youngstown, OH 445101244
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Toledo College Of Medicine
1985
What Public CMS Data Show
Neurological Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
189 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $67,911 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $51,210 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
1,459 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$50,874 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $12.14 in 2021
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2021.
Years since graduation
41 years (graduated 1985)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1985 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2005
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Brocker has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Brocker as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Youngstown and Ohio
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Ohio (2024, 195 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 225. Middle half: 115 to 420.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Youngstown have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Ohio (2024, 195 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $31,909. Middle half: $14,048 to $86,787.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Youngstown have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Ohio (2024, 195 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $24,609. Middle half: $11,009 to $66,867.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Youngstown have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Ohio (2024, 118 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 87. Middle half: 31 to 180.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Youngstown have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Ohio (2024, 118 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $665. Middle half: $250 to $1,537.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Youngstown have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
8 active clinicians are listed under Neurological Surgery with a practice address in Youngstown, OH (357 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services stayed about the same: 902 in 2020 and 865 in 2024.
- 2020: 902
- 2021: 882
- 2022: 710
- 2023: 735
- 2024: 865
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount stayed about the same: $68,462 in 2020 and $67,911 in 2024.
- 2020: $68,462
- 2021: $72,006
- 2022: $59,078
- 2023: $59,376
- 2024: $67,911
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare stayed about the same: $49,856 in 2020 and $51,210 in 2024.
- 2020: $49,856
- 2021: $51,836
- 2022: $43,355
- 2023: $44,392
- 2024: $51,210
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 31% from 2,007 in 2020 to 1,379 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,007
- 2021: 1,890
- 2022: 1,640
- 2023: 1,526
- 2024: 1,379
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 31% from 2,116 in 2020 to 1,459 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,116
- 2021: 1,971
- 2022: 1,699
- 2023: 1,605
- 2024: 1,459
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 19% from $62,761 in 2020 to $50,874 in 2024.
- 2020: $62,761
- 2021: $51,951
- 2022: $48,406
- 2023: $46,875
- 2024: $50,874
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2021 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2021), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2021 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2021): fewer than 11 records totaling $12.14.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| AbbVie Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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QULIPTA | General | $12.14 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2021, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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349 | 81 | $130.00 | $82.80 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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269 | 82 | $104.00 | $46.99 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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116 | 109 | $222.00 | $124.02 |
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80307
Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers
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71 | 26 | $100.00 | $60.04 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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44 | 44 | $165.00 | $120.81 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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16 | 16 | $235.00 | $150.57 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 366 | 10,190 | $3,031.58 | 48 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 310 | 9,035 | $8,916.27 | 39 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 139 | 5,364 | $1,802.10 | 23 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 115 | 3,394 | $2,881.49 | 12 |
| Levetiracetam | Levetiracetam | 64 | 2,040 | $690.84 | 16 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 62 | 2,190 | $503.99 | — |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 57 | 2,010 | $398.13 | — |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 49 | 1,264 | $672.98 | — |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 27 | 810 | $125.07 | — |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 26 | 960 | $730.24 | — |
| Morphine Sulfate Er | Morphine Sulfate | 20 | 600 | $510.97 | — |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 17 | 465 | $368.13 | — |
| Ubrelvy | Ubrogepant | 16 | 220 | $15,554.93 | — |
| Lyrica | Pregabalin | 13 | 390 | $7,727.51 | — |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 13 | 367 | $114.51 | — |
| Tramadol Hcl Er | Tramadol Hcl | 13 | 390 | $619.68 | — |
| Buprenorphine | Buprenorphine | 13 | 364 | $4,701.84 | — |
| Methadone Hcl | Methadone Hcl | 12 | 360 | $167.82 | — |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 12 | 360 | $232.04 | — |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 12 | 360 | $85.49 | — |
| Butalb-Acetaminoph-Caff-Codein | Butalbit/Acetamin/Caff/Codeine | 12 | 321 | $909.08 | — |
| Carisoprodol | Carisoprodol | 11 | 330 | $129.25 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NEUROSURGERY
I20040414000068
OH
4789676503
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated December 09, 2005.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Neurological Surgery Specialists in Youngstown
- Dr. Chander Kohli, MD
- Dr. Daraspreet Kainth, MD
- Dr. Peter Fragatos, MD
- Dr. Toomas Anton, MD
- Dr. Ali Kooshkabadi, MD
- Dr. Kene Ugokwe, MD
Mailing Address
1616 Covington St
Youngstown, OH 445101244
Phone: 3307479215