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Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD

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(Lawrence H. Brent, MD)

(242 Ratings)

Specializes in: Rheumatology (Arthritis & Autoimmune Diseases)

Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College

Professional interests include: septic (infectious) arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

3401 N. Broad Street Outpatient Building, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19140

1-800-836-7536

Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD is a rheumatologist in Philadelphia, PA specializing in rheumatology (arthritis & autoimmune diseases). He graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD is affiliated with Temple Health and TEMPLE FACULTY PRACTICE PLAN INC.

Office Locations

3401 N. Broad Street Outpatient Building, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19140

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2012 were blood draw, aspiration, injections and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	95
blood draw	211
doctor visit	568
hospital care	29
injections	95
inpatient care	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2013 were blood draw, aspiration, injections and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	77
blood draw	224
doctor visit	596
hospital care	62
injections	77
inpatient care	62

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	144
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	45
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2014 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	62
blood draw	170
doctor visit	497
hospital care	79
injections	62
inpatient care	79

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	141
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	25
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2015 were blood draw, aspiration, injections and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	51
blood draw	189
doctor visit	432
hospital care	22
injections	51
inpatient care	22

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	256
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	34
Less than 65	222

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2016 were blood draw, aspiration, injections and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	65
blood draw	137
doctor visit	401
hospital care	44
injections	65
inpatient care	44

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	125
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	15
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2017 were blood draw, aspiration, injections and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
blood draw	99
doctor visit	275
hospital care	20
injections	35
inpatient care	20

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	96
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	14
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2018 were aspiration, injections and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
blood draw	17
doctor visit	252
injections	32

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	85
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2019 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	47
doctor visit	294
hospital care	12
injections	47
inpatient care	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	90
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	13
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	42
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	40
doctor visit	247
injections	40

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	87
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	41
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	58
doctor visit	233
injections	58

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	71
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Philadelphia, PA during 2022 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	54
doctor visit	228
injections	54

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	56
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Philadelphia, PA were blood draw, aspiration, injections and hospital care.

aspiration	56
blood draw	149
doctor visit	365
hospital care	38
injections	56
inpatient care	38

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	104
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	72
Hispanic	20
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	24
85 and over	13
Less than 65	88
65 to 74	80

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	6
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. He completed residency at Jefferson University Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College

Residency: Jefferson University Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Temple Health

TEMPLE FACULTY PRACTICE PLAN INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 242 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Lawrence H. Brent, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Philadelphia, PA.

4.8

Overall Rating

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2022-06-26

Poor experience. Talks more about himself in excess. Bad mouths coworkers without batting an eye including other Temple specialists

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Genentech USA, Inc.	$31,714 Actemra $29,788	$1,926
Pfizer Inc.	$29,485 XELJANZ $29,485
GENZYME CORPORATION	$9,229 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED $9,229
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$8,652 NUCALA $3,728	BENLYSTA $3,624	$1,300
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$8,386 SIMPONI ARIA $5,396	REMICADE $2,990
Other	$29,545 ACTHAR $10,427	XELJANZ $5,785	SAPHNELO $5,117	COSENTYX $473	Cimzia $323	Other $7,421

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$57,194
Consulting Fee	$37,231
Travel and Lodging	$9,309
Food and Beverage	$6,605
Honoraria	$6,550
Other	$122

Biography

Dr. Lawrence Brent practices rheumatology (arthritis & autoimmune diseases). In his practice, he is particularly interested in septic (infectious) arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Dr. Brent is affiliated with Temple Health. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College. Dr. Brent trained at Jefferson University Hospitals for residency. He has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. His distinctions include: Philadelphia magazine; Top Doctors, Rheumatology; and Top Doctor, Super Doctors. Dr. Brent welcomes new patients at his office inPhiladelphia, PA as reported by Yext.