What is Howard Brown's specialty?

Howard Brown (NPI 1982717138) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Texarkana, TX.

Where does Howard Brown practice?

Howard Brown practices in Texarkana, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1982717138.

How much does Medicare pay Howard Brown?

Howard Brown (NPI 1982717138) received approximately $104K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 229 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1982717138

Howard BrownMD,FACS,FAAOS

PRACTICECOLLOM & CARNEY CLINICSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryTexarkana, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

386

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

470

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$60K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,568 Orthopedic Surgery providers in TX — below median (cohort median 1,443).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

324

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$15K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

19.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam157 claims

Gabapentin54 claims

Cephalexin39 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen37 claims

Apixaban26 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$204

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$204

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$204

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Howard 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). 42 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
DANVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC	330	2,126
Thomas Rachner Diagnostic Radiology · Union Hall, VA	127	523
POIRIER, LEONARD	84	253
James Isernia Internal Medicine · Myrtle Beach, SC	79	569
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	56	216
STONE AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC	41	122
Jason Vigue Anesthesiology · Richmond, VA	37	105
Deepak Banerjee Internal Medicine · Martinsville, VA	35	116
Edna Ekuban-Gordon Emergency Medicine · Martinsville, VA	30	104
Diane Rowell Emergency Medicine · Bedford, VA	28	91
Mark Stowe Emergency Medicine · Martinsville, VA	26	100
William Lewis Internal Medicine · Martinsville, VA	26	121

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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