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Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD

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(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Duke University School of Medicine (1985)

Professional interests include: hand surgery procedures

9850 Genesee Avenue Suite 210
La Jolla, CA 92037

(858) 535-1075

Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD is an orthopedist in La Jolla, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1985 and has 41 years of experience. Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Health and Outpatient Surgery Center of La Jolla.

Office Locations

Scripps Health

9850 Genesee Avenue Suite 210
La Jolla, CA 92037

(858) 535-1075

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

injections

joint aspiration

In 2023, Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD performed more injections, and joint aspiration procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 10%

By Volume:

musculoskeletal imaging

trigger finger surgery

X-rays

By Affordability:

tendon insertion injection

tendon origin injection

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD performed more musculoskeletal imaging, trigger finger surgery, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for tendon insertion injection, and tendon origin injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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 25%

By Volume:

carpal tunnel injection

nerve surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

upper extremity surgery

wrist X-ray

By Affordability:

carpal tunnel injection

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD performed more carpal tunnel injection, nerve surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, upper extremity surgery, and wrist X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for carpal tunnel injection 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. Richard Alan Brown, MD treated as an orthopedist in La Jolla, CA during 2012 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	109
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	828
hospital care	27
immobilization	23
injections	313
inpatient care	27
joint surgery	16
musculoskeletal imaging	215
nerve procedures	34
open surgery	34
reconstructive surgery	16
tendon surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	74
X-rays	215

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD treated as an orthopedist in La Jolla, CA during 2013 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	145
decompression surgery	45
doctor visit	906
hospital care	27
immobilization	36
injections	294
inpatient care	27
joint surgery	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	21
musculoskeletal imaging	227
nerve procedures	45
open surgery	45
reconstructive surgery	13
tendon surgery	70
upper extremity surgery	128
X-rays	206

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	569
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	329
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	72
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD in 2013

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	17
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD treated as an orthopedist in La Jolla, CA during 2014 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	153
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	869
hospital care	26
immobilization	20
injections	320
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	20
musculoskeletal imaging	246
nerve procedures	36
open surgery	36
reconstructive surgery	13
tendon surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	73
X-rays	226

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	597
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	341
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	95
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD in 2014

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD treated as an orthopedist in La Jolla, CA during 2015 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	157
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	852
hospital care	27
injections	319
inpatient care	27
joint surgery	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	25
musculoskeletal imaging	230
nerve procedures	41
open surgery	41
reconstructive surgery	14
tendon surgery	44
upper extremity surgery	99
X-rays	205

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	508
Female	740

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1138
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	672
From 75 to 84	360
85 and over	186
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD in 2015

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	16
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD treated as an orthopedist in La Jolla, CA during 2016 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	192
decompression surgery	70
doctor visit	936
hospital care	14
immobilization	15
injections	413
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
musculoskeletal imaging	193
nerve procedures	70
open surgery	70
reconstructive surgery	12
tendon surgery	32
upper extremity surgery	114
X-rays	181

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	420

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	614
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	369
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	92
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD in 2016

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	15
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD treated as an orthopedist in La Jolla, CA during 2017 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	135
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	642
injections	323
musculoskeletal imaging	133
nerve procedures	35
open surgery	35
tendon surgery	31
upper extremity surgery	66
X-rays	133

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	475
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	71
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD in 2017

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	17
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD treated as an orthopedist in La Jolla, CA during 2018 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	175
decompression surgery	61
doctor visit	957
injections	434
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
musculoskeletal imaging	184
nerve procedures	61
open surgery	61
tendon surgery	52
upper extremity surgery	113
X-rays	166

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	259
Female	402

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	602
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	341
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	81
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD in 2018

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	16
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD treated as an orthopedist in La Jolla, CA during 2019 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	186
decompression surgery	61
doctor visit	1019
excision	19
injections	488
joint surgery	19
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
musculoskeletal imaging	175
nerve procedures	61
open surgery	61
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
tendon surgery	67
upper extremity surgery	109
X-rays	157

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	416

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	641
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	370
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	86
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD in 2019

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	17
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD treated as an orthopedist in La Jolla, CA during 2020 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	215
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	973
excision	32
fracture surgery	11
injections	537
joint surgery	32
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
musculoskeletal imaging	242
nerve procedures	26
open surgery	37
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
tendon surgery	95
upper extremity surgery	128
X-rays	228

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	381

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	351
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD in 2020

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	14
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD treated as an orthopedist in La Jolla, CA during 2021 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	252
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	1024
excision	13
injections	518
joint surgery	26
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	21
musculoskeletal imaging	247
nerve procedures	34
open surgery	34
reconstructive surgery	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
tendon surgery	70
upper extremity surgery	104
X-rays	226

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	411

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	645
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	261
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD in 2021

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	13
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD treated as an orthopedist in La Jolla, CA during 2022 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	259
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	917
excision	29
injections	467
joint surgery	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	23
musculoskeletal imaging	219
nerve procedures	39
open surgery	39
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
tendon surgery	73
upper extremity surgery	107
X-rays	196

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	387

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	602
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	277
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD in 2022

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	14
Dementia	2
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD treated as an orthopedist in La Jolla, CA during 2023 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	293
decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	1149
excision	12
injections	572
joint surgery	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	25
musculoskeletal imaging	202
nerve procedures	53
open surgery	53
tendon surgery	79
upper extremity surgery	144
X-rays	177

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	454

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	707
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	44
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	400
From 75 to 84	311
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD in 2023

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	15
Dementia	2
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD treated as an orthopedist in La Jolla, CA were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and aspiration.

aspiration	189
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	922
excision	21
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	24
immobilization	23
injections	416
inpatient care	24
joint surgery	18
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	19
musculoskeletal imaging	209
nerve procedures	44
open surgery	45
reconstructive surgery	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
tendon surgery	55
upper extremity surgery	104
X-rays	193

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD.

**Gender**
Female	389
Male	269

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	597
Hispanic	18
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	25

**Age**
85 and over	56
75 to 84	219
Less than 65	12
65 to 74	346

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	14
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1985. He completed residency at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine (1985)

Residency: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals (1991)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery (1994)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Scripps Health

Outpatient Surgery Center of La Jolla

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 2.67 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in La Jolla, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$77,299 XIAFLEX $77,299
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$45,239 XIAFLEX $45,239
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$2,740 Exparel $2,740
Stryker Corporation	$1,198 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $569	TRAUMA and EXTREMITIES $223	Variax $172	T2 $74	Axsos $71	Other $90
Lupin Inc.	$500 $500
Other	$1,426 Aptus $184	FORTEO $141	TACTOSET $106	Early Intervention $71	Zilretta $62	Other $862

**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	$70,048
Consulting Fee	$39,701
Travel and Lodging	$11,561
Food and Beverage	$7,092

Research Payments

Dr. Richard Alan Brown, MD has received 96 research payments totaling $113,303.

Biography

Dr. Richard Brown is a hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist. His areas of expertise include the following: hand surgery procedures and orthopedic surgery. Dr. Brown is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Outpatient Surgery Center of La Jolla. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Dr. Brown attended medical school at Duke University School of Medicine. Patient ratings for Dr. Brown average 2.5 stars (out of 5). Dr. Brown's practice in La Jolla, CA is open to new patients as reported by Scripps Health.