NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samuel Alexander Brown, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Chico, CA

Samuel Alexander Brown, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1396923868, issued on Feb 6, 2008. Check the license (California G13419, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396923868
Name
Samuel Alexander Brown
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
G13419 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926
Phone
(530) 332-5250
Enumerated
Feb 6, 2008
Record last updated
Aug 16, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(530) 893-6843
Medicaid ID
1396923868 CA
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 1531 Esplanade

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

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  2. Bruce Aikin, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1679583074
  3. Mark Allen, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1114155256
  4. Francisco Alvarez, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1588690648
  5. Kelley Alvarez, P.A.Physician Assistant1912393448
  6. Travis Anderson, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1730456468

Verify Samuel Alexander Brown in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.7 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 score58.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $177.48

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Samuel Brown$177.48
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Samuel Alexander Brown among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Samuel Alexander Brown, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
  • Record last updated2011 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Allen, M.D.Chico, CA 959261114155256
  2. Miguel Alvarellos, M.D.Chico, CA 959261720189939
  3. Russell Cottrell, M.D.Chico, CA 959261841272614
  4. Christopher Dunham, M.D.Chico, CA 959261639193659
  5. James Glover, M.D.Chico, CA 959261649321068
  6. Hallie Hogan, MDChico, CA 959261629507868
  7. David Kidwell, M.D.Chico, CA 959261669611950
  8. Margarita Lema, MDChico, CA 959261265595458

Common questions

What is Samuel Alexander Brown, M.D.'s NPI number?

Samuel Alexander Brown, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396923868, issued on Feb 6, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samuel Alexander Brown, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA, 95926. Phone: (530) 332-5250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samuel Alexander Brown, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G13419, 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.

What is Samuel Alexander Brown, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.