NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Michael Brown, MD

Surgery Physician · Wichita, KS

Nicholas Michael Brown, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Wichita, Kansas, and NPI 1639396757, issued on Apr 19, 2007. Check the license (Kansas 04-33893, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; 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
1639396757
Name
Nicholas Michael Brown
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
04-33893 KS
6521 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
551 N Hillside St Ste 201, Wichita, KS 67214
Phone
(316) 263-0296
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(316) 263-9523
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120824000743); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2006
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 551 N Hillside St Ste 201

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

  1. Alex Ammar, MDVascular Surgery Physician1811994676
  2. Owen Beverlin, DOSurgery Physician1740802685
  3. Jeremy Howes, MDSurgery Physician1447478128
  4. Brent Lancaster, MDSurgery Physician1861499626
  5. Aaron Nilhas, MDSurgery Physician1336401082
  6. Brittany Tompkins, PA-CPhysician Assistant1790308070

Verify Nicholas Michael Brown in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
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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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51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

222 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 57 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nicholas Brown222
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole46 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt42 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
  4. Metoclopramide Hcl19 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl13 claims
  6. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen12 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): 77.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%71.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%74.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $229.61

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas Brown$229.61
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Wichita Surgical Specialists PAWichita, KS

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

Nicholas Michael Brown among 349 surgery physician records in Kansas

Nicholas Michael Brown, MD is one of 349 surgery physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 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 2007, is newer than 40% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 180 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 50% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Kansas

There are 349 surgery physician records in Kansas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Russell Beamer, MDWichita, KS 672141437156338
  2. Robert Bingaman, MDWichita, KS 672141982601886
  3. James Haan, MDWichita, KS 672141609803725
  4. Jeremy Howes, MDWichita, KS 672141447478128
  5. Brent Lancaster, MDWichita, KS 672141861499626
  6. Marilee McBoyle, MDWichita, KS 672141225033012
  7. Ronald Nold, MDWichita, KS 672141326045113
  8. Zachary O'Connor, MDWichita, KS 672141992926919

Common questions

What is Nicholas Michael Brown, MD's NPI number?

Nicholas Michael Brown, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639396757, issued on Apr 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Michael Brown, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 551 N Hillside St Ste 201, Wichita, KS, 67214. Phone: (316) 263-0296. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Michael Brown, MD's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-33893, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nicholas Michael Brown, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Michael Brown, MD had 222 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nicholas Michael Brown, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.8 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.

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