NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Family Medicine Physician NPI 1730199290 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Bruce Black, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician in Madison, Mississippi.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 150,125 in Family Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
11K
Medicare Part D claims · 868 beneficiaries · Family Medicine Physician avg: 4K
Generic prescribing
91%
generic claims · 9% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Industry payments
$2.4K
141 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Bruce Black, M.D. carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 11,091 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 11K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 91%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Bruce Black, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1730199290), first enumerated 08/08/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 11,091 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$2.4K in reported industry payments (141 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1730199290 · Family Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-HEAVY · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1730199290
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MEGA 150K Family Medicine
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-HEAVY 11K claims
- BOOK-LIGHT 1,133 in Mississippi
- PHOTO-ENUM Ann Soenen · 2006
Bruce Black, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
11,091 ≥ 98th percentile 98% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Bruce Black, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Bruce Black, M.D.?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Family Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
11,091 215% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in Mississippi
How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Mississippi providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1730199290 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Family Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 08/08/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Bruce Black, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Medical Foundation OF Central Mississippi Inc
Pearl, MS
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Bruce Black, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$2.4K
Largest payer
ABBVIE INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Bruce Black, M.D. - brand share 9.0%
Family Medicine Physician average
9% brand-name claims vs 91% generic, on 11,091 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
11,091
Total Claims
$743K
Total Drug Cost
868
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 24,996.233
- Total Day Supply
- 728,582
- Brand vs Generic
- 9% brand / 91% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $615K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $127K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 398
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.93
- Gender Split
- 46% female / 54% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 39, 65-74: 474, 75-84: 265, 85+: 90
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Bruce Black, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
664 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
574 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium
Rosuvastatin Calcium
572 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
348 claims
- Montelukast Sodium
Montelukast Sodium
341 claims
- Olmesartan Medoxomil
Olmesartan Medoxomil
285 claims
- Omeprazole
Omeprazole
280 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium 265
Levothyroxine Sodium
265 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 664 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 574 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 572 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 348 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 341 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | 285 |
| Omeprazole | 280 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 265 |
| Losartan Potassium | 265 |
| Lisinopril | 241 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Family Medicine Physician Overview
How Bruce Black, M.D. fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
150,125
Family Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Family Medicine Physician
3,519
Avg Claims per Provider
Bruce Black, M.D.'s 11,091 claims are above the specialty average of 3,519.
Nationwide Family Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Black, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in Mississippi
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Mississippi, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Black.
One of 1,133 Family Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Mississippi, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Abdu Mohamed Abdallah Ahmed
MD
Jackson, MS
Dr. Kevin Abel
M.D.
Baldwyn, MS
Dr. George Abraham
MD
Vicksburg, MS
Dr. Audie Adams
M.D.
Senatobia, MS
Dr. Dennis Adams
MD
Mendenhall, MS
Compare Family Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bruce Black, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Bruce Black, M.D. specializes in Family Medicine Physician and practices in Madison, Mississippi. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Bruce Black, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Bruce Black, M.D. wrote 11,091 Medicare Part D claims totaling $743K in drug costs for 868 beneficiaries.
What is Bruce Black, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Bruce Black, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Bruce Black, M.D. located? ▼
Bruce Black, M.D. is located at 401 BAPTIST DR, Madison, MS, 39110. Phone: (601) 605-3858.
What is Bruce Black, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Bruce Black, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730199290, issued on 08/08/2006.
Does Bruce Black, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Bruce Black, M.D.'s prescribing is 9% brand-name and 91% generic drugs by claim count, with $615K in brand drug costs.
How many Family Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 150,125 Family Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Medicine Physician provider writes 3,519 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Bruce Black, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Bruce Black, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate, Rosuvastatin Calcium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Bruce Black, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Bruce Black, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 11,091 Part D claims and 868 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Bruce Black, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Bruce Black, M.D.'s NPI is 1730199290 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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