Nicholas J. Bruns, OD
Optometrist · Wauwatosa, WI
Nicholas J. Bruns, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and NPI 1902288558, issued on Jun 19, 2015. Check the license with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas J. Bruns
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4901004886 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10425 W North Ave Ste 140, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
- Phone
- (414) 877-6414
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2026
- Fax
- (414) 386-5245
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200102000865); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10425 W North Ave Ste 140
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicholas J. Bruns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
854 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost272 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol99 claims
- Timolol Maleate84 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate83 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate38 claims
- Miebo33 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 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $70,764.57
108 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Summit Eye Care OF Wisconsin SCWauwatosa, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas J. Bruns among 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin
Nicholas J. Bruns, OD is one of 1,161 optometrist records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 152W00000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Wisconsin
There are 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jane Bachman Groth, ODMilwaukee, WI 532261932153061
- Joel Baisden, ODWauwatosa, WI 532261992867220
- Alexandra Beachnau, ODMilwaukee, WI 532261114544343
- John Conto, ODMilwaukee, WI 532261578515003
- Beth Healy, ODMilwaukee, WI 532261639119993
- William Jeselun, O.D.Wauwatosa, WI 532261356421804
- Cynthia Johnson, O.D.Wauwatosa, WI 532261649309147
- Brian Jurgens, ODWauwatosa, WI 532261871581330
Common questions
What is Nicholas J. Bruns, OD's NPI number?
Nicholas J. Bruns, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902288558, issued on Jun 19, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas J. Bruns, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10425 W North Ave Ste 140, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226. Phone: (414) 877-6414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas J. Bruns, OD's license?
Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicholas J. Bruns, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas J. Bruns, OD had 854 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas J. Bruns, OD'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.