Bruce Jeffrey Applebaum, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Tyler, TX
Bruce Jeffrey Applebaum, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1902803679, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Texas J3278, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Jeffrey Applebaum
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- J3278 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 630 S Fleishel Ave, Tyler, TX 75701
- Phone
- (903) 606-5560
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 8, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 137411801 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071022000360); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 630 S Fleishel Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Angelo, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1285210815
- Thomas Cooper, MDOtolaryngology Physician1770556516
- Adair Deberry-Carlisle, D.O.Surgery Physician1730110651
- Haley Fitzgerald, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1114598976
- Haley Flanders, NPNurse Practitioner1578105771
- Jonathan Hudson, CSFASurgical Assistant1700535630
Verify Bruce Jeffrey Applebaum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J3278Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $429.69
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center EL PasoEl Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce Jeffrey Applebaum among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Bruce Jeffrey Applebaum, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
All 2,192 in Texas → Every provider in Tyler → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Darrell Alley, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011235254384
- Hugh Babineau, MDTyler, TX 757011043206774
- Margarita De La Garza-Grahm, MDTyler, TX 757011083686877
- Adair Deberry-Carlisle, D.O.Tyler, TX 757011730110651
- Harris Fender, MDTyler, TX 757011801901376
- Brijesh Gill, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011346279502
- Kenneth Helmer, MDTyler, TX 757011497785356
- Charles Keith, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011487098240
Common questions
What is Bruce Jeffrey Applebaum, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bruce Jeffrey Applebaum, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902803679, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Jeffrey Applebaum, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 630 S Fleishel Ave, Tyler, TX, 75701. Phone: (903) 606-5560. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Jeffrey Applebaum, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J3278, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce Jeffrey Applebaum, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Jeffrey Applebaum, M.D. had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.