Denise Pauline Joseph-Brown, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Los Alamitos, CA
Denise Pauline Joseph-Brown, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Los Alamitos, California, and NPI 1548457807, issued on Oct 1, 2007. Check the license (California G66679, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Denise Pauline Joseph-Brown
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G66679 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5122 Katella Ave Ste 220, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
- Phone
- (562) 430-2103
- Enumerated
- Oct 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (562) 430-2183
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040719000783); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Denise Pauline Joseph-Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G66679Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
69 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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: $73.63
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. 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.
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Common questions
What is Denise Pauline Joseph-Brown, M.D.'s NPI number?
Denise Pauline Joseph-Brown, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548457807, issued on Oct 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Denise Pauline Joseph-Brown, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5122 Katella Ave Ste 220, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720. Phone: (562) 430-2103. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Denise Pauline Joseph-Brown, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G66679, 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 Denise Pauline Joseph-Brown, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Denise Pauline Joseph-Brown, M.D. had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.
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.