Bruce Frederick Garner, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Bruce Frederick Garner, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1245337757, issued on Sep 19, 2006. Check the license (New York 152526, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Frederick Garner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 152526 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6740 4TH Ave FL 4, Brooklyn, NY 11220
- Phone
- (929) 455-2000
- Enumerated
- Sep 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 01024804 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111021000480); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce Frederick Garner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 152526Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
3,384 Medicare Part D claims for 375 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 141 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate415 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate306 claims
- Leflunomide267 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl212 claims
- Alendronate Sodium207 claims
- Prednisone205 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): 84.5 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 one group practice
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce Frederick Garner among 599 rheumatology physician records in New York
Bruce Frederick Garner, MD is one of 599 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2003 among the 425 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in New York
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Common questions
What is Bruce Frederick Garner, MD's NPI number?
Bruce Frederick Garner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245337757, issued on Sep 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Frederick Garner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6740 4TH Ave FL 4, Brooklyn, NY, 11220. Phone: (929) 455-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Frederick Garner, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 152526, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce Frederick Garner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Frederick Garner, MD had 3,384 Medicare Part D claims for 375 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bruce Frederick Garner, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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.