James Michael Bruce, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Fresno, CA
James Michael Bruce, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1699859454, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (California C42011, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Michael Bruce
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- C42011 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1105 E Spruce Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 450-7200
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 450-7214
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080707000485); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1105 E Spruce Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Michael Bruce in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C42011Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $14.62
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Saint Agnes Medical FoundationFresno, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Michael Bruce among 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records in California
James Michael Bruce, MD is one of 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 87% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2002 among the 149 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records in California.
All 198 in California → Every provider in Fresno → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wai Lee, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201053334748
- Leonard Lovalvo, MDFresno, CA 937201154401628
- Deepa Sharma, MDFresno, CA 937201689866493
- William Carveth, MDFresno, CA 937101003992918
- David Disbrow, M.D.Fresno, CA 937101730406901
- Pejmon Estakhri, MDFresno, CA 937101215460506
- John Garry, MDFresno, CA 937101669558573
- Gabrielle PerrottiFresno, CA 937101508326752
Common questions
What is James Michael Bruce, MD's NPI number?
James Michael Bruce, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699859454, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Michael Bruce, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1105 E Spruce Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 450-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Michael Bruce, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C42011, 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 James Michael Bruce, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Michael Bruce, MD had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Michael Bruce, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.