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2026 NPPES data Family Medicine Physician NPI 1790005551 MD
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Family Medicine Physician in Anchorage, Alaska.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 147,760 in Family 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.
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Prescribing volume
7K
Medicare Part D claims · 271 beneficiaries · Family Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
83%
generic claims · 16% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
56.6/100
▼ 27 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$1.2K
33 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Bruck Clift, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 56.6/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 6,949 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 56.6/100
- MIPS score · -27 vs avg
- 7K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 83%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
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.
Bruck Clift, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
57 ≥ 5th percentile 5% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Bruck Clift, MD sits
This provider among family medicine physician peers
Across the 21,266 family medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Bruck Clift, MD writes more Part D claims than 78% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 7% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one family medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Bruck Clift, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Bruck Clift, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 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 Bruck Clift, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Family Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
6,949 103% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
56.6/100 26.9 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Alaska
How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Alaska providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Bruck Clift, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Medicine Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 56.6/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
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).
Bruck Clift, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Family Medicine Physician provider holding MD credentials at 1201 E 36TH AVE, Anchorage, AK, 99508, with a listed phone of (907) 562-9229. NPI 1790005551 was issued on 06/03/2010.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 6,949 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 271 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $939K in drug spend, split 16% brand-name and 83% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.1%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 56.6/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 90, Cost 52), compared with the 83.5 average among clinicians with a measured score.
Family Medicine Physician is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 147,760 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 3,418 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 | 1790005551 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Family Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 06/03/2010 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
56.5871
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
90
Quality
51.9569
Cost
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Bruck Clift, MD 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.
Select Physical Therapy Holdings Inc
Wasilla, AK
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 Bruck Clift, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.2K
Largest payer
ABBVIE INC.
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.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Bruck Clift, MD - brand share 16.0%
Family Medicine Physician average
16% brand-name claims vs 83% generic, on 6,949 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.
6,949
Total Claims
$939K
Total Drug Cost
271
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 12,660
- Total Day Supply
- 345,846
- Brand vs Generic
- 16% brand / 83% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $751K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $187K
- Opioid Claims
- 217 (3.1% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 138
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 69.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.16
- Gender Split
- 68% female / 32% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 52, 65-74: 138, 75-84: 64, 85+: 17
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Bruck Clift, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
308 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
264 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
242 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
216 claims
- Losartan Potassium
Losartan Potassium
196 claims
- Montelukast Sodium
Montelukast Sodium
196 claims
- Omeprazole
Omeprazole
175 claims
- Metformin Hcl
Metformin Hcl
163 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 308 |
| Lisinopril | 264 |
| Gabapentin | 242 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 216 |
| Losartan Potassium | 196 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 196 |
| Omeprazole | 175 |
| Metformin Hcl | 163 |
| Furosemide | 139 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 127 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Family Medicine Physician Overview
How Bruck Clift, MD fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
147,760
Family Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Family Medicine Physician
3,418
Avg Claims per Provider
Bruck Clift, MD's 6,949 claims are above the specialty average of 3,418.
Nationwide Family Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Clift, both outside Alaska so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (56.6 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2010)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in Alaska
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Alaska, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Clift.
One of 688 Family Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Alaska, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Charles Aarons
MD
Anchorage, AK
Dr. David Abel
DO
Anchorage, AK
Dr. Brian Accola
M.D.
Fairbanks, AK
Dr. Stephen Ake
D.O.
Fairbanks, AK
Dr. Allan Alberton
M.D.
Anchorage, AK
Compare Family Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
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- 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 Alaska medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bruck Clift, MD's specialty? ▼
Bruck Clift, MD specializes in Family Medicine Physician and practices in Anchorage, Alaska. Credentials: MD.
How much does Bruck Clift, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Bruck Clift, MD wrote 6,949 Medicare Part D claims totaling $939K in drug costs for 271 beneficiaries.
What is Bruck Clift, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Bruck Clift, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 56.6/100 (Quality: 90, Cost: 52). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Bruck Clift, MD located? ▼
Bruck Clift, MD is located at 1201 E 36TH AVE, Anchorage, AK, 99508. Phone: (907) 562-9229.
What is Bruck Clift, MD's NPI number? ▼
Bruck Clift, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790005551, issued on 06/03/2010.
Does Bruck Clift, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Bruck Clift, MD's prescribing is 16% brand-name and 83% generic drugs by claim count, with $751K in brand drug costs.
Does Bruck Clift, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Bruck Clift, MD had 217 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.1%.
How many Family Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 147,760 Family Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Medicine Physician provider writes 3,418 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Bruck Clift, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Bruck Clift, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Lisinopril, Gabapentin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Bruck Clift, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Bruck Clift, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 6,949 Part D claims and 271 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Bruck Clift, MD's credentials? ▼
Bruck Clift, MD's NPI is 1790005551 with credentials MD. 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 (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- 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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