Dr. Nicholas R. Brening, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,012
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 197
- Part D claims, 2024
- 5,718
- MIPS score, 2024
- 90
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132
- Practice phone
- Call (801) 581-2337
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit
Acute Care Hospital-Unit · Salt Lake City, Utah
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Dr. Nicholas R. Brening is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in Salt Lake City, Utah
Dr. Brening practices at University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dr. Brening's NPI, 1699160465, was assigned on March 30, 2015. Dr. Brening graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Brening holds Utah license 10097486-1205.
- NPI
- 1699160465NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5597047605
- NPI enumeration date
- March 30, 2015
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (801) 581-2337
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 37
- Medical school graduation
- 2015
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Nicholas R. Brening practices at University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit in Salt Lake City, Utah
Dr. Brening's primary practice is University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit, at 50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132 in Salt Lake County. The practice phone is (801) 581-2337.
- University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132 · Salt Lake CountyPhone(801) 581-2337
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Nicholas R. Brening is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Brening's primary practice is University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Brening is also affiliated with University of Utah Hospital. The medical group on file is University of Utah Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brening to 1 more hospital, 3 home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nicholas R. Brening's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Brening practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Nicholas R. Brening is one of 24 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians in Utah
Geriatric medicine is Dr. Brening's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0300X. Dr. Brening is licensed in Utah.
Specialties and state licenses
- Geriatric medicine (internal medicine), UtahPrimary
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Counts of geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians 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. Nicholas R. Brening billed Medicare for 1,012 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,012 Medicare services from Dr. Brening across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 197 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $59,460 for them.
Dr. Brening's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Other services
- 2023: 1212024: 532340%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4312024: 48011%
Where Dr. Brening's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office99498%
- In a facility182%
Dr. Brening compared with the Utah median for geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians, 2024
- Dr. Brening
- Utah median
- Medicare services
- 1,012vs 80126% above
- Medicare patients
- 197vs 1809% above
- Part D claims
- 5,161vs 1,4983.4 times
Medians across 24 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians in Utah with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Brening'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. Nicholas R. Brening treated 197 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 79
CMS counts 197 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brening in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 100 patients. 70% of them have high blood pressure, and 51% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Brening's median patient age at 80, with 46% women.
Dr. Brening's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Brening's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8845%
- Men10955%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Brening's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure70%
- High cholesterol51%
- Arthritis49%
- Mood disorders38%
- Depression37%
- Osteoporosis31%
- Diabetes26%
- Anxiety24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Brening's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 80
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women46%
- Men54%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Nicholas R. Brening wrote 5,718 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Brening wrote 5,718 Medicare Part D claims for 374 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,161 of them, across 93 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $364,043 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,276 claims across 96 drugs.
Dr. Brening's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic5,186 claims91%
- Brand-name520 claims9%
- Other12 claims0%
Dr. Brening'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. Brening's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids3%153 of 5,718 claims
- Antibiotics1%46 of 5,718 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%85 of 5,718 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: 5,2762024: 5,1612%
Drugs named by CMS: 93 in 2024, 96 in 2023.
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. Nicholas R. Brening scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Brening for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Brening accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Brening as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Brening's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 90of 100Final score
- 91.5of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 74of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Removal of skin lesions: 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. Nicholas R. Brening received $930 in industry payments in 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Brening from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Masimo Corporation paid the most, $930.
Companies that paid Dr. Brening the most, 2025 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Nicholas R. Brening graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Dr. Brening graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2015.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Nicholas R. Brening'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) |
| 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. Nicholas R. Brening's NPI number?
Dr. Nicholas R. Brening's NPI number is 1699160465. It was assigned on March 30, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Nicholas R. Brening?
Dr. Nicholas R. Brening is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in Salt Lake City, Utah. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0300X).
Where does Dr. Nicholas R. Brening practice?
Dr. Brening practices at 50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132. Dr. Brening's primary practice is University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics - Unit in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brening to 1 hospital, 3 home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Nicholas R. Brening's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Brening is (801) 581-2337.
What is Dr. Nicholas R. Brening's medical license number?
Dr. Brening holds Utah license 10097486-1205.
Which hospitals is Dr. Nicholas R. Brening affiliated with?
Dr. Brening is affiliated with University of Utah Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Brening to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Nicholas R. Brening part of?
Dr. Brening is linked to University of Utah Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Brening to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Nicholas R. Brening accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Brening billed Medicare for 1,012 services in 2024, and Dr. Brening accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Nicholas R. Brening offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Brening as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Nicholas R. Brening's MIPS score?
Dr. Brening's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 90 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nicholas R. Brening see?
CMS counts 197 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brening in 2024, with an average age of 79.
What services does Dr. Nicholas R. Brening bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Brening's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215), medicare service (G2211) and medicare service (G2212).
Where did Dr. Nicholas R. Brening go to medical school?
Dr. Brening graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2015.
What drugs does Dr. Nicholas R. Brening prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Brening's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Tamsulosin HCl.
Has Dr. Nicholas R. Brening received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $930 in general payments to Dr. Brening from 1 company from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Masimo Corporation.
How long has Dr. Nicholas R. Brening been practicing?
Dr. Brening graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.
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