NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Internal Medicine Physician NPI 1669470191 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Bruce Usher, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician in Cary, North Carolina.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 174,792 in Internal Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
8K
Medicare Part D claims · 1K beneficiaries · Internal Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Industry payments
$652.51
26 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Bruce Usher, M.D. filed 7,798 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as an Internal Medicine Physician in Cary, North Carolina.
- 8K
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥97th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Bruce Usher, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1669470191), first enumerated 07/08/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 7,798 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$652.51 in reported industry payments (26 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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Compare Usher with other Internal Medicine Physician providers
Same primary specialty, same federal CMS NPPES roster.
All 73 Internal Medicine Physician providers in Cary, NC →
Also enrolled in North Carolina
- Dr. Ana Abaroa-Salvatierra, M.D. Pollocksville, NC
- Dr. Naa Deisa Abbey, MD Shelby, NC
- Dr. Rami Abdo, MD Durham, NC
- Dr. Farhath Abdul Kareem, MD Cary, NC
- Dr. Firas Abdulmajeed, M.D. Winston Salem, NC
- Dr. Erlinda Abella, MD Salisbury, NC
Other specialties in Cary: Behavior Technician (1,573) · Physical Therapist (330) · Clinical Social Worker (304) · Speech-Language Pathologist (275)
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1669470191 · Internal Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1669470191
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-MEGA 175K Internal Medicine
- RX-MID 7,798
- BOOK-LIGHT 4,922 in North Carolina
- PHOTO-ENUM Jose Suarez, MD · 2005
Bruce Usher, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
7,798 ≥ 97th percentile 97% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Bruce Usher, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Bruce Usher, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Internal Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
7,798 180% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in North Carolina
How Internal Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Internal Medicine Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
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.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1669470191 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Internal Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/08/2005 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Bruce Usher, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
North Carolina MG LLC
Cary, NC
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Bruce Usher, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$653
Largest payer
Boston Scientific Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
7,798
Total Claims
$1.9M
Total Drug Cost
1,089
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 18,535.533
- Total Day Supply
- 551,327
- Generic Drug Cost
- $115K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 27
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 77.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.44
- Gender Split
- 44% female / 56% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 31, 65-74: 356, 75-84: 501, 85+: 201
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Bruce Usher, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Eliquis
Eliquis
1,218 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate
Metoprolol Succinate
803 claims
- Losartan Potassium
Losartan Potassium
506 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium 442
Atorvastatin Calcium
442 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate 352
Amlodipine Besylate
352 claims
- Carvedilol 344
Carvedilol
344 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate 297
Metoprolol Tartrate
297 claims
- Furosemide 283
Furosemide
283 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Eliquis Apixaban | 1,218 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 803 |
| Losartan Potassium | 506 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 442 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 352 |
| Carvedilol | 344 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 297 |
| Furosemide | 283 |
| Lisinopril | 248 |
| Clopidogrel Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 217 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Internal Medicine Physician Overview
How Bruce Usher, M.D. fits within the Internal Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
174,792
Internal Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Internal Medicine Physician
2,785
Avg Claims per Provider
Bruce Usher, M.D.'s 7,798 claims are above the specialty average of 2,785.
Nationwide Internal Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Usher, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Internal Medicine Physician Providers in North Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Usher.
One of 4,922 Internal Medicine Physician providers enrolled in North Carolina, 11 are shown on this page.
Bisrat Abera
Fayetteville, NC
Dr. David Abernathy
M. D.
Morganton, NC
Dr. Hiba Abouassi
M.D.
Durham, NC
Dr. Maroun Aboutayeh
D.O.
Asheville, NC
Dr. Surafeal Abraha
MD
Whiteville, NC
Compare Internal Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bruce Usher, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Bruce Usher, M.D. specializes in Internal Medicine Physician and practices in Cary, North Carolina. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Bruce Usher, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Bruce Usher, M.D. wrote 7,798 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.9M in drug costs for 1,089 beneficiaries.
Where is Bruce Usher, M.D. located? ▼
Bruce Usher, M.D. is located at 300 ASHVILLE AVE, Cary, NC, 27518. Phone: (919) 851-6901.
What is Bruce Usher, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Bruce Usher, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669470191, issued on 07/08/2005.
How many Internal Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 174,792 Internal Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Internal Medicine Physician provider writes 2,785 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Bruce Usher, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Bruce Usher, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Eliquis, Metoprolol Succinate, Losartan Potassium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Bruce Usher, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Bruce Usher, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 7,798 Part D claims and 1,089 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Bruce Usher, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Bruce Usher, M.D.'s NPI is 1669470191 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- 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 (2024). 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 August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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