NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Andrew J. Brown, MD

Family Medicine Physician · La Mesa, CA

Andrew J. Brown, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1629430814, issued on Mar 25, 2016. Check the license (California A154289, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629430814
Name
Andrew J. Brown
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A154289 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8851 Center Dr Ste 500, La Mesa, CA 91942
Phone
(619) 740-5757
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2016
Record last updated
May 8, 2024
Fax
(619) 740-8182
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190103003023); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8851 Center Dr Ste 500

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,040 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Andrew Brown3,040
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium253 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate158 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium133 claims
  4. Lisinopril130 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium121 claims
  6. Tamsulosin Hcl87 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $839.33

28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Andrew Brown$839.33
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sharpcare Medical Group ApcLa Mesa, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

67 family medicine physician records list a practice address in La Mesa

They are 67 of the 2,168 NPPES records with a practice address in La Mesa, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

Other family medicine physician records in California

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  2. Michelle Ababa, MDWilmington, CA1710922513
  3. Anna Tzeitel Abalos, MDRoseville, CA1720200017
  4. Adan Abarca, MDAnaheim, CA1760553689
  5. Vanessa Abarca, DOVentura, CA1952040859
  6. Lorraine Abate, M.D.Sacramento, CA1104840008
  7. Robert Abatecola, MDCastro Valley, CA1669551719
  8. Romeo Abaya, M.D.Cottonwood, CA1598053506
  9. Effiem Abbah, MD, MPHSan Francisco, CA1821185133
  10. Khuzeman Abbasi, MDSanta Rosa, CA1841979952

Common questions

What is Andrew J. Brown, MD's NPI number?

Andrew J. Brown, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629430814, issued on Mar 25, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Andrew J. Brown, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8851 Center Dr Ste 500, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 740-5757. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Andrew J. Brown, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A154289, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Andrew J. Brown, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Andrew J. Brown, MD had 3,040 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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