NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bruce J. Kowalski, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Burlington, NC

Bruce J. Kowalski, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Burlington, North Carolina, and NPI 1467479808, issued on Jul 15, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 97-00624, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1467479808
Name
Bruce J. Kowalski
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
97-00624 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1234 Huffman Mill RD, Burlington, NC 27215
Phone
(336) 538-1234
Enumerated
Jul 15, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 30, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(336) 538-2390
Medicaid ID
8910494 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240424000222); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1234 Huffman Mill RD

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

  1. Nathan Allen, NPNurse Practitioner1558946475
  2. Marshall Anderson, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1194766378
  3. Adyazbeth Barrientos SolisPhysician Assistant1831907864
  4. Bethany Beasley, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1679868020
  5. Caitlyn BennettAdvanced Practice Midwife1003775073
  6. Kaitlin Caffaro, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1467103747

Verify Bruce J. Kowalski in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,830 Medicare Part D claims for 950 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Bruce Kowalski3,830
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis439 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium333 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate289 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate268 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium184 claims
  6. Valsartan178 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $498.97

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bruce Kowalski$498.97
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Mcleod Regional Medical Center OF The Pee Dee IncMyrtle Beach, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Bruce J. Kowalski among 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina

Bruce J. Kowalski, M.D. is one of 841 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% 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 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Agbor-Etang, M.D.Burlington, NC 272151245673284
  2. Muhammad Arida, MDBurlington, NC 272151053528554
  3. Dwayne Callwood, MDBurlington, NC 272151023194479
  4. Kenneth Fath, M.D.Burlington, NC 272151639199334
  5. Tim Gollan, M.D., PH.D.Burlington, NC 272151891839262
  6. Shaukat Khan, MDBurlington, NC 272151477549871
  7. Alexander Paraschos, M.D.Burlington, NC 272151184641169
  8. Malkiat Dhatt, M. D.Asheboro, NC 272031730238502

Common questions

What is Bruce J. Kowalski, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bruce J. Kowalski, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467479808, issued on Jul 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bruce J. Kowalski, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1234 Huffman Mill RD, Burlington, NC, 27215. Phone: (336) 538-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bruce J. Kowalski, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 97-00624, 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 J. Kowalski, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bruce J. Kowalski, M.D. had 3,830 Medicare Part D claims for 950 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.