Bruce Elliot Cohen, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Charlotte, NC
Bruce Elliot Cohen, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1891778973, issued on Nov 22, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 36160, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Elliot Cohen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 36160 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Vail Ave, Charlotte, NC 28207
- Phone
- (704) 323-2000
- Enumerated
- Nov 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- N36160 SC
1891778973 NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050618000104); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce Elliot Cohen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 36160Check 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 orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam22 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $177,869.27
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Comprehab, IncGastonia, NC
- OrthocarolinaCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce Elliot Cohen among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Bruce Elliot Cohen, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Walter Beaver, MDCharlotte, NC 282071679555692
- Bruce Darden, MDCharlotte, NC 282071780666172
- Leon Dickerson, MDCharlotte, NC 282071861474660
- Howard Dunaway, MDCharlotte, NC 282071538141551
- Thomas Fehring, MDCharlotte, NC 282071134101165
- James Foster, MDCharlotte, NC 282071386626315
- Paul Gilbert, MDCharlotte, NC 282071750363370
- William Griffin, MDCharlotte, NC 282071881676872
Common questions
What is Bruce Elliot Cohen, MD's NPI number?
Bruce Elliot Cohen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891778973, issued on Nov 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Elliot Cohen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Vail Ave, Charlotte, NC, 28207. Phone: (704) 323-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Elliot Cohen, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 36160, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce Elliot Cohen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Elliot Cohen, MD had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bruce Elliot Cohen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. 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.