What is David Brown's specialty?

David Brown (NPI 1548368509) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Houston, TX.

Where does David Brown practice?

David Brown practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1548368509.

How much does Medicare pay David Brown?

David Brown (NPI 1548368509) received approximately $5.9M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 964 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1548368509

David BrownM.D.

OphthalmologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,154

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

32,094

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$5.8M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,238 Ophthalmology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,864).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

245

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

10.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate66 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine60 claims

Latanoprost27 claims

Timolol Maleate25 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl14 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

99.9

Quality

99.9

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$52K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$46K

Food and Beverage$3K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$2K

Travel and Lodging$224

Entertainment$42

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$46K

Food and Beverage$3K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$2K

Travel and Lodging$224

Entertainment$42

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David 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). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	105	264
SCOTT & WHITE HOSPITAL BRENHAM	37	81
NORTH CYPRESS MEDICAL CENTER OPERATING COMPANY, LTD.	33	65
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	23	44
Tien Wong Ophthalmology · Houston, TX	20	26
COLLEGE STATION RHC COMPANY LLC	18	44
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	18	42
BELLVILLE MEDICAL CENTER	17	26
Charles Wykoff Ophthalmology · Bellaire, TX	17	22
William Loesch Internal Medicine · Brenham, TX	14	35
SCOTT & WHITE HOSPITAL - COLLEGE STATION	14	68
Don Bosse Internal Medicine · Bellville, TX	14	30

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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