Dr. Beethoven Brown, MD

  • Norfolk, NE
  • Cardiothoracic surgeon
NPI1629034251PAC ID5799881462
Medicare services, 2023
31
Medicare patients, 2024
20
Part D claims, 2024
29
MIPS score, 2024
81
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
2700 West Norfolk Ave, Norfolk, NE 68701
Practice phone
Call (402) 371-4880
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Faith Regional Health Services

Hospital · Norfolk, Nebraska

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Dr. Beethoven Brown is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Norfolk, Nebraska

Dr. Brown practices at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, Nebraska, part of Faith Regional Health.

Dr. Brown's NPI, 1629034251, was assigned on April 22, 2006. Dr. Brown graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1980. Dr. Brown holds Florida license ME0046857.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5799881462
NPI enumeration date
April 22, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(402) 371-4880
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
72
Medical school graduation
1980

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Beethoven Brown practices at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, Nebraska

Dr. Brown's primary practice is Faith Regional Health Services, at 2700 West Norfolk Ave, Norfolk, NE 68701 in Madison County. The practice phone is (402) 371-4880.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Beethoven Brown is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Brown's primary practice is Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, Nebraska, part of Faith Regional Health. The medical group on file is Faith Regional Physician Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brown to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Beethoven Brown's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Brown practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Faith Regional Health ServicesAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Beethoven Brown is one of 37 cardiothoracic surgeons in Nebraska

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Brown's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Brown is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Brown's licenses on file in 5 states: Florida, Nebraska, Oregon, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery), FloridaPrimaryLicense ME0046857 · 1985 to 2027 · taxonomy 208G00000X
  • Nebraska license2016 to 2026
  • Oregon license2016 to 2023
  • Connecticut license1991 to 2001
  • Massachusetts license1982 to 2001

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists heart bypass surgery and lung resection among the conditions Dr. Brown treats.

Cardiothoracic surgeons near Dr. Brown

Counts of cardiothoracic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Beethoven Brown billed Medicare for 31 services in 2023

CMS data shows 31 Medicare services from Dr. Brown across 2 procedure codes in 2023, for 20 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,582 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202331
Medicare patients20
Paid by Medicare$20,582
Procedure codes2

Dr. Brown's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Tests and treatments
2022: 242023: 1633%
Surgery
2022: 162023: 156%

Dr. Brown compared with the Nebraska median for cardiothoracic surgeons, 2023

  • Dr. Brown
  • Nebraska median
Medicare services
31vs 14679% below
Medicare patients
20vs 11983% below
Part D claims
38vs 2273% above

Medians across 29 cardiothoracic surgeons in Nebraska with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Brown's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Beethoven Brown treated 20 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 20 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brown in 2024. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.91, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Brown's median patient age at 74, with 25% women.

Medicare patients, 202420
Average age70
Average risk score0.91

Chronic conditions among Dr. Brown's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease75%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Brown's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 74

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women25%
  • Men75%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Beethoven Brown wrote 29 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Brown wrote 29 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 2 drugs, with $340 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 67 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 202429
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$340

Dr. Brown's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 672023: 3843%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2023, 4 in 2022.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Beethoven Brown scored 81 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Brown for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Brown accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 17 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Brown, more than 61% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Brown's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 81of 100Final score
  • 67of 100Quality
  • 96of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 72of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Brown ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
61st percentile17 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Beethoven Brown received $234 in industry payments from 2018 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Brown from 7 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $74.

General payments to Dr. Brown by program year, 2018 to 2024

Companies that paid Dr. Brown the most, 2018 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Beethoven Brown graduated from Yale School of Medicine

Dr. Brown graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1980.

  1. Medical schoolYale School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Beethoven Brown accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Brown is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • +7 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Brown accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. Medicare9
  3. HMO6
  4. POS5
  5. EPO3
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Beethoven Brown's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Beethoven Brown's NPI number?

Dr. Beethoven Brown's NPI number is 1629034251. It was assigned on April 22, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Beethoven Brown?

Dr. Beethoven Brown is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Norfolk, Nebraska. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (taxonomy code 208G00000X).

Where does Dr. Beethoven Brown practice?

Dr. Brown practices at 2700 West Norfolk Ave, Norfolk, NE 68701. Dr. Brown's primary practice is Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, Nebraska, part of Faith Regional Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brown to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Beethoven Brown's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Brown is (402) 371-4880.

What is Dr. Beethoven Brown's medical license number?

Dr. Brown holds Florida license ME0046857, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.

Which states has Dr. Beethoven Brown been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Brown in Florida (1985 to 2027), Nebraska (2016 to 2026), Oregon (2016 to 2023), Connecticut (1991 to 2001) and Massachusetts (1982 to 2001).

Which hospitals is Dr. Beethoven Brown affiliated with?

Dr. Brown practices at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, Nebraska.

What medical group is Dr. Beethoven Brown part of?

Dr. Brown is linked to Faith Regional Physician Services. Dmand AI links Dr. Brown to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Beethoven Brown accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Brown billed Medicare for 31 services in 2023, and Dr. Brown accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Beethoven Brown's MIPS score?

Dr. Brown's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 81 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Beethoven Brown see?

CMS counts 20 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brown in 2024, with an average age of 70.

Is Dr. Beethoven Brown board certified?

Yes. Dr. Brown is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

What services does Dr. Beethoven Brown bill to Medicare?

In 2023, Dr. Brown's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93314) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (33533).

Where did Dr. Beethoven Brown go to medical school?

Dr. Brown graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1980.

What drugs does Dr. Beethoven Brown prescribe most?

In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Brown's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Tartrate and Atorvastatin Calcium.

Has Dr. Beethoven Brown received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $234 in general payments to Dr. Brown from 7 companies from 2018 to 2024. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

How long has Dr. Beethoven Brown been practicing?

Dr. Brown graduated from medical school in 1980, 46 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Beethoven Brown accept?

Dr. Brown is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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