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Charles Hugh Brown, MD

Anesthesiology · Stanford

NPI 1942342530

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Clear
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1 location · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group

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State licence records

1 licence

  • Maryland D0070685Physician · since 2010 · expires 2028-09-30Specialty on the licence: AnesthesiologyTold the state board they are board certified.
    ActiveNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state

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Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Stanford Health CareStanford, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsHome of Stanford Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Stanford Health Care
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.317BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.446BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.241BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.86 (0.72 to 1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.1 · 192 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 146 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 253 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 880 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 935 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 501 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.1 · 7,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.6 · 416 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.869No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.857No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.368No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.2 · 247 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.5 · 1,021 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits47.8 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-1.6 · 990 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits20.8 · 976 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 959 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 425 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.6 · 158 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.6 · 183 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)79%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$31,437

Medicare paid this office $31,437 for 86 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope16$1,124$70
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)14$979$70
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin23$867$36
Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound11$99$9

Who their Medicare patients are

86 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Women 35% · Also on Medicaid 16% · Health risk score 2.10. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Atrial fibrillation 65% · Heart failure 52% · Coronary heart disease 51% · Chronic kidney disease 48% · Diabetes 45% · Depression 33% · Cancer 27% · COPD 27% · Stroke 26% · Dementia 15%.

The office billed $332,917, Medicare allowed $39,587 and paid $31,437; for 160 services of 27 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
202486160722.10$332,917$31,437
202391171742.18$377,111$37,013
2022101178722.12$415,955$37,954
202196156712.55$330,642$30,464
202094137732.00$339,108$30,556
2019124201712.27$438,917$40,526
2018100176712.29$341,017$33,417
201790201732.34$427,462$44,254
201680155711.69$393,394$39,893
2015133231691.85$438,041$57,189
2014215334662.42$505,505$80,326
201397186672.16$312,421$55,035

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)12$10,003$834
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope13$1,558$120
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)16$1,146$72
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin24$903$38
Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound13$123$9

2022: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity23$5,834$254
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report15$1,288$86
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin25$969$37
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)11$772$70
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function15$36$2

2021: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity14$2,602$186
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin19$735$39

2020: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels12$5,716$476
Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity19$4,083$215
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin17$668$39

2019: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity13$2,930$225
Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm14$1,234$88
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin28$1,162$39
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)15$1,121$75
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope11$860$78
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access11$137$12

2018: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)11$8,754$796
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope22$1,646$75
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)18$1,525$85
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin27$1,055$38

2017: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels18$8,862$492
Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity11$2,237$203
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)19$1,963$103
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin43$1,908$43
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report14$1,282$92
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access20$242$12

2016: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine14$11,612$829
Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity12$2,617$218
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)25$2,574$103
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report16$1,558$97
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin28$1,207$43

2015: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)13$11,338$872
Anesthesia for other procedure on brain11$4,756$432
Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity12$3,627$302
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)24$2,482$103
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin48$2,071$43
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report18$1,918$101
Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm11$1,810$165

2014: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)15$11,684$779
Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine18$8,828$490
Anesthesia for other procedure on brain16$6,787$424
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)33$3,368$102
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin71$3,052$43
Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope20$2,176$104
Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope11$1,007$92

2013: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)24$20,745$864
Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine12$9,598$800
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)26$2,521$97
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin50$2,050$41
Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring11$1,170$106

Money from drug and device companies

$106 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202523None$106
202411None$37
202311None$45

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Ethicon USEnseal X1$78
2 payments
  • Meals for Enseal X1 · 2025-04-03 · $37
  • Meals for Enseal X1 · 2025-02-19 · $41
MedtronicInvos$29
1 payment
  • Meals for Invos · 2025-10-11 · $29
See all 3 published payments
Every published payment
MedtronicMeals · 2025-10-11Invos$29
Ethicon USMeals · 2025-04-03Enseal X1$37
Ethicon USMeals · 2025-02-19Enseal X1$41
See earlier years (2024, 2023)

2024: $37

Payments by company in 2024
Ethicon USEchelon Flex$37
1 payment
  • Meals for Echelon Flex · 2024-09-11 · $37

2023: $45

Payments by company in 2023
AbiomedImpella$45
1 payment
  • Meals for Impella · 2023-02-02 · $45

Research money

Money a company paid to run a study. Where it went to their institution, the clinician is named as an investigator and did not receive it; the amount covers the whole study, often across many sites.

Research payments by company and study
Covidien LP · Invos · 2019Their institution$108,118
Becton, Dickinson and Company · Observational Data Collection for Autoregulation Algorithm Development · 2025Their institution$46,880

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
74.4 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1942342530
Licence
MD D70685, MD T1124Maryland D0070685: Active
Trained
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2005
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Medicaid ID
MD 045643800
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X); Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2007-02-12
NPI last updated
2024-11-11
NPI record certified
2024-11-11

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287