Dr. Calla Ruth Brown , MD
Pediatrics • Minneapolis, MN
500 Harvard St Se, University Of Minnesota Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN 55455
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NPI assigned on May 9, 2011; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 30 Original Medicare Part B services in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2023:
- 83036 — Hemoglobin a1c level: 16 service units.
- 85027 — Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test: 14 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2022 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2023). CPT notice
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 957 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 106 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amlodipine Besylate — 60 prescription fills, including refills.
- Losartan Potassium — 60 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 34 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Part D prescriptions among clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Minnesota (2024, 45 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 542. Middle half: 52 to 2,507.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 19 in 2021 to 30 in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2021–2023.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
500 Harvard St Se
University Of Minnesota Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Regents Of The University Of Minnesota. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry
2011
What Public CMS Data Show
Pediatrics: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $241 in 2023
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2023. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023.
Paid by Medicare
About $241 in 2023
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2023, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023.
30-day fills
1,917 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$78,257 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.
Years since graduation
15 years (graduated 2011)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2011 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2011
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Brown has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Brown as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Minneapolis and Minnesota
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Minnesota (2024, 45 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 542. Middle half: 52 to 2,507.
Too few clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Minneapolis have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Minnesota (2024, 45 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $78,257. Middle half: $11,098 to $242,498.
Too few clinicians listed under Pediatrics in Minneapolis have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Brown are from 2023.
268 active clinicians are listed under Pediatrics with a practice address in Minneapolis, MN (1,292 in Minnesota).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Minneapolis
0.7% of these 268 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
16.4% of these 268 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services went from 19 in 2021 to 30 in 2023.
- 2021: 19
- 2022: 23
- 2023: 30
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount went from $184 in 2021 to $241 in 2023.
- 2021: $184
- 2022: $220
- 2023: $241
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare went from $184 in 2021 to $241 in 2023.
- 2021: $184
- 2022: $220
- 2023: $241
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 13 in 2019 to 957 in 2024.
- 2019: 13
- 2021: 208
- 2022: 1,629
- 2023: 762
- 2024: 957
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 13 in 2019 to 1,917 in 2024.
- 2019: 13
- 2021: 384
- 2022: 3,222
- 2023: 1,614
- 2024: 1,917
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $63 in 2019 to $78,257 in 2024.
- 2019: $63
- 2021: $3,709
- 2022: $153,922
- 2023: $73,411
- 2024: $78,257
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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83036
Hemoglobin a1c level
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16 | 13 | $42.00 | $9.52 |
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85027
Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
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14 | 12 | $41.68 | $6.34 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2023; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 106 | 7,201 | $1,572.27 | 35 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 60 | 4,400 | $849.28 | 24 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 60 | 4,070 | $1,063.49 | 23 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 60 | 3,662 | $842.60 | 17 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 55 | 3,898 | $915.75 | 19 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 47 | 2,106 | $743.90 | 15 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 43 | 3,090 | $742.09 | 12 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 42 | 2,549 | $581.36 | 12 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 36 | 1,502 | $407.41 | — |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 35 | 916 | $1,461.86 | 14 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 33 | 2,250 | $619.52 | — |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 30 | 1,082 | $4,523.54 | — |
| Pravastatin Sodium | Pravastatin Sodium | 28 | 2,441 | $307.24 | — |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 22 | 960 | $220.05 | — |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 22 | 1,860 | $389.29 | — |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 21 | 1,800 | $460.97 | — |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 20 | 1,650 | $243.08 | — |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 19 | 870 | $16,664.66 | — |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 18 | 1,224 | $466.08 | — |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 18 | 1,620 | $473.02 | — |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 17 | 810 | $14,484.95 | — |
| Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate | Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 17 | 630 | $4,468.39 | — |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 16 | 560 | $19,369.96 | — |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 14 | 1,200 | $331.93 | — |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 13 | 364 | $161.14 | — |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208000000X
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE
I20150706002316
MN
8123330065
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Regents Of The University Of Minnesota
2001 Bloomington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 554043074
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant, Master of Public Health
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated May 09, 2011.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Pediatrics Specialists in Minneapolis
- Dr. David Tetzlaff, MD
- Joseph Menigo
- Dr. Timothy Capecchi, MD
- Dr. Tyler Ellis, MD
- Dr. Peter Melchert, MD
- Dr. Matthew Yocum, MD
Mailing Address
401 East River Parkway, 1st Floor, Suite 131 Vcrc,
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 3175087095