Matthew Thomas Brown, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Asheville, NC
Matthew Thomas Brown, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1457619967, issued on May 3, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2025-01647, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Thomas Brown
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- 2025-01647 NC
52310 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 21 Turtle Creek Dr, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 841-5944
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250701004658); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurological surgery physician records → All 226 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 21 Turtle Creek Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brittney Abrams, PA-CPhysician Assistant1770955973
- Samuel Abrams, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1982929717
- Beckett Arnold, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1851198352
- Shawn Bonsell, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1558373423
- Amanda Carberry, DPTPhysical Therapist1245876200
- Charles Depaolo, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1861554305
Verify Matthew Thomas Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2025-01647Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
70 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone40 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $190.21
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cerapedics Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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 2 group practices
- Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLCHendersonville, NC
- Henderson County Hospital CorporationBrevard, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew Thomas Brown among 226 neurological surgery physician records in North Carolina
Matthew Thomas Brown, M.D. is one of 226 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 161 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 226 neurological surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 226 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Berry, M.D., M.S.Asheville, NC 288031326434481
- Wesley Fowler, MDAsheville, NC 288031689678419
- Ralph Loomis, MDAsheville, NC 288031699779595
- Richard Lytle, MDAsheville, NC 288031568466308
- Robert Oxford, MDAsheville, NC 288031437161395
- Coridon Quinn, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031558705582
- Eric Rhoton, MDAsheville, NC 288031033113949
- Lary Schulhof, MDAsheville, NC 288031710981600
Common questions
What is Matthew Thomas Brown, M.D.'s NPI number?
Matthew Thomas Brown, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457619967, issued on May 3, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Thomas Brown, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21 Turtle Creek Dr, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 841-5944. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Thomas Brown, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2025-01647, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matthew Thomas Brown, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Thomas Brown, M.D. had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew Thomas Brown, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 of 100. 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.