What is Richard Brown's specialty?

Richard Brown (NPI 1477571958) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in La Jolla, CA.

Where does Richard Brown practice?

Richard Brown practices in La Jolla, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1477571958.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Brown?

Richard Brown (NPI 1477571958) received approximately $371K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 748 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1477571958

Richard BrownM.D.

PRACTICETORREY PINES ORTHOPAEDIC MEDICAL GROUP INCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryLa Jolla, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,111

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,374

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$302K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

191

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

87.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen167 claims

Celecoxib24 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$35

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$35

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$35

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Brown's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 14 inbound referrers · 20 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SOUTHERN MONO HEALTH CARE DISTRICT	44	181
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	23	62
David Levine Anesthesiology · San Diego, CA	15	37
Jonathan Schleimer Neurology · La Jolla, CA	15	19
Stephen Moreland Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	14	39
Ratana Bhardwaj Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	14	46
ROBERSON, FLOYD	14	27
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	14	19
Philip Hoang Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA	13	36
Scripps Health Clinical Laboratory · La Jolla, CA	13	89
Julie Papatheofanis Internal Medicine · La Jolla, CA	13	26
Claudia Herd Anesthesiology · San Diego, CA	12	18

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SCRIPPS HEALTH	103	248
Rita Guettermann Occupational Therapist in Private Practice · San Diego, CA	78	696
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	69	153
LA JOLLA ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY CENTER LP	53	131
Scripps Health Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	48	239
SOUTHERN MONO HEALTH CARE DISTRICT	32	211
Richard Thunder Orthopedic Surgery · La Jolla, CA	24	50
Jonathan Schleimer Neurology · La Jolla, CA	20	26
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	20	49
American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · San Diego, CA	17	52
SOUTHERN MONO HEALTH CARE DISTRICT	16	48
NORTHERN INYO HEALTHCARE DISTRICT	15	34

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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