Dr. Rodney Brown, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Brown
Dr. Rodney Brown is a cardiovascular disease in Waco, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Brown performed 4,765 Medicare services across 3,269 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Brown received a total of $2,945 from 23 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 70 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Brown is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,356 | $88 | $140 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 854 | $10 | $140 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 720 | $42 | $70 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 212 | $51 | $593 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 179 | $136 | $558 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 168 | $265 | $351 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 129 | $1,829 | $6,891 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 125 | $47 | $114 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 115 | $137 | $520 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 115 | $5 | $52 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 88 | $51 | $395 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 86 | $37 | $183 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 78 | $119 | $1,558 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 69 | $62 | $142 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 51 | $114 | $496 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 44 | $37 | $101 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 43 | $305 | $2,975 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus during surgery on heart or great blood vessels with report | 42 | $174 | $767 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 40 | $54 | $69 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 38 | $132 | $564 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 36 | $1,082 | $2,718 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 35 | $124 | $225 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 33 | $50 | $642 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 24 | $136 | $345 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 22 | $195 | $658 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 20 | $184 | $553 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 18 | $89 | $361 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 14 | $90 | $349 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 11 | $84 | $487 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Brown is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 18% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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