John Brownell, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Cedar Rapids, IA
John Brownell, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and NPI 1861452633, issued on Mar 25, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 31442, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Brownell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 31442 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 75 Short St NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
- Phone
- (319) 390-3963
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 396-3886
- Medicaid ID
- 4124354 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100331000338); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Brownell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 31442Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
14,532 Medicare Part D claims for 820 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 631 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium647 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium644 claims
- Valsartan541 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate498 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium476 claims
- Omeprazole442 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: $1,303.10
83 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.
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
- Mercy Physician Associates IncHiawatha, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Brownell among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
John Brownell, MD is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
97 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cedar Rapids
They are 97 of the 2,949 NPPES records with a practice address in Cedar Rapids, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is John Brownell, MD's NPI number?
John Brownell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861452633, issued on Mar 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Brownell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 75 Short St NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405. Phone: (319) 390-3963. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Brownell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 31442, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Brownell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Brownell, MD had 14,532 Medicare Part D claims for 820 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.
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.