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Dr. David M. Brown, MD

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(Dr. David Brown, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous) and General Ophthalmology

Baylor College of Medicine

Professional interests include: uveitis, eye inflammation, genetic issues, and more.

10100 Katy Freeway Suite 100
Houston, TX 77043

(713) 524-3434

Dr. David M. Brown, MD is a retina specialist in Houston, TX specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous) and general ophthalmology. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. David M. Brown, MD is affiliated with CHRISTUS Health, Houston Methodist Hospital, Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, Houston Methodist, Memorial Hermann, Astrana Health, RETINA CONSULTANTS OF HOUSTON PLLC, Retina Consultants of Texas, HPN and GTPA.

Office Locations

10100 Katy Freeway Suite 100
Houston, TX 77043

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10130 Louetta Road Suite G
Houston, TX 77070

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10907 Memorial Hermann Drive Suite 450
Pearland, TX 77584

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11460 Space Center Boulevard Suite 2
Houston, TX 77059

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17450 St. Lukes Way Suite 400
The Woodlands, TX 77384

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21216 Northwest Freeway Suite 520
Cypress, TX 77429

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23510 Kingsland Boulevard Suite 300
Katy, TX 77494

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2620 Becker Drive
Brenham, TX 77833

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2620 Highway 36 South
Brenham, TX 77833

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Memorial Hermann

350 Kingwood Medical Drive Suite 200
Kingwood, TX 77339

(713) 524-3434

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400 Bypass Lane Suite 105
Livingston, TX 77351

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4460 Bissonnet Street Suite 200
Bellaire, TX 77401

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6560 Fannin Street Suite 750
Houston, TX 77030

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6921 Brisbane Court Suite 200
Sugar Land, TX 77479

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GTPA

87 Interstate 10 N Suite 103
Beaumont, TX 77707

(713) 524-3434

(713) 524-3220

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In The News

“The event was attended by Wayne Voss, chief executive officer of Houston Methodist West Hospital, David Brown, executive director of The Ballard House and Houston Methodist West executive leaders...”—"Houston Methodist West Hospital dishes up kindness at The Ballard House", Katy Times, August 2023

“"The 48-week results show the non-inferiority of 8 mg Q12 or Q16, despite greatly increased dosing intervals," said David Brown, MD, of Retina Consultants of Texas in Houston.”—"Higher Dose, Longer Treatment Interval With Aflibercept Shows Promise in Eye Disease", MedPage Today, October 2022

“Our goal as physicians is to work on preventing blindness for the significant proportion of diabetics affected by this condition," said David M Brown MD FACS, Director of Clinical Research at the...”—"Novartis Phase III BEOVU(R) data show potential for fluid resolution in more diabetic macular edema patients with fewer injections versus aflibercept", The Trentonian, May 2021

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David M. Brown, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

eye procedures

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2023, Dr. David M. Brown, MD performed more eye procedures, and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 10%

By Volume:

comprehensive eye exam

intravitreal drug injection

In 2023, Dr. David M. Brown, MD performed more comprehensive eye exam, and intravitreal drug injection procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Brown, MD treated as a retina specialist in Houston, TX during 2012 were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	338
eye procedures	6558
injections	1717
photocoagulation	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Brown, MD treated as a retina specialist in Houston, TX during 2013 were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	240
eye procedures	6373
injections	1807
photocoagulation	33

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	406
Female	587

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	888
Black	39
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	256
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Brown, MD treated as a retina specialist in Houston, TX during 2014 were eye procedures, injections, aspiration and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	60
doctor visit	289
eye procedures	6825
injections	1813
photocoagulation	53

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	417
Female	638

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	935
Black	32
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	385
From 75 to 84	355
85 and over	268
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Brown, MD treated as a retina specialist in Houston, TX during 2015 were eye procedures, injections, aspiration and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	83
doctor visit	220
eye procedures	7216
injections	2032
photocoagulation	44

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	870
Female	1404

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2006
Black	90
Hispanic	138
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	828
From 75 to 84	780
85 and over	554
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Brown, MD treated as a retina specialist in Houston, TX during 2016 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
doctor visit	249
eye procedures	8094
injections	2419
photocoagulation	37

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	500
Female	734

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1084
Black	38
Hispanic	77
Asian	18
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	446
From 75 to 84	405
85 and over	325
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Brown, MD treated as a retina specialist in Houston, TX during 2017 were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	215
eye procedures	7920
injections	2340
photocoagulation	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	476
Female	707

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1031
Black	39
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	430
From 75 to 84	392
85 and over	310
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Brown, MD treated as a retina specialist in Houston, TX during 2018 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	185
eye procedures	8370
injections	2606

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	508
Female	720

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1060
Black	54
Hispanic	64
Asian	26
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	467
From 75 to 84	419
85 and over	288
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Brown, MD treated as a retina specialist in Houston, TX during 2019 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	198
eye procedures	9415
injections	2967

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	569
Female	779

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1142
Black	72
Hispanic	77
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	530
From 75 to 84	472
85 and over	282
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Brown, MD treated as a retina specialist in Houston, TX during 2020 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	229
eye procedures	8317
injections	2785

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	530
Female	725

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1064
Black	69
Hispanic	75
Asian	20
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	518
From 75 to 84	424
85 and over	260
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Brown, MD treated as a retina specialist in Houston, TX during 2021 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	178
eye procedures	8195
injections	2631

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	526
Female	705

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1037
Black	61
Hispanic	76
Asian	26
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	501
From 75 to 84	448
85 and over	238
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David M. Brown, MD treated as a retina specialist in Houston, TX during 2022 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	97
eye procedures	7034
injections	2227

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	467
Female	691

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1020
Black	36
Hispanic	54
Asian	20
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	460
From 75 to 84	432
85 and over	243
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David M. Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David M. Brown, MD treated as a retina specialist in Houston, TX were eye procedures, injections, aspiration and photocoagulation.

aspiration	56
doctor visit	221
eye procedures	7665
injections	2304
photocoagulation	39

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	479
Female	699

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	48
Asian / Pacific Islander	10
Non-Hispanic White	1024
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	65
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	408
85 and over	274
Less than 65	49
65 to 74	445

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David M. Brown, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David M. Brown, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. David M. Brown, MD graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. He is certified by the Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Board Certification: Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David M. Brown, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHRISTUS Health

Houston Methodist Hospital

Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital

Baylor College of Medicine

Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital

Houston Methodist

Memorial Hermann

Astrana Health

RETINA CONSULTANTS OF HOUSTON PLLC

Retina Consultants of Texas

HPN

GTPA

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. David M. Brown, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, CIGNA PPO, Aetna Medicare, CIGNA POS, Best Doctors, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Employers Health Network, Medicare, Humana, Cigna, Unicare POS, BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, PHCS PPO, Beech Street, WellPoint, Molina Healthcare, Unicare PPO, Blue Bell Creameries-PPO, WorkLink Worker's Comp, Aetna Most Benefit Plans, HMO Blue Texas, Mem Herman Hlth Network Prov, Aetna Memorial Hermann, Memorial Hermann Advantage HMO, Memorial Hermann Solutions and Mutual of Omaha PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. David M. Brown, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO

CIGNA PPO

Aetna Medicare

CIGNA POS

Best Doctors

Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Employers Health Network

Medicare

Humana

Cigna

Unicare POS

BlueCross BlueShield of Texas

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

PHCS PPO

Beech Street

WellPoint

Molina Healthcare

Unicare PPO

Blue Bell Creameries-PPO

WorkLink Worker's Comp

Aetna Most Benefit Plans

HMO Blue Texas

Mem Herman Hlth Network Prov

Aetna Memorial Hermann

Memorial Hermann Advantage HMO

Memorial Hermann Solutions

Mutual of Omaha PPO

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David M. Brown, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$131,155 Eylea $74,141	EYLEA aflibercept injection $26,674	EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection $20,872	EYLEA HD $3,703	$5,765
Novartis Pharma AG	$81,590 BLZ_BEOVU_OPHTHALMOLOGY $33,056	LUCENTIS $22,958	BEOVU $16,662	RTH258A_BEOVU_OPHTHALMOLOGY $8,783	RTH258A $130
optos plc	$62,984 PANORAMIC OPHTHALMOSCOPE $11,250	P200TxE $4,125	P200Tx $84	$47,525
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$50,464 brolucizumab $15,356	BUPARLISIB $5,497	BEOVU $4,906	Simbrinza $840	Durezol $45	Other $23,820
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$14,578 SYFOVRE $996	$13,581
Other	$163,561 LUCENTIS $20,827	Spectralis $9,937	OZURDEX $9,851	Eylea $9,563	AdaptDx $8,582	Other $104,801

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$409,483
Travel and Lodging	$22,955
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$21,807
Food and Beverage	$21,023
Honoraria	$18,750
Other	$10,314

Research Payments

Dr. David M. Brown, MD has received 1942 research payments totaling $24,533,322.

Biography

Dr. David Brown's specialties are general ophthalmology and vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He practices in Houston, TX, Livingston, TX, and Sugar Land, TX. Dr. Brown is a graduate of Baylor College of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Brown completed residency programs at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and a hospital affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine. His clinical interests include macular problems, uveitis, and retinitis pigmentosa. He appears to be in-network for Blue California, Viant, Employers Health Network, and more. Dr. Brown has received the following distinction: Texas Super Doctors. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish. Dr. Brown is professionally affiliated with Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, Astrana Health, and Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital. He welcomes new patients at his office inHOUSTON, TX as reported by Memorial Hermann.