Dr. Howard L. Brazil, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,162
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 637
- Part D claims, 2024
- 6,323
- MIPS score, 2024
- 76
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 6701 Airport Blvd, Mobile, AL 36608
- Practice phone
- Call (251) 607-9797
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Cardiology Associates
Mobile, Alabama
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Dr. Howard L. Brazil is an interventional cardiologist in Mobile, Alabama
Dr. Brazil practices at Cardiology Associates in Mobile, Alabama.
Dr. Brazil's NPI, 1699765271, was assigned on October 25, 2005. Dr. Brazil graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Brazil holds Alabama license 20966.
- NPI
- 1699765271NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1254504632
- NPI enumeration date
- October 25, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (251) 607-9797
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Howard L. Brazil practices at Cardiology Associates in Mobile, Alabama
Dr. Brazil's primary practice is Cardiology Associates, at 6701 Airport Blvd, Mobile, AL 36608 in Mobile County. The practice phone is (251) 607-9797.
- Cardiology Associates6701 Airport Blvd, Mobile, AL 36608 · Mobile CountyPhone(251) 607-9797
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Howard L. Brazil is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Brazil's primary practice is Cardiology Associates in Mobile, Alabama. Dr. Brazil is also affiliated with Thomas Hospital. The medical group on file is Cardiology Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brazil to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Howard L. Brazil's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Brazil practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Cardiology Associates | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Howard L. Brazil is one of 96 interventional cardiologists in Alabama
Interventional cardiology is Dr. Brazil's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Brazil is licensed in Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Interventional cardiology, AlabamaPrimary
Interventional cardiologists near Dr. Brazil
Counts of interventional cardiologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Howard L. Brazil billed Medicare for 2,162 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,162 Medicare services from Dr. Brazil across 24 procedure codes in 2024, for 637 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $109,512 for them.
Dr. Brazil's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 9722024: 1,0538%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,2042024: 1,01116%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1062024: 8619%
- Other services
- 2023: 232024: 1248%
Where Dr. Brazil's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office64830%
- In a facility1,51470%
Dr. Brazil compared with the Alabama median for interventional cardiologists, 2024
- Dr. Brazil
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 2,162vs 2,2775% below
- Medicare patients
- 637vs 72913% below
- Part D claims
- 6,043vs 4,10247% above
Medians across 92 interventional cardiologists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Brazil's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Howard L. Brazil treated 637 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 637 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brazil in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 245 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.64, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Brazil's median patient age at 70, with 46% women.
Dr. Brazil's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Brazil's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women27743%
- Men36057%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Brazil's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease65%
- Arthritis60%
- Diabetes45%
- Atrial fibrillation40%
- Chronic kidney disease37%
- Heart failure34%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Brazil's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women46%
- Men53%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Howard L. Brazil wrote 6,323 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Brazil wrote 6,323 Medicare Part D claims for 862 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,043 of them, across 56 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,069,192 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,674 claims across 56 drugs.
Dr. Brazil's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic5,199 claims82%
- Brand-name1,124 claims18%
Dr. Brazil's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Brazil's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%41 of 6,323 claims
- Antibiotics1%53 of 6,323 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 5,6742024: 6,0437%
Drugs named by CMS: 56 in 2024, 56 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Howard L. Brazil scored 76 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 76 out of 100 for Dr. Brazil for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Brazil accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 135 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Brazil, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Brazil's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 76of 100Final score
- 67.1of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 72of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Brazil ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Coronary angioplasty and stenting
- 98th percentile135 procedures
- Pacemaker insertion or repair
- 72nd percentile21 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Howard L. Brazil received $5,882 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 385 general payments to Dr. Brazil from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company paid the most, $709.
General payments to Dr. Brazil by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Brazil the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Howard L. Brazil graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine
Dr. Brazil graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1991.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Howard L. Brazil's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Howard L. Brazil's NPI number?
Dr. Howard L. Brazil's NPI number is 1699765271. It was assigned on October 25, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Howard L. Brazil?
Dr. Howard L. Brazil is an interventional cardiologist in Mobile, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Cardiology Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0011X).
Where does Dr. Howard L. Brazil practice?
Dr. Brazil practices at 6701 Airport Blvd, Mobile, AL 36608. Dr. Brazil's primary practice is Cardiology Associates in Mobile, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brazil to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Howard L. Brazil's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Brazil is (251) 607-9797.
What is Dr. Howard L. Brazil's medical license number?
Dr. Brazil holds Alabama license 20966.
Which hospitals is Dr. Howard L. Brazil affiliated with?
Dr. Brazil is affiliated with Thomas Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Brazil to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Howard L. Brazil part of?
Dr. Brazil is linked to Cardiology Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. Brazil to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Howard L. Brazil accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Brazil billed Medicare for 2,162 services in 2024, and Dr. Brazil accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Howard L. Brazil's MIPS score?
Dr. Brazil's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 76 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Howard L. Brazil see?
CMS counts 637 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brazil in 2024, with an average age of 77.
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What services does Dr. Howard L. Brazil bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Brazil's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), heart test or procedure (93010) and hospital inpatient care (99232).
Where did Dr. Howard L. Brazil go to medical school?
Dr. Brazil graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1991.
What drugs does Dr. Howard L. Brazil prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Brazil's most prescribed drugs by claims were Eliquis, Atorvastatin Calcium and Metoprolol Succinate.
Has Dr. Howard L. Brazil received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,882 in general payments to Dr. Brazil from 33 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
How long has Dr. Howard L. Brazil been practicing?
Dr. Brazil graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.
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