Richard Alan Brown, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · La Jolla, CA
Richard Alan Brown, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1477571958, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (California A43071, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Alan Brown
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- A43071 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9850 Genesee Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 535-1075
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 453-9810
- Medicaid ID
- W15730A CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040323001481); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Alan Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A43071Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
257 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 180 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen167 claims
- Celecoxib24 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $34.92
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Elevate Surgical CO. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- Southern Mono Health Care DistrictMammoth Lakes, CA
- Torrey Pines Orthopaedic Medical Group IncLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Alan Brown among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California
Richard Alan Brown, M.D. is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 85% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.
All 288 in California → Every provider in La Jolla → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Feldon, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371346217817
- Merlin Hamer, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371124233820
- Lorenzo Pacelli, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371457315178
- Mark Rechnic, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371114060126
- Michael Thompson, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371356313167
- Arush Patel, M.D.Escondido, CA 920291487892352
- Justin Chan, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241619310208
- Robert Gelb, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241710079314
Common questions
What is Richard Alan Brown, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Alan Brown, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477571958, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Alan Brown, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9850 Genesee Avenue, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 535-1075. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Alan Brown, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A43071, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Alan Brown, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Alan Brown, M.D. had 257 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.