What is Columbus Brown's specialty?

Columbus Brown (NPI 1558321612) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Little Rock, AR.

Where does Columbus Brown practice?

Columbus Brown practices in Little Rock, AR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1558321612.

How much does Medicare pay Columbus Brown?

Columbus Brown (NPI 1558321612) received approximately $406K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 173 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1558321612

Columbus BrownM.D.

PRACTICEARKANSAS RHEUMATOLOGY CENTER, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyLittle Rock, ARI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

606

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,420

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$62K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 35 Rheumatology providers in AR — below median (cohort median 47,422).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

6,676

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.9M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

26.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone685 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen676 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate669 claims

Gabapentin342 claims

Tramadol Hcl325 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Columbus 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). 24 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	211	391
BAPTIST HEALTH	82	118
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES	69	150
MEDICAL LABORATORIES OF ARKANSAS, INC.	39	79
BAPTIST HEALTH	33	59
Brad Baltz Hematology-Oncology · Little Rock, AR	32	110
Alonzo Williams Gastroenterology · Little Rock, AR	24	76
Rajesh Sethi Diagnostic Radiology · Little Rock, AR	24	38
Shannon Turner Diagnostic Radiology · Little Rock, AR	20	36
Lee Walker Internal Medicine · Little Rock, AR	19	87
Aaron Spann Diagnostic Radiology · Little Rock, AR	18	30
Harold Betton Family Practice · Little Rock, AR	17	47

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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