NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bruce Eldon Wheeler, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Victoria, TX

Bruce Eldon Wheeler, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Victoria, Texas, and NPI 1053373902, issued on Apr 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas F0821, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053373902
Name
Bruce Eldon Wheeler
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
F0821 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2710 Hospital Dr, Victoria, TX 77901
Phone
(361) 578-0231
Enumerated
Apr 5, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 13, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090416000195); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1975
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2710 Hospital Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Robin Adams, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1992815070
  2. Andrea Castilla, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1487905030
  3. Theodore Coonrod, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1689746083
  4. Jorge Diaz, MDSpecialist1306817804
  5. Fabian Espinosa, MDInternal Medicine Physician1922028224
  6. Joanne Guerra, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1134672215

Verify Bruce Eldon Wheeler in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Citizens Medical Center County OF VictoriaVictoria, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Bruce Eldon Wheeler among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Bruce Eldon Wheeler, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

20 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Victoria

They are 20 of the 1,105 NPPES records with a practice address in Victoria, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shah Afridi, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011912919952
  2. Sanjeev Bhatia, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011275513491
  3. Ana Delgado, MDVictoria, TX 779011194806950
  4. Fabian Espinosa, MDVictoria, TX 779011922028224
  5. Russell Hohlt, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011497988109
  6. Arun Jain, MDVictoria, TX 779011235246752
  7. Mehran Nezhad, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011881658334
  8. Irfan Qureshi, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011144510074

Common questions

What is Bruce Eldon Wheeler, MD's NPI number?

Bruce Eldon Wheeler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053373902, issued on Apr 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bruce Eldon Wheeler, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2710 Hospital Dr, Victoria, TX, 77901. Phone: (361) 578-0231. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bruce Eldon Wheeler, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number F0821, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.

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