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Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1987)

3023 Bunker Hill Street Suite 203
San Diego, CA 92109

(858) 205-1993

Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD is an interventional pain specialist in San Diego, CA specializing in interventional pain medicine and anesthesiology. He graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1987 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD is affiliated with CASEY FISHER MD A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION.

Office Locations

3023 Bunker Hill Street Suite 203
San Diego, CA 92109

(858) 205-1993

(619) 202-8090

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

injections

In 2023, Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD performed more injections procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

In 2013, Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD performed more major joint aspiration procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Diego, CA during 2013 were lab tests, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	193
doctor visit	3210
injections	549
lab tests	13373
minimally invasive procedures	130
nerve block	322
nerve procedures	68
pain management	424
removal of internal scar tissue	62
spinal procedures	393

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	295
Female	496

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	652
Black	128
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	53
Less than 65	354

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Diego, CA during 2014 were lab tests, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	178
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	2885
evoked potential test	31
injections	600
lab tests	15043
mental health therapy	124
minimally invasive procedures	112
nerve block	357
nerve procedures	71
pain management	493
removal of internal scar tissue	41
spinal procedures	428

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	553

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	745
Black	120
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	55
Less than 65	366

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Diego, CA during 2015 were lab tests, injections, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	106
doctor visit	1932
injections	357
lab tests	19763
mental health therapy	59
minimally invasive procedures	73
nerve block	248
nerve procedures	53
pain management	304
removal of internal scar tissue	20
spinal procedures	220

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	580
Female	1004

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1280
Black	278
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	526
From 75 to 84	276
85 and over	74
Less than 65	708

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Diego, CA during 2016 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	100
doctor visit	1264
injections	264
minimally invasive procedures	35
nerve block	94
nerve procedures	35
pain management	199
spinal procedures	121

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	22
Less than 65	247

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Diego, CA during 2017 were spinal procedures, injections, mental health therapy and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	92
blood draw	38
doctor visit	1800
implant surgery	21
injections	188
lab tests	24
mental health therapy	167
minimally invasive procedures	107
nerve block	55
nerve procedures	23
neurostimulator lead placement	84
neurostimulator replacement	21
pain management	119
spinal procedures	188
vascular procedures	19
X-rays	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	476
Black	123
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	18
Less than 65	270

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Diego, CA during 2018 were spinal procedures, injections, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	67
blood draw	134
doctor visit	1773
implant surgery	18
injections	148
lab tests	121
mental health therapy	60
minimally invasive procedures	72
nerve block	42
neurostimulator lead placement	72
neurostimulator replacement	18
pain management	81
spinal procedures	259
X-rays	113

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	473
Black	114
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	27
Less than 65	253

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Diego, CA during 2019 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	50
blood draw	35
doctor visit	1562
injections	116
lab tests	25
mental health therapy	34
minimally invasive procedures	23
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nerve block	20
nerve procedures	23
pain management	89
spinal procedures	83
X-rays	61

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	387

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	485
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	36
Less than 65	215

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Diego, CA during 2020 were injections, aspiration, spinal procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
blood draw	19
doctor visit	760
injections	48
nerve block	14
pain management	14
spinal procedures	28
X-rays	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	420
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	38
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Diego, CA during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
doctor visit	475
injections	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	350
Black	66
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	39
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Diego, CA during 2022 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	59
doctor visit	643
injections	129
minimally invasive procedures	47
nerve block	38
nerve procedures	47
pain management	117
spinal procedures	70

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	343

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	417
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	55
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Diego, CA during 2023 were injections, pain management, aspiration and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	99
doctor visit	374
injections	213
minimally invasive procedures	46
nerve block	40
nerve procedures	46
pain management	160
spinal procedures	67

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	305
Black	117
Hispanic	38
Asian	17
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	50
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	46
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in San Diego, CA were lab tests, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

aspiration	89
blood draw	56
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	1516
evoked potential test	31
implant surgery	19
injections	238
lab tests	8058
mental health therapy	88
minimally invasive procedures	71
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nerve block	123
nerve procedures	45
neurostimulator lead placement	78
neurostimulator replacement	19
pain management	200
removal of internal scar tissue	41
spinal procedures	185
vascular procedures	19
X-rays	50

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	438

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	102
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	551
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	138
85 and over	42
Less than 65	269
65 to 74	240

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	7
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1987. He has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1987)

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CASEY FISHER MD A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$2,846 Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $1,894	PROCLAIM $228	Proclaim IPG $185	Axium INS DRG IPG $122	SCS IPGs $113	Other $305
Spinal Simplicity, LLC	$1,843 HA MINUTEMAN G3-R $1,843
Vertiflex, Inc.	$974 Superion ISS $974
Boston Scientific Corporation	$737 GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $223	PAIN MANAGEMENT $86	WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 $45	VERTIFLEX SUPERION $40	Superion $36	Other $308
Nevro Corp.	$683 Senza $471	Omnia $170	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $42
Other	$5,743 IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM $264	AMRIX $220	Lorzone 750mg $203	Zuplenz $194	BELBUCA $179	Other $4,682

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,675
Education	$1,702
Travel and Lodging	$1,549
Consulting Fee	$900

Research Payments

Dr. Roy Charles Brownlow, MD has received 366 research payments totaling $1,845,591.

Biography

Dr. Roy Brownlow is an anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine specialist in San Diego, CA. He attended medical school at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.