Dr. Brian L. Minkus, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 248
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 103
- Part D claims, 2024
- 5,765
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $6,493
- Practice address
- 18502 Gridley Road, Artesia, CA 90701-5436
- Practice phone
- Call (562) 865-6160
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Minkus Family Medicine
Physician office · Artesia, California
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Dr. Brian L. Minkus is a family medicine physician in Artesia, California
Dr. Minkus practices at Minkus Family Medicine in Artesia, California.
Dr. Minkus' NPI, 1235165507, was assigned on June 25, 2006. Dr. Minkus graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 1989. Dr. Minkus holds California license 20A5897.
- NPI
- 1235165507NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0446213623
- NPI enumeration date
- June 25, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (562) 865-6160
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 63
- Medical school graduation
- 1989
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Brian L. Minkus practices at Minkus Family Medicine in Artesia, California
Dr. Minkus' primary practice is Minkus Family Medicine, at 18502 Gridley Road, Artesia, CA 90701-5436. The practice phone is (562) 865-6160.
- Minkus Family Medicine18502 Gridley Road, Artesia, CA 90701-5436Phone(562) 865-6160
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Brian L. Minkus is affiliated with 4 sites of care
Dr. Minkus' primary practice is Minkus Family Medicine in Artesia, California. Dr. Minkus is also affiliated with UCI Health - Orange. Dmand AI also links Dr. Minkus to 1 more home health agency and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Brian L. Minkus' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Minkus practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Minkus Family Medicine | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Brian L. Minkus is one of 15,680 family medicine physicians in California
Family medicine is Dr. Minkus' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Minkus is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, arthritis, atrial fibrillation and flutter, bursitis, chronic anemia, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension and chronic kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Minkus treats.
Family medicine physicians near Dr. Minkus
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Brian L. Minkus billed Medicare for 248 services in 2024
CMS data shows 248 Medicare services from Dr. Minkus across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 103 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,436 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Minkus' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1352024: 19947%
- Other services
- 2023: 312024: 4958%
Dr. Minkus compared with the California median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Minkus
- California median
- Medicare services
- 248vs 246Close to median
- Medicare patients
- 103vs 11813% below
- Part D claims
- 5,076vs 8336.1 times
Medians across 15,349 family medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Minkus' 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. Brian L. Minkus treated 103 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 103 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Minkus in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 47 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Minkus' median patient age at 63, with 51% women.
Dr. Minkus' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Minkus' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5553%
- Men4847%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Minkus' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure73%
- Arthritis50%
- Chronic kidney disease43%
- Anxiety32%
- Diabetes21%
- Depression20%
- Mood disorders20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Minkus' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 63
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women51%
- Men48%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Brian L. Minkus wrote 5,765 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Minkus wrote 5,765 Medicare Part D claims for 366 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,076 of them, across 116 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $346,864 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,663 claims across 122 drugs.
Dr. Minkus' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic5,036 claims87%
- Brand-name697 claims12%
- Other32 claims1%
Dr. Minkus' 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. Minkus' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids6%357 of 5,765 claims
- Antibiotics3%197 of 5,765 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%23 of 5,765 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: 5,6632024: 5,07610%
Drugs named by CMS: 116 in 2024, 122 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
How Dr. Brian L. Minkus takes part in Medicare
Dr. Minkus accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Brian L. Minkus received $6,493 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 353 general payments to Dr. Minkus from 36 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $990.
General payments to Dr. Minkus by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Minkus by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$6,486100%
- Education$70%
Companies that paid Dr. Minkus 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. Brian L. Minkus has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Minkus, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2011.
Awards and honors for Dr. Minkus
- 2011
- CMS Stage 1 2012
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Brian L. Minkus graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Dr. Minkus graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 1989. Dr. Minkus is a member of AOA.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Brian L. Minkus accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers
Dr. Minkus is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- CMS Medicare
- +2 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Minkus accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare7
- PPO5
- HMO4
- POS3
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Brian L. Minkus'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Brian L. Minkus' NPI number?
Dr. Brian L. Minkus' NPI number is 1235165507. It was assigned on June 25, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Brian L. Minkus?
Dr. Brian L. Minkus is a family medicine physician in Artesia, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. Brian L. Minkus practice?
Dr. Minkus practices at 18502 Gridley Road, Artesia, CA 90701-5436. Dr. Minkus' primary practice is Minkus Family Medicine in Artesia, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Minkus to 1 home health agency and 1 hospice.
What is Dr. Brian L. Minkus' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Minkus is (562) 865-6160.
What is Dr. Brian L. Minkus' medical license number?
Dr. Minkus holds California license 20A5897.
Which hospitals is Dr. Brian L. Minkus affiliated with?
Dr. Minkus is affiliated with UCI Health - Orange.
Does Dr. Brian L. Minkus accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Minkus billed Medicare for 248 services in 2024, and Dr. Minkus accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Brian L. Minkus see?
CMS counts 103 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Minkus in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Brian L. Minkus bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Minkus' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215) and medicare service (G0439).
Where did Dr. Brian L. Minkus go to medical school?
Dr. Minkus graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 1989.
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What drugs does Dr. Brian L. Minkus prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Minkus' most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Brian L. Minkus received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $6,493 in general payments to Dr. Minkus from 36 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. Brian L. Minkus been practicing?
Dr. Minkus graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Brian L. Minkus accept?
Dr. Minkus is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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