Bruce S. Pugatch, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Williston, ND
Bruce S. Pugatch, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Williston, North Dakota, and NPI 1700862232, issued on Dec 16, 2005. Check the license (North Dakota 10451, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce S. Pugatch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 10451 ND
104666 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 15TH Ave W, Williston, ND 58801
- Phone
- (701) 774-7400
- Enumerated
- Dec 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1451817 ND
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070213000358); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce S. Pugatch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 10451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,625 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 103 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium446 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium375 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate329 claims
- Losartan Potassium305 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate264 claims
- Metformin Hcl218 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: $176.75
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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
- Mercy Medical CenterWilliston, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce S. Pugatch among 245 internal medicine physician records in North Dakota
Bruce S. Pugatch, MD is one of 245 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 69% 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, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 129 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 49% 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 North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Williston
They are 9 of the 611 NPPES records with a practice address in Williston, and 245 internal medicine physician records in North Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Bruce S. Pugatch, MD's NPI number?
Bruce S. Pugatch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700862232, issued on Dec 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce S. Pugatch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 15TH Ave W, Williston, ND, 58801. Phone: (701) 774-7400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce S. Pugatch, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 10451, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce S. Pugatch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce S. Pugatch, MD had 7,625 Medicare Part D claims for 335 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.