Karen S. Brown, M.D.
Forensic Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX
Karen S. Brown, M.D. is a forensic psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1558342956, issued on Nov 11, 2005. Check the license (Texas H9306, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen S. Brown
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Forensic Psychiatry Physician 2084F0202X
- License number
- H9306 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 820 Gessner RD, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 973-1007
- Enumerated
- Nov 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (713) 973-0104
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen S. Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H9306Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average forensic psychiatry physician in 2024
4,051 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 803 among the 199 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl291 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl259 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate240 claims
- Clonazepam237 claims
- Lithium Carbonate228 claims
- Alprazolam225 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: $1,708.21
75 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 80 providers of this specialty with any payment received $832.36 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.
Karen S. Brown among 18 forensic psychiatry physician records in Texas
Karen S. Brown, M.D. is one of 18 forensic psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 28% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084F0202X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Forensic Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas
There are 18 forensic psychiatry physician records in Texas.
All 18 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Forensic Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 forensic psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ronald Garb, M.,D.Houston, TX 770241891776167
- Sanjay Adhia, MDHouston, TX 770301467658930
- Jeffrey Davis, M.D.Houston, TX 770741154765105
- Joseph Penn, M.D.Conroe, TX 773041508841123
- Jennifer Parmerter, APRNKerrville, TX 780281902314206
- Maria Sweeney, MDSan Antonio, TX 782321346346715
- Jeffrey FaitLackland A F B, TX 782361104990225
- Stanley Self, MDRusk, TX 757851902946916
Common questions
What is Karen S. Brown, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen S. Brown, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558342956, issued on Nov 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen S. Brown, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 820 Gessner RD, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 973-1007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen S. Brown, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H9306, 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 Karen S. Brown, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen S. Brown, M.D. had 4,051 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries; the average among forensic psychiatry physician prescribers was 803. 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.