James Bruce Destephens, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Gainesville, FL
James Bruce Destephens, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1982684460, issued on Jan 19, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0045204, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Bruce Destephens
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- ME0045204 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2341 NW 41St St, Gainesville, FL 32606
- Phone
- (352) 371-1804
- Enumerated
- Jan 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (352) 371-2033
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100927000104); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Ohio, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2341 NW 41St St
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Verify James Bruce Destephens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0045204Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,531 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate90 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium86 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium77 claims
- Metformin Hcl71 claims
- Lisinopril59 claims
- Finasteride54 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Bruce Destephens among 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida
James Bruce Destephens, M.D. is one of 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 86% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 1995 among the 1,427 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida.
All 1,946 in Florida → Every provider in Gainesville → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ronald Garcia, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326061750667580
- James Nelson, MDGainesville, FL 326061053592162
- Daniel Bishev, MDGainesville, FL 326051710616354
- Michael Dillon, MDGainesville, FL 326051285600148
- Erin Mattocks, DOGainesville, FL 326051144580895
- Merna Shata, MDGainesville, FL 326051306463500
- Andrew Smock, MDGainesville, FL 326051801862768
- Ann Tong, MDGainesville, FL 326051902879323
Common questions
What is James Bruce Destephens, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Bruce Destephens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982684460, issued on Jan 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Bruce Destephens, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2341 NW 41St St, Gainesville, FL, 32606. Phone: (352) 371-1804. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Bruce Destephens, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0045204, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Bruce Destephens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Bruce Destephens, M.D. had 1,531 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.