Brian S. Rifkin, MD
NPI 1376545145ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Nephrology· Hattiesburg, MS
Internal Medicine, Nephrology (MD) in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, trained at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (class of 1998). In 2024 Medicare paid $129,176 for 414 patients, and Part D covered 790 of their prescriptions, 89% of them generic. Travere Therapeutics, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $22,122 in all, mostly consulting fees.
Overview
| NPI | 1376545145 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 11, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 20, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 20, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Nephrology Primary | 207RN0300X | 18877 | MS |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nephrology (MS) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 414 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,418 across 34 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $129,176 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 790 · 1,464 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 148 |
| Total drug cost | $60,252 |
| Generic share | 89% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Rutgers New Jersey Medical School |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1998 |
| Medicare specialty | Nephrology |
Medical group
- Hattiesburg Clinic PAHattiesburg, MS · 537 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg, MS
- Merit Health WesleyHattiesburg, MS
- South Central Reg Med CtrLaurel, MS
Other facilities
- Columbia DialysisDialysis facility · Columbia, MS
- Hattiesburg Clinic DialysisDialysis facility · Hattiesburg, MS
- Laurel DialysisDialysis facility · Laurel, MS
- Richton DialysisDialysis facility · Richton, MS
- West Hattiesburg Clinic DialysisDialysis facility · Hattiesburg, MS
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$22,122 · 40 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$323.32 · 6 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $9,563 | 19 |
| Akebia Therapeutics Inc | $7,535 | 14 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $5,005 | 6 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $18.85 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$12,005 · 8 payments
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$6,880 · 7 payments
- Travel and Lodging$1,955 · 7 payments
- Food and Beverage$1,262 · 17 payments
- Education$18.85 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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