NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William C. Brown, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Clearwater, FL

William C. Brown, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Clearwater, Florida, and NPI 1396741088, issued on Jun 27, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME0061833, 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
1396741088
Name
William C. Brown
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
ME0061833 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1103 S Fort Harrison Ave, Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone
(727) 461-5600
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 16, 2023
Fax
(727) 461-7133
Medicaid ID
374303900 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050317001022); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 1990
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

10,433 Medicare Part D claims for 729 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 214 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Brown10,433
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium563 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate368 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium358 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium355 claims
  5. Lorazepam267 claims
  6. Meloxicam265 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: $259.02

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Brown$259.02
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

William C. Brown among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

William C. Brown, M.D. is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

132 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Clearwater

They are 132 of the 4,323 NPPES records with a practice address in Clearwater, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Irma Alves, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561003867540
  2. Thomas Austin, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561669470746
  3. Mouna Bacha, MDClearwater, FL 337561568439941
  4. Olexander Barchan, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561659361798
  5. Henry Hryniewicz, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561356392773
  6. Elias Kanaan, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561265409486
  7. Moshe Kedan, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561831187640
  8. Carol Patterson, MDClearwater, FL 337561881664126

Common questions

What is William C. Brown, M.D.'s NPI number?

William C. Brown, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396741088, issued on Jun 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William C. Brown, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1103 S Fort Harrison Ave, Clearwater, FL, 33756. Phone: (727) 461-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William C. Brown, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME0061833, 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 William C. Brown, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William C. Brown, M.D. had 10,433 Medicare Part D claims for 729 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.