NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Sterling Brown, MD

Surgery Physician · Tomball, TX

Richard Sterling Brown, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tomball, Texas, and NPI 1164511796, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas E0837, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164511796
Name
Richard Sterling Brown
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
E0837 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
425 Holderrieth Blvd, Tomball, TX 77375
Phone
(281) 351-8278
Enumerated
Oct 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 255-8210
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 425 Holderrieth Blvd

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

  1. Jennifer Crosby, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1548301310
  2. John Gilmore, MDFamily Medicine Physician1922180496
  3. Barbara Marino, MD FACOGGynecology Physician1336244714
  4. George Murillo, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1568426153
  5. Suzanna Paxton, LCSW, LCDC, LMTClinical Social Worker1417966672
  6. Dan Wilson, D.O.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1801848312

Verify Richard Sterling Brown in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

22 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Richard Brown22
  2. Specialty average147

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.

Richard Sterling Brown among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

Richard Sterling Brown, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gabriel Arevalo, M.D.Tomball, TX 773751437415494
  2. Michael Harkins, M.D.Tomball, TX 773751700908175
  3. Hector Astudillo Mantilla, LSATomball, TX 773771164845236
  4. Federico Mosquera, MD, LSATomball, TX 773771861510315
  5. Viet Phuong, MDTomball, TX 773771679728604
  6. Harvinderpal Singh, M.D.Tomball, TX 773771316970288
  7. Joseph Okeke, M.D.Spring, TX 773791104915396
  8. Jason Balette, MDSpring, TX 773801295762847

Common questions

What is Richard Sterling Brown, MD's NPI number?

Richard Sterling Brown, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164511796, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Sterling Brown, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 425 Holderrieth Blvd, Tomball, TX, 77375. Phone: (281) 351-8278. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Sterling Brown, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number E0837, 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 Richard Sterling Brown, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Sterling Brown, MD had 22 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.