Dr. James Cooper Brien, MD

Dr. Brien practices at Asheville Urological Associates in Asheville, North Carolina.

Dr. Brien's NPI, 1538383658, was assigned on April 12, 2007. Dr. Brien graduated from Texas A&M College of Medicine - Bryan in 2004. Dr. Brien's North Carolina license number on file is 2013-00562.

Dr. Brien's primary practice is Asheville Urological Associates, at 1 Doctors Park, Asheville, NC 28801-4500. The practice phone is (828) 253-5314.

Dr. Brien's primary practice is Asheville Urological Associates in Asheville, North Carolina. Dr. Brien is also affiliated with Mission Hospital. The medical group on file is Asheville Urological Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brien to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Brien practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Brien's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Brien is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dmand AI has Dr. Brien's licenses on file in 4 states: North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, bladder removal, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney removal surgery and kidney stone disease among the conditions Dr. Brien treats.

CMS data shows 2,028 Medicare services from Dr. Brien across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 933 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $138,819 for them.

CMS counts 933 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brien in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 425 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Brien's median patient age at 73, with 19% women.

In 2024, Dr. Brien wrote 2,969 Medicare Part D claims for 764 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,831 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $457,155 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,626 claims across 25 drugs.

Dr. Brien accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 17 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Brien, more than 76% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Brien, published from 2010 to 2011. The most frequent topics are Anastomosis, Surgical, Carcinoma, Transitional Cell and Predictive Value of Tests. Dr. Brien has published most often in Can J Urol. Dr. Brien's most frequent co-authors are Stephen Anthony Boorjian, MD, Scott Egon Eggener and Yair Lotan, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 351 general payments to Dr. Brien from 44 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $952.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Brien, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Dr. Brien graduated from Texas A&M College of Medicine - Bryan in 2004.

Dr. Brien is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.