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Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD

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(Dr. Gregory P. Brown, MD)

(256 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease)

Ohio State University College of Medicine (1981)

70 Westcare Drive Suite 404
Sylva, NC 28779

(828) 586-7994

Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD is a pulmonologist in Sylva, NC specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease). He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1981 and has 45 years of experience. Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD is affiliated with Swain Community Hospital, Harris Regional Hospital and DLP WESTERN CAROLINA PHYSICIAN PRACTICES LLC.

Office Locations

70 Westcare Drive Suite 404
Sylva, NC 28779

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD in 2023

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pulmonary function test

In 2012, Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD performed more pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sylva, NC during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	99
aspiration	33
bronchoscopy	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1069
hospital care	1668
inpatient care	1668
minimally invasive procedures	14
pleural drainage	33
preventive care	87
pulmonary testing	514
sleep study	200
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	28
vaccines	87

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sylva, NC during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	90
doctor visit	960
hospital care	1025
inpatient care	1025
preventive care	40
pulmonary testing	581
sleep study	182
vaccines	40

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	723
Female	840

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1489
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	526
From 75 to 84	532
85 and over	267
Less than 65	238

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	45
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sylva, NC during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	30
bronchoscopy	11
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	540
hospital care	410
inpatient care	410
minimally invasive procedures	11
pulmonary testing	292
sleep study	51

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	374
Female	459

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	793
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	327
From 75 to 84	251
85 and over	101
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	44
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sylva, NC during 2015 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	465
hospital care	111
inpatient care	111
pulmonary testing	355

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	554

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	880
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	406
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	74
Less than 65	210

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	43
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sylva, NC during 2016 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	32
doctor visit	704
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102
minimally invasive procedures	17
pulmonary testing	350

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	371

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	587
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	29
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	57
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sylva, NC during 2017 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	58
bronchoscopy	43
doctor visit	698
hospital care	163
inpatient care	163
minimally invasive procedures	16
pulmonary testing	447
sleep study	81

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	338
Female	395

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	654
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	47

**Age**
From 65 to 74	345
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	41
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sylva, NC during 2018 were pulmonary testing, sleep study, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	87
bronchoscopy	23
doctor visit	648
hospital care	120
inpatient care	120
pulmonary testing	389
sleep study	152

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	373

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	626
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	303
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	36
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sylva, NC during 2019 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	94
bronchoscopy	47
doctor visit	599
hospital care	182
inpatient care	182
minimally invasive procedures	16
pulmonary testing	423
sleep study	155

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	675
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	33

**Age**
From 65 to 74	337
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	48
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sylva, NC during 2020 were pulmonary testing, sleep study, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	66
bronchoscopy	22
doctor visit	578
hospital care	101
inpatient care	101
pulmonary testing	453
sleep study	120

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	329

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	581
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	59
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sylva, NC during 2021 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	14
doctor visit	525
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80
pulmonary testing	368

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	516
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	49
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sylva, NC during 2022 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	12
doctor visit	476
hospital care	66
inpatient care	66
pulmonary testing	369

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	467
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	53
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sylva, NC were pulmonary testing, inpatient care, hospital care and sleep study.

airway management	74
aspiration	33
bronchoscopy	24
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	660
hospital care	366
inpatient care	366
minimally invasive procedures	14
pleural drainage	33
preventive care	63
pulmonary testing	412
sleep study	134
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	28
vaccines	63

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	389

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	660
Native American / Alaskan Native	19
Hispanic	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	221
85 and over	68
Less than 65	121
65 to 74	298

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	21
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1981. He completed residency at Ohio State University Medical Center. He is certified by the Certification in Pulmonary Disease - American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine (1981)

Residency: Ohio State University Medical Center (1984)

Board Certification: Certification in Pulmonary Disease - American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Swain Community Hospital

Harris Regional Hospital

DLP WESTERN CAROLINA PHYSICIAN PRACTICES LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 256 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Gregory Patrick Brown, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Sylva, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,021 ANORO $303	BREO $269	NUCALA $209	INCRUSE $179	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $61
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$316 SYMBICORT $127	FASENRA $125	TEZSPIRE $64
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$305 OFEV $115	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $27	STIOLTO $25	STRIVERDI RESPIMAT $14	$125
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$163 UPTRAVI $110	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $53
Genentech USA, Inc.	$66 XOLAIR $51	Esbriet $15
Other	$584 TEZSPIRE $64	DUPIXENT $61	ACTHAR $54	GLASSIA $44	Amara View $38	Other $324

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,423
Education	$32

Biography

Dr. Gregory Brown's area of specialization is pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease). After completing medical school at Ohio State University College of Medicine, Dr. Brown performed his residency at Ohio State University Medical Center. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is affiliated with Swain Community Hospital and Harris Regional Hospital. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Sylva, NC.

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