NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Bruce Wert, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Greensboro, NC

Michael Bruce Wert, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1558310276, issued on May 9, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 32449, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558310276
Name
Michael Bruce Wert
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
32449 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
520 N Elam Ave, Greensboro, NC 27403
Phone
(336) 547-1801
Enumerated
May 9, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 5, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(336) 547-1828
Medicaid ID
8986578 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101015000221); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1982
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 520 N Elam Ave

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

  1. Steven Armbruster, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1831280056
  2. Peter Babcock, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1013950377
  3. Kimberly Beavers, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1912996042
  4. Susan Bond, LCSW, MSWClinical Social Worker1487741807
  5. Dora Brodie, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1609838341
  6. Stacy Burns, MDInternal Medicine Physician1427243740

Verify Michael Bruce Wert in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

6,931 Medicare Part D claims for 1,020 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Wert6,931
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine1,070 claims
  2. Breztri Aerosphere670 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium638 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa587 claims
  5. Prednisone550 claims
  6. Symbicort468 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: $42,933.09

160 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Wert$42,933
  2. Specialty average$5,160

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

  1. Moses Cone Medical Services IncGreensboro, NC
  2. The Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating CorporationGreensboro, NC

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

Michael Bruce Wert among 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina

Michael Bruce Wert, M.D. is one of 429 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2001 among the 333 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rakesh Alva, MDGreensboro, NC 274031093868929
  2. Robert Byrum, MDGreensboro, NC 274031487620654
  3. Keith Clance, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274031225090889
  4. Nikita Desai, MDGreensboro, NC 274031356600662
  5. Jonathan Dewald, MDGreensboro, NC 274031366829293
  6. Chi Jane Ellison, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274031376982876
  7. Praveen Mannam, M.DGreensboro, NC 274031316113897
  8. Adewale Olalere, MDGreensboro, NC 274031538160262

Common questions

What is Michael Bruce Wert, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael Bruce Wert, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558310276, issued on May 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Bruce Wert, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 N Elam Ave, Greensboro, NC, 27403. Phone: (336) 547-1801. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Bruce Wert, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 32449, 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 Michael Bruce Wert, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Bruce Wert, M.D. had 6,931 Medicare Part D claims for 1,020 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.