Benton Lee Brown, MD
Surgery Physician · Abilene, TX
Benton Lee Brown, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Abilene, Texas, and NPI 1144482605, issued on Jun 26, 2008. Check the license (Texas P6788, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benton Lee Brown
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- P6788 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1680 Antilley RD, Abilene, TX 79606
- Phone
- (325) 428-5600
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2022
- Fax
- (325) 428-5609
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130815000772); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benton Lee Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P6788Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
157 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 124 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen108 claims
- Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $897.44
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Hendrick Provider NetworkAbilene, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benton Lee Brown among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Benton Lee Brown, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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- Matthew Sowa, DOAbilene, TX 796061447875406
- Roger Spier, M.D.Abilene, TX 796061659533917
- Howard Tobin, MDAbilene, TX 796061750402962
- James Yost, MDAbilene, TX 796061659443208
- Lashondria Camp, M.D.Abilene, TX 796011255596573
- David Halbert, M.D.Abilene, TX 796011801137179
Common questions
What is Benton Lee Brown, MD's NPI number?
Benton Lee Brown, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144482605, issued on Jun 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benton Lee Brown, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1680 Antilley RD, Abilene, TX, 79606. Phone: (325) 428-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benton Lee Brown, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P6788, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benton Lee Brown, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benton Lee Brown, MD had 157 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benton Lee Brown, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.