Michael W. Brown, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Decatur, AL
Michael W. Brown, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1962491092, issued on Oct 20, 2005. Check the license (Alabama MD.11236, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael W. Brown
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- MD.11236 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 7TH St SE, Decatur, AL 35601
- Phone
- (256) 973-2633
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 973-2552
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041209000836); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1201 7TH St SE
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Verify Michael W. Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.11236Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $14.40
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 one group practice
- Decatur Morgan SpecialistsDecatur, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael W. Brown among 232 gastroenterology physician records in Alabama
Michael W. Brown, MD is one of 232 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 88% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2000 among the 161 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 232 gastroenterology physician records in Alabama.
All 232 in Alabama → Every provider in Decatur → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Attupuram Alexander, MDDecatur, AL 356011790761443
- Jeanette Keith, MDDecatur, AL 356011124180674
- Michael Wang, M.D.Decatur, AL 356011285663898
- Venkata Kantamneni, MDDecatur, AL 356021851377527
- Manish Arora, MDDecatur, AL 356031669500708
- Gerard Haggstrom, M.D.Florence, AL 356301356304687
- Jason Wilkes, M.D.Florence, AL 356301083657688
- Luis Davila, M.D.Jasper, AL 355011861616153
Common questions
What is Michael W. Brown, MD's NPI number?
Michael W. Brown, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962491092, issued on Oct 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael W. Brown, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 7TH St SE, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (256) 973-2633. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael W. Brown, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.11236, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael W. Brown, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael W. Brown, MD had 27 Medicare Part D claims; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.