Joel Bruggen, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Joel Bruggen, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1437134863, issued on Dec 8, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9800015, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Bruggen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 9800015 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Phone
- (336) 716-2255
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at Medical Center Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joel Bruggen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9800015Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
410 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 848 among the 13,066 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole49 claims
- Famotidine44 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium33 claims
- Trazodone Hcl33 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium32 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl27 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: $14.82
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. The 10,593 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,948.62 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 539 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.
All 539 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem →
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- Kendral Adkisson, MDAsheville, NC1790871895
- Vipul Aggarwal, M.D.Winston Salem, NC1174872576
- Kwadwo Agyei-Gyamfi, M.D.Lumberton, NC1568414720
- Muhammad AhmedReidsville, NC1245753524
- Murat Akdamar, MDWinston Salem, NC1386678225
- Ghassan Al-Sabbagh, MDWake Forest, NC1487617858
- Mark Aldous, M.D.Concord, NC1396754446
Common questions
What is Joel Bruggen, MD's NPI number?
Joel Bruggen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437134863, issued on Dec 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Bruggen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-2255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Bruggen, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9800015, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel Bruggen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Bruggen, MD had 410 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 848. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.