Howard M. Brown, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Tucson, AZ
Howard M. Brown, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1871541029, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 21556, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard M. Brown
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 21556 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7317 E Tanque Verde RD, Tucson, AZ 85715
- Phone
- (520) 547-0574
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 742-0999
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100114000706); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7317 E Tanque Verde RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Howard M. Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 21556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,073 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 188 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium340 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium335 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium302 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate233 claims
- Lisinopril222 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate143 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: $298.66
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Arizona Community Physicians PCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard M. Brown among 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona
Howard M. Brown, MD is one of 2,853 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 1,643 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
651 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tucson
They are 651 of the 18,788 NPPES records with a practice address in Tucson, and 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Howard M. Brown, MD's NPI number?
Howard M. Brown, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871541029, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard M. Brown, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7317 E Tanque Verde RD, Tucson, AZ, 85715. Phone: (520) 547-0574. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard M. Brown, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 21556, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard M. Brown, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard M. Brown, MD had 5,073 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.