Physician

William Ray Brown, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, William Brown, MD (NPI: 1932141827) practices neurosurgery in the Winston-Salem, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Forsyth, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, LLC (NPI: 1063134344; TIN: 581728803) and primary practice location at 27103-3013. Brown is affiliated with the Novant Health Accountable Care Organization I, LLC (ACO ID: A3504), participating under the MSSP model.

Brown's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 230 traditional Medicare patients, billed 663 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $178,531 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 63047 (Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment). Part D data shows 50 prescription claims across 35 beneficiaries totaling $340 in drug costs. 2015 DME data shows 19 claims. Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $88. 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 fallen sharply in recent years, from $534,030 to $178,531. Similarly, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $33,336 to $340. For DME billing, reported payments started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $66,368 to $26,404.

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$267K$534K2015 Medicare payment: $534,030 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $476,841 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $445,302 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $450,246 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $453,687 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $396,427 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $312,943 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $296,772 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $236,677 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $178,531 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20155221,818$534,030
20165101,686$476,841
20174711,516$445,302
20184901,512$450,246
20194741,552$453,687
20203581,337$396,427
20213161,074$312,943
20223031,007$296,772
2023283845$236,677
2024230663$178,531

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$17K$33K2015 Drug cost: $33,336 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $22,758 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $13,746 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $4,723 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $4,184 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $3,579 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $1,153 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $755 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,285 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $340 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20154611,974$33,336
20163831,230$22,758
2017316995$13,746
2018195449$4,723
2019161336$4,184
2020107247$3,579
20214879$1,153
20223054$755
20235199$1,285
20243550$340

DME Billing Trend

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

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$32K$64K2015 Medicare payment: $64,328 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
20151919$64,328
2016N/RN/RN/R
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2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
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* / # = 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
63047Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment4648$692
63048Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment46107$149
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more4447$128
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more6982$95
99443Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes4243$94

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Part D summary data is connected for 2024, but public drug-level costs are not available, so a Top 5 by total drug costs cannot be shown.

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.1$88Orthofix Medical, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for William Ray Brown, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for William Ray Brown, MD (NPI 1932141827), 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 William Ray Brown, MD have ACO affiliation data?

William Ray Brown, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Novant Health Accountable Care Organization I, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A3504).

What billing organization is linked to William Ray Brown, MD?

William Ray Brown, MD is linked to NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, LLC (billing NPI 1063134344) in the available physician profile data.

Does William Ray Brown, MD have Open Payments data?

William Ray Brown, MD has 1 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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