Julio Rafael Bravo, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Julio Rafael Bravo, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1598739823, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 36657, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Julio Rafael Bravo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- 36657 NC
92445 GA
22552 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 312 Jonestown RD, Winston Salem, NC 27104
- Phone
- (336) 716-7576
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 29, 2024
- Fax
- (336) 702-9342
- Medicaid IDs
- 1598739823 VA
5907255 NC
1987158 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071001000344); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 312 Jonestown RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Charity Sorensen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1861100075
Verify Julio Rafael Bravo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 36657Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,468 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate297 claims
- Methotrexate229 claims
- Prednisone207 claims
- Methylprednisolone89 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick61 claims
- Leflunomide56 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): 96.1 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: $3,104.41
152 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesRural Hall, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Julio Rafael Bravo among 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina
Julio Rafael Bravo, M.D. is one of 234 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 78% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 158 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 234 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Douglas Metcalf, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031205830734
- Nilamadhab Mishra, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031104801232
- Bilal Muzaffar, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031639308646
- Elliott Semble, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031780677237
- Tauseef Syed, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031033194857
- Robert Gay, MDWinston Salem, NC 271061649290669
- Ali Malik, MDWinston Salem, NC 271271275096067
- Dennis Ang, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571104880608
Common questions
What is Julio Rafael Bravo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Julio Rafael Bravo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598739823, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Julio Rafael Bravo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 312 Jonestown RD, Winston Salem, NC, 27104. Phone: (336) 716-7576. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Julio Rafael Bravo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 36657, 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 Julio Rafael Bravo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Julio Rafael Bravo, M.D. had 1,468 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Julio Rafael Bravo, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 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.