Bruce Kent Burton, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Malvern, AR
Bruce Kent Burton, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Malvern, Arkansas, and NPI 1952497240, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas C5379, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Kent Burton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- C5379 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2223 Grant St, Malvern, AR 72104
- Phone
- (501) 337-9031
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (501) 337-9033
- Medicaid ID
- 102649001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100202000193); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce Kent Burton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license C5379Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,607 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 233 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis579 claims
- Furosemide366 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium355 claims
- Potassium Chloride340 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium274 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate265 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Appello Health And Wellness Clinic LLCMalvern, AR
- Healthstar Physicians Practice Management PLLCHot Springs, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce Kent Burton among 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas
Bruce Kent Burton, MD is one of 768 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 84% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2010 among the 519 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Malvern
They are 5 of the 500 NPPES records with a practice address in Malvern, and 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is Bruce Kent Burton, MD's NPI number?
Bruce Kent Burton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952497240, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Kent Burton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2223 Grant St, Malvern, AR, 72104. Phone: (501) 337-9031. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Kent Burton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number C5379, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce Kent Burton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Kent Burton, MD had 9,607 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bruce Kent Burton, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.