NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sterling Thornton Brown, MD, MS

Emergency Medicine Physician · Seguin, TX

Sterling Thornton Brown, MD, MS is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Seguin, Texas, and NPI 1689101099, issued on May 16, 2017. Check the license (Texas T1306, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689101099
Name
Sterling Thornton Brown
Credential
MD, MS
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
T1306 TX
E-11929 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1215 E Court St, Seguin, TX 78155
Phone
(830) 379-2411
Enumerated
May 16, 2017
Record last updated
Oct 2, 2024
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 1215 E Court St

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

  1. Olga Ali, P.A.Physician Assistant1477553626
  2. Juan Arenas-Herrera, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1447510011
  3. Megan Brodeur, PHARMDPharmacist1407747546
  4. David Burns, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1952320228
  5. Lucretia Burton, LCSWClinical Social Worker1538366653
  6. Curtis Carriker, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1225204167

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  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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

567 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 95 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sterling Brown567
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen47 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt43 claims
  3. Cephalexin31 claims
  4. Acetaminophen-Codeine29 claims
  5. Prednisone29 claims
  6. Dicyclomine Hcl26 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: $41.05

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sterling Brown$41.05
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

Sterling Thornton Brown among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas

Sterling Thornton Brown, MD, MS is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Texas

There are 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Curtis Carriker, M.D.Seguin, TX 781551225204167
  2. Michael Dwyer, MDSeguin, TX 781551114098787
  3. Scott Estep, MDSeguin, TX 781551720657281
  4. Kyu Kim, MDSeguin, TX 781551821010042
  5. Michael Rotts, MDSeguin, TX 781551437174612
  6. Dennis Bishop, M.D.Schertz, TX 781541861432494
  7. Gregory Richert, D.O.Jbsa Randolph, TX 781501588623995
  8. Steven Temerlin, MDBulverde, TX 781631871569012

Common questions

What is Sterling Thornton Brown, MD, MS's NPI number?

Sterling Thornton Brown, MD, MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689101099, issued on May 16, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sterling Thornton Brown, MD, MS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 E Court St, Seguin, TX, 78155. Phone: (830) 379-2411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Texas license number T1306, 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 Sterling Thornton Brown, MD, MS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sterling Thornton Brown, MD, MS had 567 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.