Bruce James Rice, MD
Surgery Physician · Berkeley, CA
Bruce James Rice, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1053347138, issued on Jun 23, 2006. Check the license (California C30304, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce James Rice
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- C30304 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2316 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
- Phone
- (510) 845-4500
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (510) 845-0360
- Medicaid ID
- 00C303040 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce James Rice in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C30304Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 James Rice among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Bruce James Rice, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Kerbavaz, MDBerkeley, CA 947041861428930
- Kyle Belek, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947051720208861
- Calvin Benton, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947051265584924
- Masoud Chopan, DOBerkeley, CA 947051659891141
- Robert Fowler, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947051891879417
- Rita Kwan-Feinberg, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947051265640387
- Seyed Niknia, M.DBerkeley, CA 947051760841282
- Kristine Steensma, MDBerkeley, CA 947051487732541
Common questions
What is Bruce James Rice, MD's NPI number?
Bruce James Rice, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053347138, issued on Jun 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce James Rice, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2316 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704. Phone: (510) 845-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce James Rice, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C30304, 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.
How much does Bruce James Rice, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce James Rice, MD had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.