Karen H. Bruce, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Collins, MS
Karen H. Bruce, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Collins, Mississippi, and NPI 1942267281, issued on Apr 28, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 18675, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen H. Bruce
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 18675 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 704 S 5TH St, Collins, MS 39428
- Phone
- (601) 765-4414
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 765-9141
- Medicaid ID
- 00725822 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050615000637); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 704 S 5TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karen H. Bruce in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 18675Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
17,566 Medicare Part D claims for 625 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 113 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium905 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate795 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium706 claims
- Gabapentin592 claims
- Omeprazole467 claims
- Losartan Potassium418 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: $727.66
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Forrest County General HospitalHattiesburg, MS
- Hattiesburg Clinic PAHattiesburg, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen H. Bruce among 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi
Karen H. Bruce, M.D. is one of 1,165 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 79% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 748 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Collins
They are 8 of the 96 NPPES records with a practice address in Collins, and 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.
All 1,165 in Mississippi → Every provider in Collins → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Beasley, M.D.Collins, MS 394281508860214
- Andrea Bruce, D.O.Collins, MS 394281295739894
- William Crooks, MDCollins, MS 394281598879314
- Martin Harvey, MDCollins, MS 394281043223639
- Natalie Keyes, FNPCollins, MS 394281285144584
- Jonathan Sappington, MDCollins, MS 394281437647278
- Harpreet Sood, MDCollins, MS 394281336398510
- Berthold Beisel, MDColumbia, MS 394291174546345
Common questions
What is Karen H. Bruce, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen H. Bruce, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942267281, issued on Apr 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen H. Bruce, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 704 S 5TH St, Collins, MS, 39428. Phone: (601) 765-4414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen H. Bruce, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 18675, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen H. Bruce, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen H. Bruce, M.D. had 17,566 Medicare Part D claims for 625 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.