Merle F. Bruce, MD, FACS
Specialist · Reno, NV
Merle F. Bruce, MD, FACS is a specialist with a practice address in Reno, Nevada, and NPI 1447336854, issued on Oct 27, 2006. Check the license (Nevada 3532, as entered in NPPES) with the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merle F. Bruce
- Credential
- MD, FACS
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 3532 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 236 W 6TH St Ste 107, Reno, NV 89503
- Phone
- (775) 786-9300
- Enumerated
- Oct 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (775) 786-9280
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Merle F. Bruce in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nevada board licenses this profession
Search for license 3532Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Merle F. Bruce among 276 specialist records in Nevada
Merle F. Bruce, MD, FACS is one of 276 specialist records with a practice address in Nevada. 26% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 26% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 15% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Merle F. Bruce, MD, FACS's NPI number?
Merle F. Bruce, MD, FACS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447336854, issued on Oct 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merle F. Bruce, MD, FACS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 236 W 6TH St Ste 107, Reno, NV, 89503. Phone: (775) 786-9300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merle F. Bruce, MD, FACS's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 3532, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Merle F. Bruce, MD, FACS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merle F. Bruce, MD, FACS had 40 Medicare Part D claims; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.