Bruce Block, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Bruce Block, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1841316213, issued on Mar 21, 2007. Check the license (California G77004, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Block
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- G77004 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
- Phone
- (831) 458-5555
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 458-5845
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080325000512); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce Block in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G77004Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSanta Cruez, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce Block among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California
Bruce Block, MD is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2012 among the 754 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatrics Physician providers in California
There are 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California.
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The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Jeanne Gallagher, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621427038504
- Joseph Herbert, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621245210137
- Howard Magarian, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621427169796
- Nicole Marsico, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621851589121
- Sarah Maufe, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950621801187935
Common questions
What is Bruce Block, MD's NPI number?
Bruce Block, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841316213, issued on Mar 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Block, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062. Phone: (831) 458-5555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Block, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G77004, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.