Dr. Ernest Brahn, MD

Dr. Brahn practices at Peter Morton UCLA Medical Building in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Brahn's NPI, 1528092079, was assigned on July 10, 2006. Dr. Brahn graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine in 1978. Dr. Brahn's California license number on file is G42065.

Dr. Brahn's primary practice is Peter Morton UCLA Medical Building, at 200 Medical Plz, Los Angeles, CA 90024 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 794-9206.

Dr. Brahn's primary practice is Peter Morton UCLA Medical Building in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Brahn is also affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The medical group on file is UCLA Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brahn to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Brahn practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Rheumatology is Dr. Brahn's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Brahn is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Brahn has a license on file in California.

Dmand AI lists arthritis, gout, joint pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis among the conditions Dr. Brahn treats.

CMS data shows 44 Medicare services from Dr. Brahn across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 54 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,356 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 54 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brahn in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 21 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.42, 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. Brahn's median patient age at 67, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Brahn wrote 310 Medicare Part D claims for 46 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 239 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $159,077 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 222 claims across 8 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Brahn for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Brahn accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Brahn as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 114 general payments to Dr. Brahn from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Grants make up the largest share, 74% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $160,152.

Dr. Brahn graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine in 1978.

Dr. Brahn is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.