NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bruce William Faerber, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Cleveland, TN

Bruce William Faerber, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Cleveland, Tennessee, and NPI 1407878267, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 021886, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1407878267
Name
Bruce William Faerber
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
021886 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2175 Chambliss Ave NW, Cleveland, TN 37311
Phone
(423) 473-7200
Enumerated
Jul 24, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 30, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(423) 473-7808
Medicaid ID
3074908 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100319000037); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1988
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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Also registered at 2175 Chambliss Ave NW

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jeffrey Carson, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1700963931
  2. Sheila Elmendorf, APRN-CNurse Practitioner1851575989
  3. Laura Godwin, APNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1114197522
  4. Tina Johnson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619312998
  5. William Reynolds, D.M.D.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1992795546
  6. Jennifer Rose, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1689004483

Verify Bruce William Faerber in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

2,030 Medicare Part D claims for 474 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Bruce Faerber2,030
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Erythromycin795 claims
  2. Latanoprost369 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate243 claims
  4. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth97 claims
  5. Prednisolone Acetate94 claims
  6. Moxifloxacin86 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): 13.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%44.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bruce William Faerber among 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee

Bruce William Faerber, MD is one of 366 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2002 among the 247 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nancy Blank, M.D.Cleveland, TN 373111356346720
  2. Gregory Ford, M.D.Cleveland, TN 373111447382874
  3. Adam Luka, MDCleveland, TN 373111811239320
  4. Thomas McGuire, M.D.Cleveland, TN 373111407851884
  5. Elizabeth Rosenberger, MDCleveland, TN 373111831518521
  6. Sophie Cai, MDHixson, TN 373431275914699
  7. Rui Wang, MDHixson, TN 373431154958171
  8. John Bonner, M.D.Soddy Daisy, TN 373791831151216

Common questions

What is Bruce William Faerber, MD's NPI number?

Bruce William Faerber, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407878267, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bruce William Faerber, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2175 Chambliss Ave NW, Cleveland, TN, 37311. Phone: (423) 473-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bruce William Faerber, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 021886, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bruce William Faerber, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bruce William Faerber, MD had 2,030 Medicare Part D claims for 474 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Bruce William Faerber, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 13.3 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.