Bruce Sobko, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician in Eldorado, Illinois. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
Bruce Sobko, MD filed 162 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Emergency Medicine Physician in Eldorado, Illinois, prescribing 83% generic.
- 162
- Part D claims, 2023
- 83%
- generic prescribing
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Bruce Sobko, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally
162 35th percentile higher than 35% of 1,370,886 prescribers
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Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
Bruce Sobko, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Bruce Sobko, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Illinois
How Emergency Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Illinois providers
Emergency Medicine Physician share within Illinois
Emergency Medicine Physician is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Illinois
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Emergency Medicine Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Emergency Medicine Physician ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Emergency Medicine Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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- Specialty volume Emergency Medicine Physician US NPIs
Specialty board-certified rate — Emergency Medicine Physician estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
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Bruce Sobko, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Emergency Medicine Physician provider holding MD credentials at 1201 PINE ST, Eldorado, IL, 62930, with a listed phone of (618) 273-3361. NPI 1740268648 was issued on 01/03/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Sobko most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 162 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 22 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $8K in drug spend, split 17% brand-name and 83% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Emergency Medicine Physician is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 64,398 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 352 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1740268648 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 01/03/2006 |
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PlainDoctor pulls this profile from the CMS NPPES public registry. Confirm Bruce Sobko, MD's current license status, disciplinary history, and board certifications with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation in Illinois before relying on this page for a clinical or care decision.
How we sourced this profile
License & disciplinary context — Illinois IDFPR 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~42K Illinois medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to Bruce Sobko, MD. To verify Bruce Sobko, MD's current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
IDFPR publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Illinois disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
17% brand-name claims vs 83% generic, on 162 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 174
- Total Day Supply
- 3,762
- Brand vs Generic
- 17% brand / 83% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $7K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $925
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 55.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.83
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Bruce Sobko, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Famotidine
Famotidine
15 claims
- Levetiracetam
Levetiracetam
15 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride
Oxybutynin Chloride
13 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium
Rosuvastatin Calcium
13 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
12 claims
- Spiriva Handihaler
Spiriva Handihaler
12 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Famotidine | 15 |
| Levetiracetam | 15 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | 13 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 13 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 12 |
| Spiriva Handihaler Tiotropium Bromide | 12 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Emergency Medicine Physician Overview
How Bruce Sobko, MD fits within the Emergency Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
Bruce Sobko, MD's 162 claims are below the specialty average of 352.
Nearby Emergency Medicine Physician Providers in Illinois
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Sobko.
Compare Emergency Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry — providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Illinois medical board — federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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