Dr. James Michael Bried, MD

Dr. Bried practices at Poway Surgery Center in Poway, California.

Dr. Bried's NPI, 1891809257, was assigned on August 19, 2006. Dr. Bried graduated from College of Medicine - Tucson in 1983. Dr. Bried's California license number on file is G62595.

Dr. Bried's primary practice is Poway Surgery Center, at 15611 Pomerado Rd, Poway, CA 92064. The practice phone is (858) 521-0031.

Dr. Bried's primary practice is Poway Surgery Center in Poway, California. Dr. Bried is also affiliated with Palomar UC San Diego Health Poway. The medical group on file is Palomar Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bried to 1 more hospital, 5 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bried practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Bried's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Bried is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Bried's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Arizona.

Dmand AI lists arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, chest wall injury, enthesopathy in arms, fluid in a joint and hand joint or tendon inflammation among the conditions Dr. Bried treats.

CMS data shows 14,485 Medicare services from Dr. Bried across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 586 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $194,067 for them.

CMS counts 586 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bried in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 272 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.92, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bried's median patient age at 68, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bried wrote 341 Medicare Part D claims for 183 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 295 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,221 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 336 claims across 7 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 23 out of 100 for Dr. Bried for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Bried accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 55 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Bried, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Bried. The most frequent topics are Coccidioidomycosis, Osteomyelitis and Radiography. Dr. Bried has published most often in Clin Orthop Relat Res. Dr. Bried's most frequent co-authors are Frank A. Cordasco, MD and Ziad M. Shehab, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 94 general payments to Dr. Bried from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 59% of the total. ImpactOrtho, Inc. paid the most, $1,200.

Dr. Bried graduated from College of Medicine - Tucson in 1983.

Dr. Bried is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.