Dr. Robert John O'Brian, MD

  • Sykesville, MD
  • Rheumatologist
NPI1730140724PAC ID7719138049
Medicare services, 2024
20,817
Medicare patients, 2024
416
Part D claims, 2024
1,535
Publications
2
MIPS score, 2024
87
Practice address
6190 Georgetown Blvd, Sykesville, MD 21784
Practice phone
Call (410) 795-9700
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Primary practice

Eldersburg Arthritis

Sykesville, Maryland

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Dr. Robert John O'Brian is a rheumatologist in Sykesville, Maryland

Dr. O'Brian practices at Eldersburg Arthritis in Sykesville, Maryland.

Dr. O'Brian's NPI, 1730140724, was assigned on March 29, 2006. Dr. O'Brian graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. O'Brian holds North Carolina license 9901590.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7719138049
NPI enumeration date
March 29, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(410) 795-9700
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
54
Medical school graduation
1998

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Robert John O'Brian practices at Eldersburg Arthritis in Sykesville, Maryland

Dr. O'Brian's primary practice is Eldersburg Arthritis, at 6190 Georgetown Blvd, Sykesville, MD 21784 in Carroll County. The practice phone is (410) 795-9700.

  • Eldersburg Arthritis
    6190 Georgetown Blvd, Sykesville, MD 21784 · Carroll CountyPhone(410) 795-9700

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Robert John O'Brian is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. O'Brian's primary practice is Eldersburg Arthritis in Sykesville, Maryland. Dr. O'Brian is also affiliated with Frederick Health Hospital. The medical group on file is Eldersburg Arthritis. Dmand AI also links Dr. O'Brian to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert John O'Brian's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Eldersburg ArthritisAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Robert John O'Brian is one of 177 rheumatologists in Maryland

Rheumatology is Dr. O'Brian's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. O'Brian is licensed in North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Rheumatology, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 9901590 · taxonomy 207RR0500X

Rheumatologists near Dr. O'Brian

Counts of rheumatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

177rheumatologists in Maryland
3rheumatologists in Sykesville

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Robert John O'Brian billed Medicare for 20,817 services in 2024

CMS data shows 20,817 Medicare services from Dr. O'Brian across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 416 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $554,345 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202420,817
Medicare patients416
Paid by Medicare$554,345
Procedure codes16

Dr. O'Brian's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 10,0532024: 19,18991%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6582024: 6651%
Other services
2023: 02024: 524
Tests and treatments
2023: 2112024: 34664%
Surgery
2023: 782024: 9319%

Dr. O'Brian compared with the Maryland median for rheumatologists, 2024

  • Dr. O'Brian
  • Maryland median
Medicare services
20,817vs 3,9155.3 times
Medicare patients
416vs 30039% above
Part D claims
1,379vs 78276% above

Medians across 168 rheumatologists in Maryland with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. O'Brian's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Robert John O'Brian treated 416 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 416 Medicare patients who saw Dr. O'Brian in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 206 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. O'Brian's median patient age at 65, with 74% women.

Medicare patients, 2024416
Average age73
Average risk score1.02
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. O'Brian's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. O'Brian's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women32478%
  • Men9222%

Chronic conditions among Dr. O'Brian's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Osteoporosis37%
  5. Diabetes28%
  6. Mood disorders25%
  7. Anxiety24%
  8. Ischemic heart disease24%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. O'Brian's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women74%
  • Men25%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Robert John O'Brian wrote 1,535 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. O'Brian wrote 1,535 Medicare Part D claims for 316 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,379 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,303,205 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,268 claims across 22 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,535
Drugs named by CMS24
Total drug cost$1.3M
Part D patients316

Dr. O'Brian's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,135 claims74%
  • Brand-name and other400 claims26%

Dr. O'Brian'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,2682024: 1,3799%

Drugs named by CMS: 24 in 2024, 22 in 2023.

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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. Robert John O'Brian scored 87 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. O'Brian for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. O'Brian accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. O'Brian's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 87of 100Final score
  • 74.8of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Robert John O'Brian has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. O'Brian. Dr. O'Brian has published most often in J Clin Rheumatol. Dr. O'Brian's most frequent co-author is Vanya David Wagler, DO.

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Robert John O'Brian received $1,193 in industry payments from 2020 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 51 general payments to Dr. O'Brian from 12 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $240.

General payments to Dr. O'Brian by program year, 2020 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. O'Brian the most, 2020 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Robert John O'Brian graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine

Dr. O'Brian graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine in 1998.

  1. Medical schoolGeorge Washington University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Robert John O'Brian's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Robert John O'Brian's NPI number?

Dr. Robert John O'Brian's NPI number is 1730140724. It was assigned on March 29, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert John O'Brian?

Dr. Robert John O'Brian is a rheumatologist in Sykesville, Maryland. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).

Where does Dr. Robert John O'Brian practice?

Dr. O'Brian practices at 6190 Georgetown Blvd, Sykesville, MD 21784. Dr. O'Brian's primary practice is Eldersburg Arthritis in Sykesville, Maryland. Dmand AI also links Dr. O'Brian to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Robert John O'Brian's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. O'Brian is (410) 795-9700.

What is Dr. Robert John O'Brian's medical license number?

Dr. O'Brian holds North Carolina license 9901590.

Which hospitals is Dr. Robert John O'Brian affiliated with?

Dr. O'Brian is affiliated with Frederick Health Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Robert John O'Brian part of?

Dr. O'Brian is linked to Eldersburg Arthritis.

Does Dr. Robert John O'Brian accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. O'Brian billed Medicare for 20,817 services in 2024, and Dr. O'Brian accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Robert John O'Brian's MIPS score?

Dr. O'Brian's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 87 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert John O'Brian see?

CMS counts 416 Medicare patients who saw Dr. O'Brian in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Robert John O'Brian bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. O'Brian's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0129), injected or infused drug (J0897) and injected or infused drug (J1602).

Where did Dr. Robert John O'Brian go to medical school?

Dr. O'Brian graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine in 1998.

What drugs does Dr. Robert John O'Brian prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. O'Brian's most prescribed drugs by claims were Methotrexate, Sulfasalazine and Prednisone.

Has Dr. Robert John O'Brian received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,193 in general payments to Dr. O'Brian from 12 companies from 2020 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Robert John O'Brian been practicing?

Dr. O'Brian graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.

Does Dr. Robert John O'Brian do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. O'Brian.

Who does Dr. Robert John O'Brian publish with?

Dr. O'Brian's most frequent co-authors are Vanya David Wagler, DO (1 shared paper).

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