Karen Jean Brooks, M.D.
NPI 1366476285ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Brownsville, TX
Surgery (M.D.) in Brownsville, Texas, trained at University of Texas Medical School at Houston (class of 1988). In 2024 Medicare paid $8,966 for 30 patients, and Part D covered 109 of their prescriptions, 72% of them generic. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. reported $188.00 in payments in 2025, mostly education. A record with the same name and state is on the OIG exclusion list; it carries no NPI, so check it before acting.
Overview
| NPI | 1366476285 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 10, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 14, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | F54333 | TX |
Exclusion screening
Possible match: verify before acting. The OIG list has a record with the same name in Texas, but that record carries no NPI, so it may be a different person or business.
| Matched by | Name on OIG list | Exclusion type | Excluded since | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name + state | Karen Brooks · Recipt/Beneficiary | 1128a1 | Apr 20, 2026 | Ennis, TX |
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | Possible (name) | See above |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 30 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 74 across 19 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $8,966 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 109 · 124 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 60 |
| Total drug cost | $1,624 |
| Generic share | 72% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1988 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Renaissance Specialty SurgeryMcAllen, TX · 26 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Doctors Hosptal at RenaissanceEdinburg, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$188.00 · 2 payments from 1 company
- 2024$21,037 · 38 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $188.00 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Education$169.27 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$18.73 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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