Bruce A. Abkes, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Johnson City, TN
Bruce A. Abkes, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Johnson City, Tennessee, and NPI 1982635314, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 40775, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce A. Abkes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 40775 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 215 E Watauga Ave, Johnson City, TN 37601
- Phone
- (423) 929-9101
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 434-2032
- Medicaid ID
- 305485 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060816000291); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce A. Abkes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 40775Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
1,020 Medicare Part D claims for 368 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ipratropium Bromide154 claims
- Mupirocin84 claims
- Ondansetron Odt62 claims
- Azelastine Hcl47 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate44 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium43 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $210.19
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bruce A. Abkes among 199 otolaryngology physician records in Tennessee
Bruce A. Abkes, MD is one of 199 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 147 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 199 otolaryngology physician records in Tennessee.
All 199 in Tennessee → Every provider in Johnson City → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arthur Harris, MDJohnson City, TN 376011023087194
- James Wood, MDJohnson City, TN 376011700818630
- Anthony GradyJohnson City, TN 376041700318524
- Johnathan Winstead, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376041124204698
- Timothy Zajonc, MDJohnson City, TN 376041336117779
- David Cowden, MDKingsport, TN 376601831192871
- Jennifer Greiner, D.O.Kingsport, TN 376601447469952
- Jeffrey Hunt, MDKingsport, TN 376601255334298
Common questions
What is Bruce A. Abkes, MD's NPI number?
Bruce A. Abkes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982635314, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce A. Abkes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 215 E Watauga Ave, Johnson City, TN, 37601. Phone: (423) 929-9101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce A. Abkes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 40775, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce A. Abkes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce A. Abkes, MD had 1,020 Medicare Part D claims for 368 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bruce A. Abkes, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.