Russell Thomas Brunet, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Salinas, CA
Russell Thomas Brunet, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1790997690, issued on May 4, 2007. Check the license (California 20A11614, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell Thomas Brunet
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 20A11614 CA
2009007058 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 355 Abbott St, Salinas, CA 93901
- Phone
- (831) 751-7070
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110614000415); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Kansas City University Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Russell Thomas Brunet in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A11614Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,441 Medicare Part D claims for 413 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 274 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium329 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate166 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er151 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium134 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium126 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen118 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: $2,285.37
141 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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 one group practice
- Svmhs ClinicsSalinas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Russell Thomas Brunet among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Russell Thomas Brunet, D.O. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
130 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Salinas
They are 130 of the 4,530 NPPES records with a practice address in Salinas, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Russell Thomas Brunet, D.O.'s NPI number?
Russell Thomas Brunet, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790997690, issued on May 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell Thomas Brunet, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 355 Abbott St, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 751-7070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell Thomas Brunet, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A11614, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Russell Thomas Brunet, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell Thomas Brunet, D.O. had 4,441 Medicare Part D claims for 413 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.