NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Lee Bruns, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Asheville, NC

Michael Lee Bruns, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1396757423, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 047885, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396757423
Name
Michael Lee Bruns
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License numbers
047885 NC
181647 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
76 Peachtree RD, Asheville, NC 28803
Phone
(828) 274-3477
Enumerated
Aug 13, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 3, 2025
Fax
(828) 274-7407
Medicaid ID
8051547 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050124000552); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 76 Peachtree RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sanjay Anand, MDAnesthesiology Physician1619991528
  2. Antoinette Ancarana, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1013021591
  3. Seren Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1285771139
  4. William Ballantine, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1801835624
  5. Robert BarkerCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1457732406
  6. Vicky Bell, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1306951686

Verify Michael Lee Bruns in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
    Search for license 047885
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Digestive Health Partners PAHendersonville, NC
  2. Medstream Anesthesia PLLCHendersonville, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michael Lee Bruns among 3,760 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in North Carolina

Michael Lee Bruns, CRNA is one of 3,760 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2012 among the 2,665 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

255 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Asheville

They are 255 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 3,760 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in North Carolina.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arnold Bazzle, CRNAAsheville, NC 288031982610242
  2. Thomas Dainty, CRNAAsheville, NC 288031629072582
  3. Gregory Edwards, CRNA, MSNAsheville, NC 288031508880691
  4. William Foster, CRNAAsheville, NC 288031679550560
  5. Kevin Hollifield, CRNAAsheville, NC 288031972586469
  6. David Kadau, CRNAAsheville, NC 288031497782965
  7. Karen Lewis, CRNAAsheville, NC 288031952393993
  8. Laura Meaney, CRNAAsheville, NC 288031528067899

Common questions

What is Michael Lee Bruns, CRNA's NPI number?

Michael Lee Bruns, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396757423, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Lee Bruns, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 76 Peachtree RD, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 274-3477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Lee Bruns, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 047885, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Michael Lee Bruns, CRNA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.