Bruce A. Kraus, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Columbus, WI
Bruce A. Kraus, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Wisconsin, and NPI 1659338150, issued on Apr 27, 2006. Check the license (Wisconsin 21498-020, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce A. Kraus
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 21498-020 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Park Ave, Columbus, WI 53925
- Phone
- (920) 623-2200
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 30196000 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040706000449); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce A. Kraus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 21498-020Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,964 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 85 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium173 claims
- Lisinopril164 claims
- Omeprazole120 claims
- Furosemide106 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate100 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium91 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: $22.77
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Prairie Ridge Health IncColumbus, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce A. Kraus among 2,078 internal medicine physician records in Wisconsin
Bruce A. Kraus, M.D. is one of 2,078 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 70% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2002 among the 1,098 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% 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 Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 4 of the 138 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 2,078 internal medicine physician records in Wisconsin.
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Common questions
What is Bruce A. Kraus, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bruce A. Kraus, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659338150, issued on Apr 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce A. Kraus, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Park Ave, Columbus, WI, 53925. Phone: (920) 623-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce A. Kraus, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 21498-020, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce A. Kraus, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce A. Kraus, M.D. had 2,964 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.