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Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD

(2414 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine, General Surgery, Adult Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery and Orthopedic Trauma

Howard University College of Medicine (1998)

Professional interests include: fractures (broken bones), shoulder problems, knee problems

10484 W Thunderbird Boulevard Suite 100
Sun City, AZ 85351

(623) 537-5600

Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Sun City, AZ specializing in sports medicine, general surgery, adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery and orthopedic trauma. He graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 1998 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD is affiliated with The CORE Institute and CENTER FOR ORTHOPEDIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION LLC.

Office Locations

10484 W Thunderbird Boulevard Suite 100
Sun City, AZ 85351

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The CORE Institute

14520 W. Granite Valley Drive Suite 210
Sun City West, AZ 85375

1-866-974-2673

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18444 N 25th Avenue Suite 210
Phoenix, AZ 85023

1-866-974-2673

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9321 W Thomas Road Suite 205
Phoenix, AZ 85037

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

arthroscopic acromioplasty

arthroscopic biceps tenodesis

arthroscopic distal clavicle excision

arthroscopic shoulder debridement

arthroscopic surgery

joint surgery

shoulder surgery

subacromial decompression

surgical debridement

total shoulder replacement

By Affordability:

acromial resection

acromioplasty

arthroscopic acromioplasty

arthroscopic distal clavicle excision

arthroscopic shoulder debridement

arthroscopic subacromial decompression

claviculectomy

decompression surgery

distal clavicle excision

partial claviculectomy

shoulder arthroscopy

shoulder debridement

subacromial decompression

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Arizona, Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD performed more arthroscopic acromioplasty, arthroscopic biceps tenodesis, arthroscopic distal clavicle excision, arthroscopic shoulder debridement, arthroscopic surgery, joint surgery, shoulder surgery, subacromial decompression, surgical debridement, and total shoulder replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for acromial resection, acromioplasty, arthroscopic acromioplasty, arthroscopic distal clavicle excision, arthroscopic shoulder debridement, arthroscopic subacromial decompression, claviculectomy (clavicle excision), decompression surgery, distal clavicle excision (Mumford procedure), partial claviculectomy, shoulder arthroscopy, shoulder debridement, and subacromial decompression that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

joint reconstruction

In 2023, Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD performed more joint reconstruction procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Arizona.

Top 25%

By Volume:

arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

By Affordability:

rotator cuff repair

rotator cuff surgery

shoulder arthroplasty

shoulder reconstruction

shoulder replacement

total shoulder replacement

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Arizona, Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD performed more arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for rotator cuff repair, rotator cuff surgery, shoulder arthroplasty, shoulder reconstruction, shoulder replacement, and total shoulder replacement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sun City, AZ during 2012 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	525
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	25
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	753
excision	11
hip imaging	62
injections	525
joint surgery	160
lower extremity surgery	58
minimally invasive procedures	129
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	77
musculoskeletal imaging	332
pelvic imaging	30
reconstructive surgery	31
rehabilitation	106
synovectomy	27
upper extremity surgery	102
X-rays	285

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sun City, AZ during 2013 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	531
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	720
excision	16
hip imaging	16
injections	531
joint surgery	131
lower extremity surgery	14
minimally invasive procedures	106
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	53
musculoskeletal imaging	212
pelvic imaging	12
reconstructive surgery	25
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	117
X-rays	171

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	445
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	44
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sun City, AZ during 2014 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	289
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	600
excision	16
injections	289
joint surgery	114
lower extremity surgery	14
minimally invasive procedures	84
musculoskeletal imaging	100
pelvic imaging	13
reconstructive surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	100
X-rays	113

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	401
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	42
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sun City, AZ during 2015 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	509
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	676
excision	18
injections	509
joint surgery	115
minimally invasive procedures	81
reconstructive surgery	34
upper extremity surgery	115

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	424
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	838
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	508
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	74
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	3
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sun City, AZ during 2016 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	568
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	773
excision	13
injections	568
joint surgery	153
minimally invasive procedures	96
reconstructive surgery	57
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	153

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	507
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	44
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sun City, AZ during 2017 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	697
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	59
decompression surgery	55
doctor visit	804
excision	23
injections	697
joint surgery	239
minimally invasive procedures	202
reconstructive surgery	37
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	239

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	585
Black	12
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	347
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	54
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sun City, AZ during 2018 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	420
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	64
decompression surgery	58
doctor visit	997
excision	37
injections	420
joint surgery	262
minimally invasive procedures	222
reconstructive surgery	40
tendon surgery	25
upper extremity surgery	262

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	562
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	340
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	45
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sun City, AZ during 2019 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	355
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	55
decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	976
excision	38
injections	355
joint surgery	286
minimally invasive procedures	208
reconstructive surgery	78
tendon surgery	29
upper extremity surgery	286

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	553
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	325
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	36
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sun City, AZ during 2020 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	323
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	49
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	879
excision	28
injections	323
joint surgery	257
minimally invasive procedures	173
reconstructive surgery	84
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	257

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	287
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	546
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	337
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	30
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sun City, AZ during 2021 were joint surgery, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	241
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	37
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	795
excision	29
injections	241
joint surgery	252
minimally invasive procedures	151
reconstructive surgery	101
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	252

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	529
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	36
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sun City, AZ during 2022 were joint surgery, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	298
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	53
decompression surgery	68
doctor visit	841
excision	33
injections	298
joint surgery	353
minimally invasive procedures	236
reconstructive surgery	117
tendon surgery	38
upper extremity surgery	353

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	582
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Sun City, AZ were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and joint surgery.

aspiration	432
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	40
decompression surgery	43
doctor visit	801
excision	23
hip imaging	39
injections	432
joint surgery	211
lower extremity surgery	28
minimally invasive procedures	153
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	65
musculoskeletal imaging	214
pelvic imaging	18
reconstructive surgery	57
rehabilitation	106
synovectomy	27
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	203
X-rays	189

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	504
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	10
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	179
85 and over	36
Less than 65	18
65 to 74	298

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 1998. He completed residency at University of Maryland Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board-Certified and has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine (1998)

Residency: University of Maryland Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board-Certified

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

The CORE Institute

CENTER FOR ORTHOPEDIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2414 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Sun City, AZ.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$96,889 BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION $38,867	AEQUALIS PERFORM $33,053	T2 $13,500	AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX $2,500	Reunion $1,810	Other $7,159
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$39,265 SIMPLICITI $24,562	BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM $12,559	PERFORM GLENOID $1,049	Ascend Flex $710	AEQUALIS $371	Other $15
Catalyst OrthoScience	$24,742 Catalyst Total CSR $16,051	Archer R1 Reverse Shoulder System $7,496	Archer 3D Software $1,082	R1 Reverse Total Shoulder $72	Catalyst TSR $40
Exactech, Inc.	$17,133 Equinoxe $16,101	Optetrak $1,032
Arthrex, Inc.	$14,039 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE ARTHROPLASTY $6,400	SHOULDER IMPLANTS OTHER OTHER $118	ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS ANATOMIC TOTAL SHOULDER ECLIPSE $110	$7,411
Other	$14,388 HemiCAP Knee $1,000	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE ARTHROPLASTY $799	UE - Aequalis Ascend Flex $748	DEV - Ascend Flex $317	Rotation Medical Arthroscopic Instrument Kit $283	Other $11,242

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$148,776
Travel and Lodging	$30,562
Food and Beverage	$12,054
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$9,100
Education	$4,253
Other	$1,710

Research Payments

Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD has received 15 research payments totaling $19,442.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. John Andrew Brown, MD.

Catalyst OrthoScience	2022	$168,462.04	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock ownership
Catalyst OrthoScience	2021	$149,974.37	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock ownership

Biography

Dr. John Brown works as an orthopedic trauma, general surgery, and adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery. He has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. Dr. Brown's areas of clinical interest consist of knee problems, shoulder problems, and fractures (broken bones). Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Maryland, Dr. Brown attended Howard University College of Medicine for medical school. Dr. Brown has received distinctions including PHOENIX Magazine Top Doc; HUCM Received graduating class rank of 2 Dr. Charles H. Epps, Jr. Award; and HUCM Presented for excellence in the study of Medicine Merck Pharmaceutical Award. He is professionally affiliated with The CORE Institute.