Bruce Frederick Israel, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Asheville, NC
Bruce Frederick Israel, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1194775098, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9800916, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Frederick Israel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 9800916 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 53 S French Broad Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 258-9635
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2022
- Fax
- (828) 258-9682
- Medicaid ID
- 891202V NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050609000133); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 287 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 53 S French Broad Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alisa Alker, MDInfectious Disease Physician1588824593
- Iris Black, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1457424848
- Ingrid Bolick, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1083840987
- Molly Cassidy, R.N.Community Health Registered Nurse1629452172
- Denise Clubb, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1790169043
- Julie Duval, PA-CPhysician Assistant1306920046
Verify Bruce Frederick Israel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9800916Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
496 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triumeq90 claims
- Biktarvy71 claims
- Atazanavir Sulfate29 claims
- Cefadroxil25 claims
- Descovy24 claims
- Amoxicillin23 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): 100 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: $356.57
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers LLCAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce Frederick Israel among 287 infectious disease physician records in North Carolina
Bruce Frederick Israel, MD is one of 287 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2002 among the 204 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 287 infectious disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 287 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alisa Alker, MDAsheville, NC 288011588824593
- James Whitehouse, MDAsheville, NC 288011568412468
- Anthony Barile, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031467445031
- Matthew Greene, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031851617021
- Kristine Johnson, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031487794715
- Mari Klausner, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031184668865
- William McKenna, MDAsheville, NC 288031386694289
- Ju Hsien Nienaber, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031073780987
Common questions
What is Bruce Frederick Israel, MD's NPI number?
Bruce Frederick Israel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194775098, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Frederick Israel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 53 S French Broad Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 258-9635. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Frederick Israel, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9800916, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce Frederick Israel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Frederick Israel, MD had 496 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bruce Frederick Israel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.