Bruce Michael Bridewell, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Estero, FL
Bruce Michael Bridewell, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Estero, Florida, and NPI 1144293044, issued on Feb 10, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME51156, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Michael Bridewell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- ME51156 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10201 Arcos Ave, Estero, FL 33928
- Phone
- (239) 992-7822
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (239) 947-5687
- Medicaid ID
- 263210100 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040108000507); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce Michael Bridewell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME51156Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,794 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate140 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium117 claims
- Lisinopril90 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium75 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate75 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl55 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $223.74
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 Michael Bridewell among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida
Bruce Michael Bridewell, MD is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 79% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Estero
They are 22 of the 431 NPPES records with a practice address in Estero, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Bruce Michael Bridewell, MD's NPI number?
Bruce Michael Bridewell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144293044, issued on Feb 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Michael Bridewell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10201 Arcos Ave, Estero, FL, 33928. Phone: (239) 992-7822. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Michael Bridewell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME51156, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce Michael Bridewell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Michael Bridewell, MD had 1,794 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.