Dr. James C. Brien
Dr. James C. Brien
Last updated: Mar 17, 2023

Dr. James C. Brien

  • Gender: Male
  • Experience: 17 years
  • Graduated from: Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine
  • Graduation year: 2004
  • Sole propriator: No
  • NPI: 1538383658

Dr. James C. Brien M.D.

Urologist

He is located at 1 Doctors Park in Asheville, NC 28801. Can help patients with the following: Chlamydia, Encephalopathy, Epididymitis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Pinched Nerve, Urinary Incontinence (UI). His National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1538383658. Appointment can be made via the phone number (828) 253-5314. He also has a website where you can get more information. The website can be found at https://ashevilleurological.com. He is affiliated with 3 practices and 3 hospitals.

Conditions treated

Dr. James C. Brien, being an urologist, treats the following conditions. Please be advised that this list may not be complete. For the full list of conditions treated, consult directly with Dr. James C. Brien.

  • Achalasia
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Amnesia
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
  • Anal Fissure
  • Aphasia
  • Appendicitis
  • Autism
  • Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
  • Bile Duct Cancer
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Bladder Control
  • Bladder Spasms
  • Blood in Semen
  • Blood in Urine
  • Boils
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Brain Damage
  • Brain Hemorrhage
  • Breast Cancer
  • Cancer
  • Carcinoid Tumor
  • Cerebral Palsy (CP)
  • Cervical Radiculopathy
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT)
  • Chlamydia
  • Claudication
  • Cluster Headaches
  • Colon Cancer
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • Concussion
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Cyst
  • Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)
  • Dementia
  • Diverticulosis
  • Double Vision
  • Dyslexia
  • Dystonia
  • Early Onset Alzheimers
  • Encephalitis
  • Encephalopathy
  • Enlarged Spleen
  • Epididymitis
  • Epilepsy
  • Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Face Blindness
  • Fainting
  • Febrile Seizure
  • Gallbladder Cancer
  • Gallstones
  • Gangrene
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
  • Head Injury
  • Headache
  • Heart Disease
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Hernia
  • Herniated Disc
  • Huntington's Disease (HD)
  • Hydrocele
  • Hydronephrosis
  • Infertility
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Kidney Infection
  • Kidney Stones
  • Low Back Pain
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Lymphedema
  • Mad Cow Disease
  • Melanoma
  • Meningitis
  • Mens Health
  • Meralgia Paresthetica
  • Migraine
  • Motion Sickness
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS)
  • Nerve Damage
  • Neuropathic Pain
  • Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL)
  • Optic Neuritis
  • Overactive Bladder (OAB)
  • PANDAS
  • Painful Bladder Syndrome
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Pancreatitis
  • Paralysis
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Peptic Ulcer
  • Peripheral Nerve Injuries
  • Peripheral Nerve Tumors
  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Pheochromocytoma (PCC)
  • Pilonidal Cyst
  • Pinched Nerve
  • Polio
  • Premature Ejaculation (PE)
  • Priapism
  • Progressive Neurological Disorders
  • Prostatitis
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri
  • Sciatica
  • Sebaceous Cyst
  • Seizures
  • Skin Cancer
  • Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS)
  • Stroke
  • Tardive Dyskinesia
  • Tension Headache
  • Testicular Torsion
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Tics
  • Tinnitus
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Tremor
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN)
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Undescended Testes
  • Urethritis
  • Urinary Incontinence (UI)
  • Urinary Retention
  • Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
  • Uterine Cancer
  • Varicocele
  • Vertigo
  • Vestibular Testing
  • Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

Procedures Performed by Dr. James C. Brien

ACA Marketplace (Obamacare/HealthCare.gov) plan networks

Insurers selling ACA Marketplace (HealthCare.gov) plans list Dr. James C. Brien as in-network for the following 2026 plans.

Health plans

Cigna Healthcare

Network data as of Sep 15, 2026, as reported by the insurer.

Show all 17 plans from Cigna Healthcare
Cigna Healthcare plans
Plan Plan type Network tier New patients
Connect Bronze 5500 Indiv Med Deductible HMO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Bronze 6500 Indiv Med Deductible HMO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Bronze CMS Standard HMO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Bronze RD 5000 Indiv Med Deductible HMO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Bronze RD 6000 Indiv Med Deductible HMO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Bronze RD CMS Standard HMO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Gold 1500 Indiv Med Deductible HMO · Gold Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Gold CMS Standard HMO · Gold Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Gold RD CMS Standard HMO · Gold Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect myDiabetesCare Bronze HMO · Expanded Bronze Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect myDiabetesCare Silver HMO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Silver 3600 Indiv Med Deductible HMO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Silver 5000 Indiv Med Deductible HMO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Silver CMS Standard HMO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Silver RD 3500 Indiv Med Deductible HMO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Silver RD 5000 Indiv Med Deductible HMO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients
Connect Silver RD CMS Standard HMO · Silver Preferred Accepting new patients

UnitedHealthcare

Network data as of Sep 15, 2026, as reported by the insurer.

Show all 13 plans from UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare plans
Plan Plan type Network tier New patients
UHC Bronze Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) HMO · Expanded Bronze Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Bronze Essential ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals HMO · Bronze Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Bronze Standard (No Referrals) HMO · Expanded Bronze Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Bronze Standard+ Dental + Vision (No Referrals) HMO · Expanded Bronze Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Gold Advantage ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $1 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) HMO · Gold Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Gold Advantage + ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $1 Tier 2 Rx, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) HMO · Gold Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Gold Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) HMO · Gold Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Gold Standard (No Referrals) HMO · Gold Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Silver Advantage ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $3 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) HMO · Silver Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Silver Advantage + ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $3 Tier 2 Rx, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) HMO · Silver Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Silver Standard (No Referrals) HMO · Silver Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Silver Value ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) HMO · Silver Non Preferred Accepting new patients
UHC Silver Value + ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) HMO · Silver Non Preferred Accepting new patients

This covers ACA Marketplace plans only, as reported by each insurer. It does not include employer, Medicare Advantage, or state-run exchange plans, and a plan missing from this list does not mean Dr. James C. Brien is out of network. Insurer directories can be out of date, so always confirm with the insurer and the office before your visit.

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Medicare Enrollment

Dr. James C. Brien is enrolled to bill Medicare as a Practitioner - Urology .

Bills through: Adventhealth Medical Group Cancer And Specialty Care Llc

Based on Medicare's public enrollment records as of Jul 17, 2026. This reflects Medicare fee-for-service enrollment only and says nothing about other insurance, quality, outcomes, or board certification.

Studies

TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, HSC, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Graduated in 2004

Other ways to reach out

  • Website: https://ashevilleurological.com

Additional Specialities

  • Neurologist
  • Surgeon
  • Oncological Surgeon

Affiliated practices

Mma Orthopedic Trauma
1 Hospital Drive
Asheville, 28801 NC
(828) 213-1994
21ST Century Oncology
600 Hospital Drive
Clyde, 28721 NC
(828) 456-7226
Asheville Urological Associates, Inc.
1 Doctors Park
Asheville, 28801 NC
(828) 253-5314

Affiliated hospitals

MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AND ASHEVILLE SURGERY CE
509 BILTMORE AVE
ASHEVILLE, 28801 NC
(828) 213-1111
MARGARET R PARDEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
800 N JUSTICE ST
HENDERSONVILLE, 28791 NC
(828) 696-1000
BLUE RIDGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC
125 HOSPITAL DR
SPRUCE PINE, 28777 NC
(828) 765-4201

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Dr. Michael B. Burris
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Dr. Bruce Griffey Armstrong
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Dr. Karen Renee Frye
  • Gender: Female
  • Address: 100 Victoria Road Asheville, 28801, NC

Questions & Answers

Has Dr. James C. Brien affiliation with hospitals?

Dr. James C. Brien is affiliated with MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AND ASHEVILLE SURGERY CE. For the full list of hospitals see this list.

What conditions does Dr. James C. Brien treat?

Dr. James C. Brien provides treatment for Chlamydia, Encephalopathy, Epididymitis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Pinched Nerve, Urinary Incontinence (UI). For the full list see this list.

Does Dr. James C. Brien have affiliation with practices?

Dr. James C. Brien is affiliated with Mma Orthopedic Trauma. For the full list of practices see this list.

Where can you meet with Dr. James C. Brien?

Dr. James C. Brien's office is located at 1 Doctors Park in Asheville, NC 28801.

Does Dr. James C. Brien accept patients with Cigna Healthcare?

Yes, Dr. James C. Brien is listed in-network for Cigna Healthcare through the ACA Marketplace (Obamacare/HealthCare.gov). See the Marketplace plans section for details.