Dr. Brian Prentice Burlew, MD

Dr. Burlew practices at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania, part of Thomas Jefferson University.

Dr. Burlew's NPI, 1598712119, was assigned on May 28, 2006. Dr. Burlew graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Burlew holds Pennsylvania license MD037049E.

Dr. Burlew's primary practice is Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, at 1200 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18103 in Lehigh County. The practice phone is (610) 402-8000.

Dr. Burlew's primary practice is Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania, part of Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Burlew is also affiliated with St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus. The medical group on file is Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG). Dmand AI also links Dr. Burlew to 4 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Burlew practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Burlew's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Burlew is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Burlew's licenses on file in 2 states: Pennsylvania and Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute sinusitis, aneurysm, arthritis, asthma, atrial fibrillation and flutter, bronchitis and carpal tunnel syndrome among the conditions Dr. Burlew treats.

CMS data shows 2,429 Medicare services from Dr. Burlew across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 812 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $142,437 for them.

CMS counts 812 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Burlew in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 365 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.90, 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. Burlew's median patient age at 70, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Burlew wrote 6,270 Medicare Part D claims for 819 patients. CMS names the drug for 6,008 of them, across 62 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,937,583 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,569 claims across 65 drugs.

Dr. Burlew accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Burlew. Dr. Burlew's most frequent co-author is Baha M. Sibai, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 799 general payments to Dr. Burlew from 39 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 75% of the total. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $119,060.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Burlew, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2014.

Dr. Burlew graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 1985.

Dr. Burlew is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.