John Bruce, DMD
Dentist · Chapel Hill, NC
John Bruce, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1134615891, issued on Jul 6, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 151202, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Bruce
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 151202 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 111 Brauer Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
- Phone
- (919) 966-2701
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 111 Brauer Hall
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Adam Lietzan, PHD, DMD, MSPeriodontics1982125837
Verify John Bruce in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 151202Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dentist in 2024
246 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 67 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin84 claims
- Ibuprofen66 claims
- Tramadol Hcl45 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 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: $264.30
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
John Bruce among 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina
John Bruce, DMD is one of 2,332 dentist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 65% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
119 dentist records list a practice address in Chapel Hill
They are 119 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is John Bruce, DMD's NPI number?
John Bruce, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134615891, issued on Jul 6, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Bruce, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 Brauer Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 966-2701. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Bruce, DMD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 151202, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Bruce, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Bruce, DMD had 246 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.