James D. Bruffey, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · La Jolla, CA
James D. Bruffey, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1447225446, issued on Feb 22, 2006. Check the license (California A60176, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James D. Bruffey
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A60176 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10666 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 554-7988
- Enumerated
- Feb 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A601760 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100115000719); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James D. Bruffey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A60176Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
548 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 261 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen160 claims
- Methylprednisolone56 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl54 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen43 claims
- Cephalexin40 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl38 claims
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $152,780.72
51 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Orthofix Medical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James D. Bruffey among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
James D. Bruffey, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
55 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 55 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is James D. Bruffey, M.D.'s NPI number?
James D. Bruffey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447225446, issued on Feb 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James D. Bruffey, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10666 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 554-7988. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James D. Bruffey, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A60176, 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 D. Bruffey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James D. Bruffey, M.D. had 548 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.