William Herbert Brown, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Fremont, CA
William Herbert Brown, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Fremont, California, and NPI 1457394926, issued on Jun 13, 2006. Check the license (California G46351, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Herbert Brown
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G46351 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 39470 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont, CA 94538
- Phone
- (510) 793-2404
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2024
- Fax
- (510) 793-1320
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Herbert Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G46351Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
William Herbert Brown among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
William Herbert Brown, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 59% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kranthi Achanta, M.DFremont, CA 945381114927241
- Ramsey Araj, MDFremont, CA 945381871513663
- Christine Chu, MDFremont, CA 945381992880660
- Lawrence Dennen, MDFremont, CA 945381710062476
- William Dugoni, MDFremont, CA 945381427071075
- Sanjoy Dutta, MDFremont, CA 945381841375508
- Hanlon Jen, MDFremont, CA 945381891870556
- Ramesh Karipineni, MDFremont, CA 945381376543413
Common questions
What is William Herbert Brown, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Herbert Brown, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457394926, issued on Jun 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Herbert Brown, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 39470 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont, CA, 94538. Phone: (510) 793-2404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Herbert Brown, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G46351, 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.
How much does William Herbert Brown, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Herbert Brown, M.D. had 27 Medicare Part D claims; 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.