Dr. Thomas M. Brown JR., M.D.
Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (1969)
- Years since graduation
- 57
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 294
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1969Medical school: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
- 2005Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Cardiovascular Disease Physician primary
IA license 20091
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines, IA
- Mercyone Centerville Medical Center Centerville, IA
Medical groups
- Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp (113 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 294
- Services billed
- 694
- Patients’ average age
- 77
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 243 | 171 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 130 | 124 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 63 | 28 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 41 | 37 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 35 | 35 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 23 | 22 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 22 | 22 |
| Interpretation and report of ultrasound of heart | 18 | 18 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.