NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Brown

Surgery Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Joshua Brown is a surgery physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1255651386, issued on Jun 11, 2010. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD464985, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255651386
Name
Joshua Brown
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
MD464985 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone
(412) 647-3389
Enumerated
Jun 11, 2010
Record last updated
May 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190625002684); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 2010
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 200 Lothrop St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Amy AbbottCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1689943490
  2. Bisan Abboud, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588359434
  3. Othman Abdul-MalakVascular Surgery Physician1003285602
  4. Mohamed Abdullah, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1164001277
  5. Raed Abdullah, MDSpecialist1962474353
  6. Michael Abesamis, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1467647958

Verify Joshua Brown in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

21 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Joshua Brown21
  2. Specialty average147

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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joshua Brown among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Joshua Brown is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 51% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 51% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bestoun AhmedPittsburgh, PA 152131740336106
  2. Fady Balaa, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131831299452
  3. Amgad Elsherif, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131366659641
  4. Daniel Hall, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131841491883
  5. Abhinav Humar, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131487687588
  6. Ryan Levy, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131770785404
  7. Priscilla McAuliffe, MD PHDPittsburgh, PA 152131629158290
  8. Matthew Neal, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131568666840

Common questions

What is Joshua Brown's NPI number?

Joshua Brown's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255651386, issued on Jun 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Brown located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 647-3389. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Brown's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD464985, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joshua Brown prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Brown had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joshua Brown's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.