Leon Edward Brown, MD
Dermatology Physician · Takoma Park, MD
Leon Edward Brown, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Takoma Park, Maryland, and NPI 1568685246, issued on Apr 11, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D20893, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leon Edward Brown
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- D20893 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7610 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912
- Phone
- (301) 455-7546
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 270-5402
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080908000064); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1977
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leon Edward Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D20893Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
518 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clobetasol Propionate115 claims
- Ketoconazole103 claims
- Tacrolimus32 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide29 claims
- Fluocinolone Acetonide25 claims
- Permethrin25 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $246.13
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Leon Edward Brown among 341 dermatology physician records in Maryland
Leon Edward Brown, MD is one of 341 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2005 among the 241 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Maryland
There are 341 dermatology physician records in Maryland.
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- Vivien ChenSilver Spring, MD 209021114676780
- Amy Cole, MDSilver Spring, MD 209021275623084
- Edward Cowen, M.D.Silver Spring, MD 209021639179716
- Michelle Levender, MDSilver Spring, MD 209021750546081
- Benjamin Lockshin, MDSilver Spring, MD 209021275523110
Common questions
What is Leon Edward Brown, MD's NPI number?
Leon Edward Brown, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568685246, issued on Apr 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leon Edward Brown, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7610 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD, 20912. Phone: (301) 455-7546. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leon Edward Brown, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D20893, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leon Edward Brown, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leon Edward Brown, MD had 518 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leon Edward Brown, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.