Active NPI 1982717138 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Howard Richard Brown , MD, FACS, FAAOS

Orthopaedic Surgery • Texarkana, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Howard Brown, MD, FACS, FAAOS is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Texarkana, TX. With approximately 42 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine in 1984, Dr. Brown delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 5002 COWHORN CREEK RD.

Dr. Brown is affiliated with Christus Trinity Clinic and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

5002 Cowhorn Creek Rd

Texarkana, TX 755039766

Telephone 9036143000

Fax 9036143525

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Collom And Carney Clinic Association Facility NPI 1215918693

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1984

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Texarkana, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

42 Yrs +8.8 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 33.2 Yrs

State Avg: 25.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

13 Specialists

Practicing in Texarkana, TX (1627 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

69.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Brown (42 Years) 42 Yrs

Texarkana Specialty Average (33.2 Years) 33.2 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	149	97	$289.00	$95.67
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	90	90	$375.00	$130.90
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	64	55	$204.00	$64.95
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	49	44	$300.00	$128.48
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	29	27	$221.00	$44.02
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	28	12	$159.00	$77.28
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$251.00	$80.65
27236 Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement	16	16	$4009.00	$1152.67
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	14	14	$441.00	$169.53
27245 Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant	12	12	$4205.83	$1223.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	192	125	$175.21	$87.60
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	94	51	$91.00	$39.50
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	84	45	$95.00	$33.40
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	79	79	$215.00	$108.09
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	57	40	$90.51	$44.47
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	52	26	$82.00	$39.83
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	38	19	$13.00	$6.60
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	28	18	$85.00	$35.95
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	27	27	$110.00	$54.97
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	26	15	$79.04	$34.88
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	20	20	$178.00	$62.77
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	20	20	$266.25	$127.11
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	17	17	$20.25	$8.40
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	16	16	$387.38	$169.68
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	16	11	$72.88	$28.82
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	14	14	$48.00	$7.61
27245 Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant	12	12	$2893.04	$1190.61
93005 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing	12	12	$38.00	$6.06
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	12	12	$105.00	$10.35

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	101	73	$175.40	$88.65
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	83	49	$86.57	$39.20
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	77	26	$13.00	$6.63
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	52	52	$215.00	$108.04
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	39	$245.00	$122.82
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	46	46	$315.00	$160.88
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	40	27	$94.15	$33.92
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	36	31	$79.67	$46.46
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	31	28	$178.00	$63.35
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	31	30	$375.00	$192.16
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	29	13	$82.21	$36.45
27236 Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement	19	19	$3000.00	$1156.00
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	17	14	$85.00	$36.12
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	15	15	$255.00	$131.32
27245 Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant	14	14	$2781.50	$1187.30

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	142	39	$4.00	$1.50
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	134	134	$251.00	$112.20
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	91	72	$254.00	$114.47
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	89	79	$101.85	$42.35
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	75	63	$145.00	$65.50
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	73	58	$83.56	$34.84
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	59	46	$176.00	$78.07
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	51	26	$14.00	$7.26
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	49	24	$100.94	$41.49
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	45	45	$378.00	$168.73
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	36	34	$113.75	$47.82
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	25	16	$87.00	$37.16
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	13	13	$307.00	$142.99

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	157	155	$178.00	$70.85
73552 X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views	84	46	$53.86	$22.67
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	77	46	$66.86	$22.00
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	75	37	$45.29	$19.32
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	74	40	$52.28	$23.00
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	73	60	$185.00	$71.77
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	71	41	$65.92	$22.34
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	62	48	$70.45	$29.88
73590 X-ray of lower leg, 2 views	34	16	$61.00	$19.99
72190 X-ray of pelvis, minimum of 3 views	30	21	$89.00	$27.02
73070 X-ray of elbow, 2 views	26	14	$61.00	$17.65
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	26	26	$249.00	$98.86
73000 X-ray of collar bone	24	13	$64.04	$19.32
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	22	16	$47.00	$21.33
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	19	17	$96.00	$38.52
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	14	$232.00	$105.27
73600 X-ray of ankle, 2 views	15	11	$55.60	$21.00
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$230.00	$104.40

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	54	53	$224.13	$103.45
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	52	51	$157.71	$70.01
73552 X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views	26	21	$60.77	$21.69
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	26	25	$70.00	$27.95
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	23	21	$178.00	$70.50
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	17	17	$123.71	$59.67
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	15	12	$15.00	$7.55
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	15	15	$84.00	$41.85
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	15	11	$65.00	$21.03
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	14	11	$51.00	$21.03
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	14	14	$230.43	$97.97
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$208.00	$104.09

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	263	152	$142.00	$69.61
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	120	120	$206.00	$102.97
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	112	84	$207.00	$102.63
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	108	71	$114.00	$57.69
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	83	69	$14.82	$6.99
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	58	58	$142.00	$71.20
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	38	38	$197.00	$97.74
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	18	16	$140.00	$69.86
27236 Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement	15	15	$2273.00	$1152.08

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2023-10-02

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License VA 0101251122

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Orthopaedic Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License TX T4619

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

1982717138 (VA)

Medicaid State Provider ID

891294F (NC)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Christus Trinity Clinic

620 S Fleishel Ave, Tyler, TX 757012041

Phone: 9036064900

Christus Trinity Clinic

2602 Saint Michael Dr, Texarkana, TX 755032320

Phone: 9036145530

Christus Trinity Clinic

630 S Fleishel Ave, Tyler, TX 757012041

Phone: 9036065560

Christus Trinity Clinic

Po Box, Dallas, TX 752846098

Christus Trinity Clinic

2600 Saint Michael Dr, Texarkana, TX 755032372

Phone: 9036145250

Secondary Practice Locations

2602 Saint Michael Dr Ste 302

Texarkana, TX 755035215

Phone: 9036145160

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

9 Historical Events

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 02, 2023

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #T4619 in TX)

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Updated Practice Location December 16, 2021

Registered at 5002 COWHORN CREEK RD, TEXARKANA, TX 755039766 (Tel: 9036143000)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 16, 2021

Registered at 5002 COWHORN CREEK RD, TEXARKANA, TX 755039766 (Tel: 9036143000)

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NPI Profile Active May 24, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location May 24, 2012

Registered at 1100 E CHURCH ST, MARTINSVILLE, VA 241123225 (Tel: 2766382354)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 24, 2012

Registered at 1100 E CHURCH ST, MARTINSVILLE, VA 241123225 (Tel: 2766382354)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 24, 2012

Recorded as HOWARD BROWN, MD,FACS,FAAOS

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 24, 2012

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #0101251122 in VA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 15, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1982717138

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: August 15, 2006

Last Update: October 02, 2023

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

5002 Cowhorn Creek Rd

Texarkana, TX 755039766

Phone: 9036143000

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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