What is Joel Bruce's specialty?

Joel Bruce (NPI 1154387199) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Charlotte, NC.

Where does Joel Bruce practice?

Joel Bruce practices in Charlotte, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1154387199.

How much does Medicare pay Joel Bruce?

Joel Bruce (NPI 1154387199) received approximately $126K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 258 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1154387199

Joel BruceM.D.

NephrologyCharlotte, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,030

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,072

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$105K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 295 Nephrology providers in NC — above median (cohort median 1,277).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,266

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$117K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

8.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydralazine Hcl91 claims

Furosemide88 claims

Torsemide83 claims

Amlodipine Besylate66 claims

Carvedilol65 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$964

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$964

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$964

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (9)

Dialysis facility

Dialysis facility

Dialysis facility

Dialysis facility

Dialysis facility

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joel Bruce's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 84 inbound referrers · 148 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency Ambulance Service Provider · Charlotte, NC	144	1,125
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	120	639
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	82	274
DVA HEALTHCARE RENAL CARE INC	78	1,301
Daniel Tierney Nephrology · Charlotte, NC	59	703
Chris Fotiadis Nephrology · Charlotte, NC	47	140
Brian Hamilton Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	45	171
Nancy Gritter Nephrology · Charlotte, NC	44	154
Ashesh Parikh Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	43	191
SCOVILL, DAVID	40	169
Matthew Elliott Nephrology · Charlotte, NC	40	169
Robert Quarles Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	35	134

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL	180	1,156
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	132	424
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	125	657
Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency Ambulance Service Provider · Charlotte, NC	121	956
Paul Blake Nephrology · Charlotte, NC	91	885
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	91	315
NPI 1730149709	83	558
Edward Fisher Nephrology · Charlotte, NC	79	1,288
Peale Chuang Nephrology · Charlotte, NC	69	251
Daniel Tierney Nephrology · Charlotte, NC	67	922
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	65	275
Donald Berling Nephrology · Charlotte, NC	64	196

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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