Bruce L. Newman, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Bruce L. Newman, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1154502862, issued on Nov 21, 2007. Check the license (Arizona 15994, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce L. Newman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 15994 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20819 N Cave Creek RD, Phoenix, AZ 85024
- Phone
- (602) 788-8080
- Enumerated
- Nov 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (602) 788-7690
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050928000655); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce L. Newman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 15994Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
827 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost303 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate110 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate57 claims
- Timolol Maleate50 claims
- Ofloxacin45 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine40 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: $1,166.39
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Eye Doctors OF Arizona PLLCPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce L. Newman among 353 ophthalmology physician records in Arizona
Bruce L. Newman, MD is one of 353 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 59% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2000 among the 220 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 353 ophthalmology physician records in Arizona.
All 353 in Arizona → Every provider in Phoenix → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ofer Eytan, MDPhoenix, AZ 850231306806732
- Errol Sweet, MDPhoenix, AZ 850231760443550
- Robert Gervais, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850211376724955
- Aasim Kamal, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850211902895931
- Madhavi Kurli, MDPhoenix, AZ 850271013065770
- Steven Perlmutter, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850211225024375
- Elahhe Afkhamnejad, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850201659993897
- Allen Gu, MDPhoenix, AZ 850201750822185
Common questions
What is Bruce L. Newman, MD's NPI number?
Bruce L. Newman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154502862, issued on Nov 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce L. Newman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20819 N Cave Creek RD, Phoenix, AZ, 85024. Phone: (602) 788-8080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce L. Newman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 15994, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce L. Newman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce L. Newman, MD had 827 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.