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- 3023 Bunker Hill St Ste 203, San Diego, CA 92109
About Dr. Brownlow
Based in San Diego, CA, Roy C. Brownlow, MD is listed in the NPI registry under interventional pain medicine. Roy graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1987. Roy is also listed as specializing in anesthesiology. According to Medicare claims data, Roy cared for 618 Medicare patients across 66,947 services. The services billed most often include low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml, injection, ropivacaine hydrochloride, 1 mg, and injection, lidocaine hcl for intravenous infusion, 10 mg. NPI 1205949914 identifies this record in the national registry.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (858) 205-1993
- Email not available
Practice Locations
3023 BUNKER HILL ST STE 203
San Diego, CA 92109
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Interventional Pain Medicine generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Abdominal pain
Chest and ribs
Complex pain
Elbow and arm
Foot and ankle
Head & face
Head and neck
Joints
Knee and leg
Muscle pain
Muscles
Nerve pain
- Carpal tunnel
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Foot Numbness and Tingling
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Phantom limb pain
- Shingles pain
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
Pelvic and groin
Shoulder and arm
Spine
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis of the spine
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Upper Back Pain
- Whiplash
Spine & nerve
Spine & pelvis
Surgical pain
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Nerve block
- Pain management
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator
Ablation
Diagnostics
Head & face
Implants
Infusion therapy
Injections
- Botox Injections For Severe Spasms
- Bursa injection
- Carpal tunnel steroid injection
- Celiac plexus block
- Hip Joint Injection
- Joint injection or aspiration
- Knee Joint Injection
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Nerve Hydrodissection
- Stellate ganglion block
- Tendon Sheath Injection
- Trigger Point Injections
Muscle procedures
Nerve ablation
Nerve blocks
Neuromodulation
Regenerative
Regenerative medicine
Spine procedures
- Blood patch for spinal headache
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Facet Joint Injections
- Interspinous Spacer
- Kyphoplasty
- Medial branch block
- Mild procedure for spinal stenosis
- Percutaneous disc decompression
- Sacroiliac joint injection
- SI Joint Fusion
- Vertebroplasty
Sympathetic blocks
Targeted drug delivery
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
66,947 services · 618 patients · 16 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
89 | More often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | Procedure | 20553 |
58 | More often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64483 |
26 | Less often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Procedure | 20611 |
17 | Less often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Imaging | 77002 |
97 | More often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Injection, ropivacaine hydrochloride, 1 mg | Drug given | J2795 |
15,400 | Too few peers to compare |
| Injection, lidocaine hcl for intravenous infusion, 10 mg | Drug given | J2001 |
9,961 | Too few peers to compare |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative free, 1 mg | Drug given | J3300 |
7,375 | Too few peers to compare |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Drug given | J3301 |
322 | As often as other peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | Drug given | J1885 |
85 | As often as other peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other interventional pain medicines in San Diego 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Wake Forest University School of Medicine 3
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 1987 at Wake Forest University School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What kind of doctor is Dr. Brownlow?
Dr. Brownlow is an interventional pain medicine in San Diego, CA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Brownlow's address?
Dr. Brownlow is listed at 3023 Bunker Hill St Ste 203, San Diego, CA 92109. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How can I make an appointment with Dr. Brownlow?
The number on file is (858) 205-1993. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Brownlow's NPI number?
Dr. Brownlow's National Provider Identifier is 1205949914. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Brownlow train?
Dr. Brownlow attended Wake Forest University School of Medicine, graduating in 1987. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Brownlow been practicing?
Dr. Brownlow has 39 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1987, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What procedures does Dr. Brownlow perform?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Brownlow performs procedures including aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint, injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles and injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level; reads or performs imaging such as fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Brownlow confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Brownlow. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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