NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bruce James Edson, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Tampa, FL

Bruce James Edson, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Tampa, Florida, and NPI 1528129913, issued on Dec 12, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME55695, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528129913
Name
Bruce James Edson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
ME55695 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16554 Dale Mabry Highway N, Tampa, FL 33618
Phone
(813) 968-7188
Enumerated
Dec 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(813) 968-7188
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060509000593); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1987
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

5,322 Medicare Part D claims for 281 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Bruce Edson5,322
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam509 claims
  2. Clonazepam466 claims
  3. Lamotrigine323 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl307 claims
  5. Lorazepam237 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl228 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: $3,659.42

160 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bruce Edson$3,659.42
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bruce James Edson among 2,744 psychiatry physician records in Florida

Bruce James Edson, MD is one of 2,744 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Florida. 72% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2003 among the 1,283 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Florida

There are 2,744 psychiatry physician records in Florida.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lycia Alexander-Guerra, MDTampa, FL 336181285090613
  2. Julian Desouza, M.D.Tampa, FL 336181891054391
  3. Nancy DinwoodieTampa, FL 336181497081624
  4. Ruth Gettes, M.D.Tampa, FL 336181619067592
  5. Mary Hutcheson, M.D.Tampa, FL 336181811992456
  6. Allison Jackson, MDTampa, FL 336181619437787
  7. Demian Obregon, MDTampa, FL 336181801058250
  8. Alexander Phillips, MDTampa, FL 336181689254021

Common questions

What is Bruce James Edson, MD's NPI number?

Bruce James Edson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528129913, issued on Dec 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bruce James Edson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16554 Dale Mabry Highway N, Tampa, FL, 33618. Phone: (813) 968-7188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bruce James Edson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME55695, 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 James Edson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bruce James Edson, MD had 5,322 Medicare Part D claims for 281 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.