Howard Richard Brown, MD,FACS,FAAOS
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Texarkana, TX
Howard Richard Brown, MD,FACS,FAAOS is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Texarkana, Texas, and NPI 1982717138, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (Texas T4619, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Richard Brown
- Credential
- MD,FACS,FAAOS
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- T4619 TX
0101251122 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5002 Cowhorn Creek RD, Texarkana, TX 75503
- Phone
- (903) 614-3000
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2023
- Fax
- (903) 614-3525
- Medicaid IDs
- 1982717138 VA
891294F NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220106001986); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5002 Cowhorn Creek RD
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Verify Howard Richard Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T4619Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
337 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam157 claims
- Gabapentin54 claims
- Cephalexin39 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37 claims
- Eliquis26 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl11 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: $381.77
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Christus Trinity ClinicTexarkana, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Richard Brown among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Howard Richard Brown, MD,FACS,FAAOS is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Darius Mitchell, MDTexarkana, TX 755031992780738
- Steven Porter, M.D.Texarkana, TX 755031922071737
- Gregory Smolarz, MDTexarkana, TX 755031386644953
- Douglas Thompson, MDTexarkana, TX 755031891796736
- Harold Weems, MDTexarkana, TX 755031225038383
Common questions
What is Howard Richard Brown, MD,FACS,FAAOS's NPI number?
Howard Richard Brown, MD,FACS,FAAOS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982717138, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Richard Brown, MD,FACS,FAAOS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5002 Cowhorn Creek RD, Texarkana, TX, 75503. Phone: (903) 614-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Richard Brown, MD,FACS,FAAOS's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T4619, 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 Howard Richard Brown, MD,FACS,FAAOS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Richard Brown, MD,FACS,FAAOS had 337 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.