James T. Brunz, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Tea, SD
James T. Brunz, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Tea, South Dakota, and NPI 1073508131, issued on Sep 14, 2005. Check the license (South Dakota 8584, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James T. Brunz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 8584 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2120 Live Stronger St, Tea, SD 57064
- Phone
- (605) 331-5890
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121025000002); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James T. Brunz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 8584Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
777 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 139 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin226 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine85 claims
- Meloxicam66 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl54 claims
- Cephalexin46 claims
- Methylprednisolone34 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $345.08
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- Orthopedic Institute PCYankton, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James T. Brunz among 12 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in South Dakota
James T. Brunz, MD is one of 12 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician record lists a practice address in Tea
They are 1 of the 71 NPPES records with a practice address in Tea, and 12 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in South Dakota.
All 12 in South Dakota → Every provider in Tea → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is James T. Brunz, MD's NPI number?
James T. Brunz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073508131, issued on Sep 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James T. Brunz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2120 Live Stronger St, Tea, SD, 57064. Phone: (605) 331-5890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James T. Brunz, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 8584, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James T. Brunz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James T. Brunz, MD had 777 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James T. Brunz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.7 of 100. 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.