Bruce Edward Preston, MD
Family Medicine Physician · West Plains, MO
Bruce Edward Preston, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in West Plains, Missouri, and NPI 1972506533, issued on May 27, 2005. Check the license (Missouri R7937, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Edward Preston
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- R7937 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 805 N Kentucky St, West Plains, MO 65775
- Phone
- (417) 256-2111
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (417) 256-4858
- Medicaid IDs
- 599022307 MO
200952109 MO
599022308 MO - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 805 N Kentucky St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Bruce Edward Preston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license R7937Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 87% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium26 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.
Bruce Edward Preston among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri
Bruce Edward Preston, MD is one of 2,991 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 family medicine physician records list a practice address in West Plains
They are 25 of the 853 NPPES records with a practice address in West Plains, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.
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- Lori Macpherson, M.D.West Plains, MO 657751598778193
- Robert Martin, MDWest Plains, MO 657751841297181
Common questions
What is Bruce Edward Preston, MD's NPI number?
Bruce Edward Preston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972506533, issued on May 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Edward Preston, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 805 N Kentucky St, West Plains, MO, 65775. Phone: (417) 256-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Edward Preston, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number R7937, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce Edward Preston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Edward Preston, MD had 31 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.