Bruce Edwin Goeckeritz, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · West Columbia, SC
Bruce Edwin Goeckeritz, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1366552796, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 31856, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Edwin Goeckeritz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 31856 SC
TL31856 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 145 Sunset CT Ste 200, West Columbia, SC 29169
- Phone
- (803) 314-9360
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- G50371 SC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce Edwin Goeckeritz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 31856Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,246 Medicare Part D claims for 738 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 655 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate590 claims
- Prednisone527 claims
- Methotrexate428 claims
- Gabapentin307 claims
- Tramadol Hcl259 claims
- Pregabalin224 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): 83 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $365.56
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bruce Edwin Goeckeritz among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Bruce Edwin Goeckeritz, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% 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, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 46% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Columbia
They are 33 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Bruce Edwin Goeckeritz, MD's NPI number?
Bruce Edwin Goeckeritz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366552796, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Edwin Goeckeritz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 145 Sunset CT Ste 200, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 314-9360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Edwin Goeckeritz, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 31856, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce Edwin Goeckeritz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Edwin Goeckeritz, MD had 5,246 Medicare Part D claims for 738 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bruce Edwin Goeckeritz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.