Physician

David Brown, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, David Brown, M.D. (NPI: 1548368509) practices ophthalmology in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Harris, TX. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RETINA CONSULTANTS OF HOUSTON PLLC (NPI: 1902975352; TIN: 742109903) and primary practice location at 77429-4699. Brown is affiliated with the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance (ACO ID: A2542), participating under the MSSP model.

Brown's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 964 traditional Medicare patients, billed 37,989 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $5,871,583 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was J3590 (Unclassified biologics). Part D data shows 289 prescription claims across 100 beneficiaries totaling $11,690 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 916 records totaling $11,852,874. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have fallen sharply in recent years, from $36,002 to $11,690. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$2.9M$5.9M2015 Medicare payment: $4,159,293 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $4,954,974 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $4,705,868 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $5,235,265 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $5,856,845 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $5,414,712 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $5,286,865 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $4,671,468 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $5,772,264 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $5,871,583 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,13716,934$4,159,293
20161,23419,615$4,954,974
20171,18319,211$4,705,868
20181,22823,209$5,235,265
20191,34826,372$5,856,845
20201,25524,114$5,414,712
20211,23123,528$5,286,865
20221,15817,140$4,671,468
20231,03919,980$5,772,264
202496437,989$5,871,583

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$22K$43K2015 Drug cost: $36,002 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $30,699 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $27,877 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $33,102 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $34,113 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $43,331 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $32,147 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $22,789 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $17,325 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $11,690 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015149494$36,002
2016130436$30,699
2017113376$27,877
2018136418$33,102
2019152494$34,113
2020138454$43,331
2021127379$32,147
2022106344$22,789
2023101256$17,325
2024100289$11,690

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
J3590Unclassified biologics151311$2,114
J0177Injection, aflibercept hd, 1 mg1597,160$263
67028Injection of drug into eye3921,934$113
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system8161,288$94
92134Imaging of retina8952,639$32

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate662,452$3,064
Bromfenac SodiumBromfenac Sodium13383$2,349
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine602,988$1,301
Atropine SulfateAtropine Sulfate14440$407
MoxifloxacinMoxifloxacin Hcl14196$306

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.88$52,326Celltrion, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.828$11,800,548Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for David Brown, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for David Brown, M.D. (NPI 1548368509), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does David Brown, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

David Brown, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance (MSSP, ACO ID A2542).

What billing organization is linked to David Brown, M.D.?

David Brown, M.D. is linked to RETINA CONSULTANTS OF HOUSTON PLLC (billing NPI 1902975352) in the available physician profile data.

Does David Brown, M.D. have Open Payments data?

David Brown, M.D. has 916 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.