Joseph B. Browder, MD
Specialist · Waco, TX
Joseph B. Browder, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1457361222, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (Texas E8356, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph B. Browder
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- E8356 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7005 Woodway Drive, Waco, TX 76712
- Phone
- (254) 776-3636
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070212000479); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1977
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7005 Woodway Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph B. Browder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license E8356Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
4,780 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 152 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium317 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium253 claims
- Olmesartan Medoxomil173 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate158 claims
- Potassium Chloride109 claims
- Ozempic103 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: $1,230.54
65 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Joseph B. Browder among 1,716 specialist records in Texas
Joseph B. Browder, MD is one of 1,716 specialist records with a practice address in Texas. 31% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 1989 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Texas
There are 1,716 specialist records in Texas.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pramila Daftary, M.D.Waco, TX 767121255399945
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- Robert Long, MDWaco, TX 767121679569644
- Robert Springer, MDWaco, TX 767121023091873
- Barry Bronner, OTRWaco, TX 767111568505485
- Timothy Barrett, M.D.Waco, TX 767101861505398
- Alicia McGowanWaco, TX 767101740148949
- David Schickner, M.D.Waco, TX 767101508975756
Common questions
What is Joseph B. Browder, MD's NPI number?
Joseph B. Browder, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457361222, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph B. Browder, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7005 Woodway Drive, Waco, TX, 76712. Phone: (254) 776-3636. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph B. Browder, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number E8356, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph B. Browder, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph B. Browder, MD had 4,780 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.