Andrea Vernell Brown, M.D.

• Family Medicine Primary
  Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of...
  TX license #K1779 taxonomy 207Q00000X
• Exclusive Provider Organization
  (1) An EPO is a form of PPO, in which patients must visit a caregiver that is specified on its panel of providers (is a participating provider). If a visit to an outside(not participating) provider is made the EPO offers very limited or...
  TX license #K1779 taxonomy 302F00000X
• Health Maintenance Organization
  (1) A form of health insurance in which its members prepay a premium for the HMO's health services which generally include inpatient and ambulatory care. For the patient, an HMO means reduced out-of-pocket costs (i.e. no deductible), no...
  TX license #K1779 taxonomy 302R00000X
• Point of Service
  This product may also be called an open-ended HMO and offers a transition product incorporating features of both HMOs and PPOs. Beneficiaries are enrolled in an HMO but have the option to go outside the networks for an additional cost.
  TX license #K1779 taxonomy 305S00000X
• Preferred Provider Organization
  A group of physicians and/or hospitals who contract with an employer to provide services to their employees. In a PPO, the patient may got to the physician of his/her choice, even if that physician does not participate in the PPO, but...
  TX license #K1779 taxonomy 305R00000X

Part of a multi-provider practice. 4 other active providers share this practice address in NPPES.

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