NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bruce Michael Potenza, MD

Surgical Critical Care Physician · San Diego, CA

Bruce Michael Potenza, MD is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1548281496, issued on Jul 23, 2006. Check the license (California G77333, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1548281496
Name
Bruce Michael Potenza
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
License number
G77333 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(619) 543-7200
Enumerated
Jul 23, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(619) 543-7202
Medicaid ID
00G773330 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101021001274); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1983
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 200 W Arbor Dr

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

  1. Alison A'Court, MDAnesthesiology Physician1912218199
  2. Benjamin Abbadessa, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1255593612
  3. Geraldine Abcede, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982384046
  4. Joseph Abdelmalek, M.DNephrology Physician1740485531
  5. Kristy AbelCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962113035
  6. Paula Abeleda, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558945022

Verify Bruce Michael Potenza in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license G77333
    Check the board
  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
Open the California license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

Industry payments in 2024: $15.39

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was HemoSonics LLC. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bruce Potenza$15.39
  2. Specialty average$2,183.62

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. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

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

Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in California

There are 160 surgical critical care physician records in California.

Other surgical critical care physician records in California

  1. Jose Acosta, MDSan Diego, CA1861418618
  2. Rodrigo Alban, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1023192663
  3. Paul Albini, M.D.Moreno Valley, CA1053643536
  4. Abnet Alemu, MDAntioch, CA1316123383
  5. Stas AmatoSan Francisco, CA1013448695
  6. Kyrillos Awad, DOSanta Maria, CA1932563210
  7. Michaela Bamdad, MDLos Angeles, CA1417306523
  8. James Bardes, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1255621397
  9. Jordan Basham, M.D.Colton, CA1871940981
  10. Cherisse Berry, M.D.West Hollywood, CA1184874083

Common questions

What is Bruce Michael Potenza, MD's NPI number?

Bruce Michael Potenza, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548281496, issued on Jul 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bruce Michael Potenza, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 543-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bruce Michael Potenza, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G77333, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.