Dr. Brian Thomas Szura, MD

  • Raleigh, NC
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1164496378PAC ID1850433905
Medicare services, 2024
481
Medicare patients, 2024
123
Part D claims, 2024
200
MIPS score, 2024
86
Industry payments
$1,328
Practice address
2308 Wesvill Court, Raleigh, NC 27607
Practice phone
Call (919) 781-4311
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Primary practice

Blue Ridge Surgery Center - Raleigh

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Raleigh, North Carolina

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Dr. Brian Thomas Szura is an orthopedic surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina

Dr. Szura practices at Blue Ridge Surgery Center - Raleigh in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Dr. Szura's NPI, 1164496378, was assigned on February 14, 2006. Dr. Szura graduated from Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University in 1985. Dr. Szura holds North Carolina license 35217.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1850433905
NPI enumeration date
February 14, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(919) 781-4311
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
67
Medical school graduation
1985

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

Dr. Brian Thomas Szura practices at Blue Ridge Surgery Center - Raleigh in Raleigh, North Carolina

Dr. Szura's primary practice is Blue Ridge Surgery Center - Raleigh, at 2308 Wesvill Court, Raleigh, NC 27607. The practice phone is (919) 781-4311.

  • Blue Ridge Surgery Center - Raleigh
    2308 Wesvill Court, Raleigh, NC 27607Phone(919) 781-4311

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Dr. Brian Thomas Szura is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Szura's primary practice is Blue Ridge Surgery Center - Raleigh in Raleigh, North Carolina. The medical group on file is UNC Health Cary Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Szura to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Brian Thomas Szura's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Blue Ridge Surgery Center - RaleighAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Brian Thomas Szura is one of 809 orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Szura's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Szura is licensed in North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 35217 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Szura

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Dr. Brian Thomas Szura billed Medicare for 481 services in 2024

CMS data shows 481 Medicare services from Dr. Szura across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 123 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,440 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024481
Medicare patients123
Paid by Medicare$17,440
Procedure codes8

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 2062024: 2003%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1762024: 1666%
Surgery
2023: 582024: 58No change
Imaging
2023: 492024: 5716%

Dr. Szura compared with the North Carolina median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Szura
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
481vs 99652% below
Medicare patients
123vs 24149% below
Part D claims
157vs 157Close to median

Medians across 792 orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Szura'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. Brian Thomas Szura treated 123 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 123 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Szura in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 60 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 60% have arthritis. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Szura's median patient age at 59, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 2024123
Average age75
Average risk score1.01

Dr. Szura's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Szura's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6654%
  • Men5746%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Szura's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. Arthritis60%
  3. High blood pressure60%
  4. Diabetes24%
  5. Atrial fibrillation20%
  6. Osteoporosis19%
  7. Anxiety18%
  8. Chronic kidney disease18%

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

Dr. Szura's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 59

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men46%

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

Dr. Brian Thomas Szura wrote 200 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Szura wrote 200 Medicare Part D claims for 116 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 157 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $946 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 155 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024200
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$946
Part D patients116

Dr. Szura'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.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Szura's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids10%19 of 200 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: 1552024: 1571%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 3 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. Brian Thomas Szura scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Szura for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Szura accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Szura's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 86of 100Final score
  • 76.6of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 78of 100Cost

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

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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. Brian Thomas Szura received $1,328 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 20 general payments to Dr. Szura from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 89% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $602.

General payments to Dr. Szura by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Szura by kind, 2016 to 2025

$1.3Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,17589%
  • Education$15311%

Companies that paid Dr. Szura the most, 2016 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. Brian Thomas Szura graduated from Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University

Dr. Szura graduated from Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University in 1985.

  1. Medical schoolClvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University

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Sources for Dr. Brian Thomas Szura'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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. Brian Thomas Szura's NPI number?

Dr. Brian Thomas Szura's NPI number is 1164496378. It was assigned on February 14, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Brian Thomas Szura?

Dr. Brian Thomas Szura is an orthopedic surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Brian Thomas Szura practice?

Dr. Szura practices at 2308 Wesvill Court, Raleigh, NC 27607. Dr. Szura's primary practice is Blue Ridge Surgery Center - Raleigh in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Szura to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Brian Thomas Szura's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Szura is (919) 781-4311.

What is Dr. Brian Thomas Szura's medical license number?

Dr. Szura holds North Carolina license 35217.

What medical group is Dr. Brian Thomas Szura part of?

Dr. Szura is linked to UNC Health Cary Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Specialists.

Does Dr. Brian Thomas Szura accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Szura billed Medicare for 481 services in 2024, and Dr. Szura accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Brian Thomas Szura's MIPS score?

Dr. Szura's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Brian Thomas Szura see?

CMS counts 123 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Szura in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Brian Thomas Szura bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Szura's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0702), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).

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Where did Dr. Brian Thomas Szura go to medical school?

Dr. Szura graduated from Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University in 1985.

What drugs does Dr. Brian Thomas Szura prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Szura's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Prednisone and Nabumetone.

Has Dr. Brian Thomas Szura received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,328 in general payments to Dr. Szura from 10 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Smith & Nephew, Inc.

How long has Dr. Brian Thomas Szura been practicing?

Dr. Szura graduated from medical school in 1985, 41 years ago.

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