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Dr. Brian T. Brinkerhoff, M.D.

Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Medical school
Medical College of Wisconsin (2012)
Years since graduation
14
In the NPI registry since
2012
Medicare patients seen, 2024
438

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2012Medical school: Medical College of Wisconsin
  • 2012Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician primary
    OR license MD191324

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Pathology per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
438
Services billed
1,216
Patients’ average age
71
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity1,125466
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure13442
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity11767
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report9731
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure9377
Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere6969
Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block5924
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity2826
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity2724
Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual1912

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated February 22, 2019), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1144596552. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.