Bruce Alan Hershfield, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Sparks, MD
Bruce Alan Hershfield, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Sparks, Maryland, and NPI 1164529079, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D16498, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Alan Hershfield
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- D16498 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1415 Cold Bottom RD, Sparks, MD 21152
- Phone
- (410) 771-4575
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (208) 694-4107
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce Alan Hershfield in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D16498Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
284 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Lamotrigine60 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl38 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate19 claims
- Clozapine18 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate18 claims
- Lithium Carbonate17 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.
Bruce Alan Hershfield among 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland
Bruce Alan Hershfield, MD is one of 1,451 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 63% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 36% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 60% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Sparks
They are 2 of the 273 NPPES records with a practice address in Sparks, and 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Bruce Alan Hershfield, MD's NPI number?
Bruce Alan Hershfield, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164529079, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Alan Hershfield, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 Cold Bottom RD, Sparks, MD, 21152. Phone: (410) 771-4575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Alan Hershfield, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D16498, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce Alan Hershfield, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Alan Hershfield, MD had 284 Medicare Part D claims for 26 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.