NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vincent Lee Brown, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Port Charlotte, FL

Vincent Lee Brown, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Port Charlotte, Florida, and NPI 1780030296, issued on May 13, 2016. Check the license (Florida ME150263, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1780030296
Name
Vincent Lee Brown
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
ME150263 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4245 Kings Hwy Unit A, Port Charlotte, FL 33980
Phone
(941) 391-5102
Enumerated
May 13, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 22, 2022
Fax
(941) 391-6937
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220714001573); accepts Medicare assignment
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 4245 Kings Hwy Unit A

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

  1. Charles Campbell, DOSurgery Physician1578068334
  2. Matthew Tufts, M.D.Surgery Physician1306284245

Verify Vincent Lee Brown in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024

406 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 102 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vincent Brown406
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole106 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl89 claims
  3. Famotidine28 claims
  4. Erythromycin24 claims
  5. Neomycin Sulfate24 claims
  6. Tamsulosin Hcl19 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: $403.12

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vincent Brown$403.12
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. John F Guarino MD PAPort Charlotte, FL

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

Vincent Lee Brown among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida

Vincent Lee Brown, M.D. is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2016, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 50% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

17 surgery physician records list a practice address in Port Charlotte

They are 17 of the 1,685 NPPES records with a practice address in Port Charlotte, and 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Campbell, DOPort Charlotte, FL 339801578068334
  2. John Guarino, M.D.Port Charlotte, FL 339801417989328
  3. Matthew Tufts, M.D.Port Charlotte, FL 339801306284245
  4. Adriane Argenio, MDCape Coral, FL 339901992047377
  5. Thomas (tomas) Carrasquillo, M.D.Cape Coral, FL 339901801899786
  6. Kiet Doan, DO.Cape Coral, FL 339901033117783
  7. Eric Goldsmith, D.O.Cape Coral, FL 339901154367712
  8. Jean-Pierre Martucci Melo, M.D.Cape Coral, FL 339901669627055

Common questions

What is Vincent Lee Brown, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vincent Lee Brown, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780030296, issued on May 13, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vincent Lee Brown, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4245 Kings Hwy Unit A, Port Charlotte, FL, 33980. Phone: (941) 391-5102. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vincent Lee Brown, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME150263, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vincent Lee Brown, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vincent Lee Brown, M.D. had 406 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries; 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.