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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1447225446

James BruffeyM.D.

PRACTICESCRIPPS HEALTHSee all providers at this practice →
Orthopedic SurgeryLa Jolla, CAI
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INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$153K
Payment records
51
By payment type
Royalty or License$135K
Consulting Fee$15K
Travel and Lodging$2K
Food and Beverage$1K
Entertainment$10
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
491
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$6K
Distinct drugs
11
Brand share
41.3%
Top prescribed drugs
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen160 claims
Methylprednisolone56 claims
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl54 claims
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen43 claims
Cephalexin40 claims
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
946
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
1,102
Distinct HCPCS
17
Medicare payment
$296K
Peer benchmark
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Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,100).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Bruffey'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). 16 inbound referrers · 21 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Scripps Health
Clinical Laboratory · La Jolla, CA
65383
Brady Huang
Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA
2335
Richard Abello
Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA
2348
SOBEL, DAVID1926
AHERN, THOMAS1961
Anila Jonnala
Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA
1928
Nayna Patel
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Encinitas, CA
1736
Evelyne Fliszar
Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA
1720
Ratana Bhardwaj
Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA
1637
Robin Quazi
Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA
1629
FRANCIS, DAVID1520
Steven Eilenberg
Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA
1529
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
SCRIPPS HEALTH147423
Scripps Health
Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA
106501
SCRIPPS HEALTH71248
Scripps Health
Clinical Laboratory · La Jolla, CA
44159
ABBOTT, TERRI3385
Nayna Patel
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Encinitas, CA
2445
Jack Zyroff
Interventional Radiology · La Jolla, CA
2342
Richard Abello
Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA
1930
Ardalan Nourian
Orthopedic Surgery · Moorpark, CA
1866
Hai-Yan Li
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · La Jolla, CA
1751
AHERN, THOMAS1421
Laboratory Corporation Of America
Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA
1424
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.