Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 22
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 48
- Part D claims, 2024
- 20
- Publications
- 5
- MIPS score, 2024
- 70
- Practice address
- 500 Chase Pkwy, Waterbury, CT 06708-3346
- Practice phone
- Call (203) 755-6677
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Neurosurgery Orthopaedics & Spine Specialists
Multi-specialty group site · Waterbury, Connecticut
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Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien is a neurosurgeon in Waterbury, Connecticut
Dr. O'Brien practices at Neurosurgery Orthopaedics & Spine Specialists in Waterbury, Connecticut.
Dr. O'Brien's NPI, 1386175701, was assigned on March 27, 2017. Dr. O'Brien graduated from State University of NY Upstate Medical University in 2017. Dr. O'Brien holds Connecticut license 76983.
- NPI
- 1386175701NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2365787306
- NPI enumeration date
- March 27, 2017
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (203) 755-6677
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 35
- Medical school graduation
- 2017
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien practices at Neurosurgery Orthopaedics & Spine Specialists in Waterbury, Connecticut
Dr. O'Brien's primary practice is Neurosurgery Orthopaedics & Spine Specialists, at 500 Chase Pkwy, Waterbury, CT 06708-3346. The practice phone is (203) 755-6677.
- Neurosurgery Orthopaedics & Spine Specialists500 Chase Pkwy, Waterbury, CT 06708-3346Phone(203) 755-6677
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. O'Brien's primary practice is Neurosurgery Orthopaedics & Spine Specialists in Waterbury, Connecticut. Dr. O'Brien is also affiliated with Saint Mary's Hospital. The medical group on file is Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics and Spine Specialists (NOSS). Dmand AI also links Dr. O'Brien to 1 more hospital and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. O'Brien practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Neurosurgery Orthopaedics & Spine Specialists | 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. Michael Wade O'Brien is one of 99 neurosurgeons in Connecticut
Neurological surgery is Dr. O'Brien's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. O'Brien's licenses on file in 2 states: Connecticut and New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, ConnecticutPrimary
- Student in an organized health care education/training program, New York
Neurosurgeons near Dr. O'Brien
Counts of neurosurgeons 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. Michael Wade O'Brien billed Medicare for 22 services in 2024
CMS data shows 22 Medicare services from Dr. O'Brien across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 48 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,918 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. O'Brien compared with the Connecticut median for neurosurgeons, 2024
- Dr. O'Brien
- Connecticut median
- Medicare services
- 22vs 14184% below
- Medicare patients
- 48vs 10554% below
- Part D claims
- 17vs 3043% below
Medians across 83 neurosurgeons in Connecticut with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. O'Brien'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. Michael Wade O'Brien treated 48 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 48 Medicare patients who saw Dr. O'Brien in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 17 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. O'Brien's median patient age at 65, with 60% women.
Dr. O'Brien's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. O'Brien's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2858%
- Men2042%
Chronic conditions among Dr. O'Brien's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Mood disorders40%
- Depression38%
- Anxiety35%
- Diabetes29%
- Atrial fibrillation27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. O'Brien's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men39%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. O'Brien wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims for 17 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 17 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $62 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 16 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. O'Brien's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic18 claims90%
- Brand-name and other2 claims10%
Dr. O'Brien's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2021
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2019 to 2021
- 2019
- 2021
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2019: 162021: 176%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2021, 1 in 2019.
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. Michael Wade O'Brien scored 70 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 70 out of 100 for Dr. O'Brien for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. O'Brien accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 53 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. O'Brien, more than 57% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. O'Brien's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 70of 100Final score
- 56.7of 100Quality
- 86of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 20of 100Improvement Activities
- 73of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. O'Brien ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 57th percentile53 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 48th percentile19 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. Michael Wade O'Brien has 5 publications on record
Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. O'Brien, published from 2019 to 2022. 2019 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. O'Brien's most frequent co-authors are Pouya Entezami, MD, Matthew A. Adamo, MD and Darryl John Dirisio, MD.
Dr. O'Brien's papers by year, 2019 to 2022
Dr. O'Brien's most frequent co-authors
- Pouya Entezami, MD4 shared papers
- Matthew A. Adamo, MD3 shared papers
- Darryl John Dirisio, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. O'Brien
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab
World Neurosurg
Anticancer Res
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien received $2,613 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 41 general payments to Dr. O'Brien from 10 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 52% of the total. GE Healthcare paid the most, $884.
General payments to Dr. O'Brien by program year, 2024 to 2025
General payments to Dr. O'Brien by kind, 2024 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,35152%
- Travel and lodging$1,26248%
Companies that paid Dr. O'Brien the most, 2024 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien graduated from State University of NY Upstate Medical University
Dr. O'Brien graduated from State University of NY Upstate Medical University in 2017.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| 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. Michael Wade O'Brien's NPI number?
Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien's NPI number is 1386175701. It was assigned on March 27, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien?
Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien is a neurosurgeon in Waterbury, Connecticut. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).
Where does Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien practice?
Dr. O'Brien practices at 500 Chase Pkwy, Waterbury, CT 06708-3346. Dr. O'Brien's primary practice is Neurosurgery Orthopaedics & Spine Specialists in Waterbury, Connecticut. Dmand AI also links Dr. O'Brien to 1 hospital and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. O'Brien is (203) 755-6677.
What is Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien's medical license number?
Dr. O'Brien holds Connecticut license 76983, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. O'Brien in Connecticut and New York.
Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien affiliated with?
Dr. O'Brien is affiliated with Saint Mary's Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. O'Brien to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien part of?
Dr. O'Brien is linked to Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics and Spine Specialists (NOSS).
Does Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. O'Brien billed Medicare for 22 services in 2024, and Dr. O'Brien accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien's MIPS score?
Dr. O'Brien's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 70 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien see?
CMS counts 48 Medicare patients who saw Dr. O'Brien in 2024, with an average age of 77.
What services does Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. O'Brien's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien go to medical school?
Dr. O'Brien graduated from State University of NY Upstate Medical University in 2017.
What drugs does Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien prescribe most?
In 2021 Medicare Part D data, Dr. O'Brien's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cephalexin.
Has Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,613 in general payments to Dr. O'Brien from 10 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from GE Healthcare.
How long has Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien been practicing?
Dr. O'Brien graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.
Does Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien do research?
Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. O'Brien, published from 2019 to 2022.
Who does Dr. Michael Wade O'Brien publish with?
Dr. O'Brien's most frequent co-authors are Pouya Entezami, MD (4 shared papers), Matthew A. Adamo, MD (3 shared papers) and Darryl John Dirisio, MD (1 shared paper).
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