NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ronald A. Browning, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Joplin, MO

Ronald A. Browning, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Joplin, Missouri, and NPI 1780611681, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 34965, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the 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
1780611681
Name
Ronald A. Browning
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
34965 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3202 Mcintosh Circle, Joplin, MO 64804
Phone
(417) 781-9200
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 20, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(417) 781-9471
Medicaid IDs
100153800B KS
200113306 MO
100183870A OK
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071204000177); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1973
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 3202 Mcintosh Circle

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

  1. Sandra Tinney, NPNurse Practitioner1053347542

Verify Ronald A. Browning in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the 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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3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

11,947 Medicare Part D claims for 613 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 414 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ronald Browning11,947
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate570 claims
  2. Alprazolam555 claims
  3. Lisinopril520 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium513 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium511 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium421 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 64.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score58.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Freeman-Oak Hill Health SystemJoplin, MO

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

Ronald A. Browning among 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri

Ronald A. Browning, MD is one of 2,604 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 77% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated1973 · median 2006 among the 1,443 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

54 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Joplin

They are 54 of the 2,443 NPPES records with a practice address in Joplin, and 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Iftikhar Ali, MDJoplin, MO 648041700813607
  2. Bernard Bettasso, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041841238342
  3. Randy Bowles, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041851332860
  4. Samuel Carter, MDJoplin, MO 648041760428973
  5. Edgar Conrad, D.O.Joplin, MO 648041124055074
  6. Saba Habis, MDJoplin, MO 648041497788905
  7. Amy Hertweck-Warner, D.O.Joplin, MO 648041013959006
  8. Muhammad Khan, MDJoplin, MO 648041003825795

Common questions

What is Ronald A. Browning, MD's NPI number?

Ronald A. Browning, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780611681, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ronald A. Browning, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3202 Mcintosh Circle, Joplin, MO, 64804. Phone: (417) 781-9200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ronald A. Browning, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 34965, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ronald A. Browning, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ronald A. Browning, MD had 11,947 Medicare Part D claims for 613 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ronald A. Browning, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.