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Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine (2002)

Professional interests include: heart failure, echocardiogram (echo)

2936 N. Elm Street Suite 102
Lumberton, NC 28358

(910) 671-6619

Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD is a cardiologist in Lumberton, NC specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD is affiliated with UNC Health and UNC Health Southeastern.

Office Locations

UNC Health Southeastern

2936 N. Elm Street Suite 102
Lumberton, NC 28358

(910) 671-6619

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6322 Fayetteville Road Suite B
Raeford, NC 28376

(910) 878-6700

(910) 417-4120

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In The News

“Cardiologist Dr. John Brooks areas of special interest include managing heart failure, echocardiography, and educating the community about cardiology.”—"UNC Health Southeastern expands heart program welcoming 3 new cardiologists | Robesonian", The Robesonian, August 2025

“"We have formed a team which includes three willing and dedicated cardiologists, Drs. John Brooks, Chirstopher Walters and Xiuxian Zhu, who are serving as faculty members, along with me as...”—"UNC Health Southeastern introduces new cardiovascular diseases fellowship program | Robesonian", The Robesonian, July 2025

“In addition to a new cardiology fellowship program that launched in early July, UNC Health Southeastern has recruited several new physicians this summer, including Cardiologist John Brooks, MD, and...”—"New technology and approaches to heart care prompt service changes at UNC Health Southeastern | Robesonian", The Robesonian, July 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lumberton, NC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	49
cardiac procedures	577
cardioversion	13
doctor visit	233
hospital care	682
inpatient care	682
lab tests	266
minimally invasive procedures	48
nuclear scan	62
preventive care	13
stress testing	120
ultrasound (sonogram)	457

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lumberton, NC during 2013 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1012
doctor visit	750
hospital care	423
inpatient care	423
minimally invasive procedures	29
nuclear scan	283
stress testing	516
ultrasound (sonogram)	496

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	812
Female	1009

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1140
Black	659
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	715
From 75 to 84	540
85 and over	205
Less than 65	361

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	49
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lumberton, NC during 2014 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	892
doctor visit	832
hospital care	512
inpatient care	512
minimally invasive procedures	37
nuclear scan	215
stress testing	386
ultrasound (sonogram)	506

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1304
Female	1604

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1794
Black	1082
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1003
From 75 to 84	867
85 and over	396
Less than 65	642

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	49
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lumberton, NC during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	11
cardiac procedures	930
doctor visit	1006
hospital care	468
inpatient care	435
minimally invasive procedures	32
nuclear scan	228
outpatient care	33
stress testing	313
ultrasound (sonogram)	606

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2118
Female	2514

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2892
Black	1670
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1656
From 75 to 84	1396
85 and over	590
Less than 65	990

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	47
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lumberton, NC during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	780
doctor visit	823
hospital care	361
inpatient care	328
minimally invasive procedures	20
nuclear scan	215
outpatient care	33
stress testing	257
ultrasound (sonogram)	523

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	807
Female	958

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1177
Black	547
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	651
From 75 to 84	532
85 and over	221
Less than 65	361

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	50
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lumberton, NC during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	386
doctor visit	612
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
nuclear scan	80
stress testing	186
ultrasound (sonogram)	200

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	172
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	43

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	67
Less than 65	127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lumberton, NC during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	457
doctor visit	728
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
nuclear scan	109
stress testing	206
ultrasound (sonogram)	251

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	198
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	50

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	50
Less than 65	137

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	52
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lumberton, NC during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	600
doctor visit	862
hospital care	210
inpatient care	195
nuclear scan	143
outpatient care	15
stress testing	234
ultrasound (sonogram)	366

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	398
Female	465

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	436
Black	295
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	71

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	100
Less than 65	192

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	50
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lumberton, NC during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	514
doctor visit	541
hospital care	185
inpatient care	185
nuclear scan	104
stress testing	119
ultrasound (sonogram)	395

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	451

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	445
Black	258
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	44
Native American	63

**Age**
From 65 to 74	357
From 75 to 84	235
85 and over	94
Less than 65	155

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	50
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lumberton, NC during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	413
doctor visit	552
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100
nuclear scan	80
stress testing	109
ultrasound (sonogram)	304

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	316
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	201
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	46
Native American	39

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	78
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	48
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lumberton, NC during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	367
doctor visit	536
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
nuclear scan	62
stress testing	84
ultrasound (sonogram)	283

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	353

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	374
Black	189
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	80
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	45
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lumberton, NC were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

ambulatory monitoring	11
blood draw	49
cardiac procedures	629
cardioversion	13
doctor visit	679
hospital care	283
inpatient care	275
lab tests	266
minimally invasive procedures	33
nuclear scan	143
outpatient care	27
preventive care	13
stress testing	230
ultrasound (sonogram)	398

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	628
Female	756

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	479
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	832
Native American / Alaskan Native	27
Hispanic	7
Other	19

**Age**
75 to 84	406
85 and over	171
Less than 65	287
65 to 74	520

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Cancer	10
Dementia	14

Education & Training

Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD graduated from East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine in 2002. He is certified by the Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Medicine, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine (2002)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Medicine, Board Certified (2018)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC Health Southeastern

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. John Howard Brooks, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, Medicare Advantage, AmeriHealth, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, CHAMPVA, Centene, Group Health Plan (GHP), MedCost PPO, North Carolina State Health Plan, Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health), BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct, Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026), Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. John Howard Brooks, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AmeriHealth

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

CHAMPVA

Centene

Group Health Plan (GHP)

MedCost PPO

North Carolina State Health Plan

Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health)

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct

Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026)

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$569 LifeVest $569
Amgen Inc.	$272 Repatha $243	Corlanor $13	$16
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$260 BRILINTA $216	FARXIGA $44
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$212 CRM $185	CardioMEMS HF System $27
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$197 XARELTO $179	INVOKANA $19
Other	$1,432 ENTRESTO $163	NEXLETOL $145	HeartMate $124	ELIQUIS $107	VERQUVO $88	Other $804

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,917
Education	$26

Biography

Dr. John Brooks practices adult cardiology. His areas of expertise include the following: heart failure and echocardiogram (echo). Coventry, Cigna, and Centene seem to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Brooks accepts. Dr. Brooks graduated from East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine. Dr. Brooks is affiliated with UNC Health. According to UNC Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Lumberton, NC.