Dr. Brian W. Behm, MD

Dr. Behm practices at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center in Christiansburg, Virginia, part of Carilion Clinic.

Dr. Behm's NPI, 1114947140, was assigned on July 20, 2006. Dr. Behm graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Behm holds Virginia license 0101239793.

Dr. Behm's primary practice is Carilion New River Valley Medical Center, at 2900 Lamb Circle, Christiansburg, VA 24073 in Montgomery County. The practice phone is (540) 731-2000.

Dr. Behm's primary practice is Carilion New River Valley Medical Center in Christiansburg, Virginia, part of Carilion Clinic. Dr. Behm is also affiliated with University Medical Center. The medical group on file is UVA Physicians Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Behm to 2 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. Behm practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Behm's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Behm is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Behm's licenses on file in 2 states: Virginia and California.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), colonoscopy, gastroenteritis, intestinal or bowel obstruction, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Behm treats.

CMS data shows 514 Medicare services from Dr. Behm across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 307 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $42,541 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 307 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Behm in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 170 patients. 65% of them have high cholesterol, and 64% have high blood pressure. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Behm's median patient age at 67, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Behm wrote 1,212 Medicare Part D claims for 211 patients. 55% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,009 of them, across 31 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,155,216 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 894 claims across 29 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Behm for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Behm accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 42 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Behm, more than 60% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 42 papers to Dr. Behm, published from 2009 to 2025. 2014 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Clostridioides difficile, Clostridium Infections and Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized. Dr. Behm has published most often in Inflamm Bowel Dis. Dr. Behm's most frequent co-authors are Stephen J. Bickston, MD, Anne Graves Tuskey, MD and Cirle A. Warren, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 10 general payments to Dr. Behm from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. paid the most, $14,581.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Behm, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Behm graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Behm is a member of AOA, ACG and AGA.

Dr. Behm is in network with 13 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.