What is Brian Bruel's specialty?

Brian Bruel (NPI 1659563047) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Interventional Pain Management in Houston, TX.

Where does Brian Bruel practice?

Brian Bruel practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659563047.

How much does Medicare pay Brian Bruel?

Brian Bruel (NPI 1659563047) received approximately $295K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 217 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659563047

Brian BruelM.D., M.B.A

PRACTICECY-PAIN & SPINE, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

Interventional Pain ManagementHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,042

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

16,843

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$216K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 175 Interventional Pain Management providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 3,022).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,921

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$300K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen1,322 claims

Gabapentin684 claims

Pregabalin494 claims

Oxycodone Hcl448 claims

Tizanidine Hcl392 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$76K

Payment records

293

By payment type

Consulting Fee$53K

Food and Beverage$11K

Travel and Lodging$8K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$3K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$53K

Food and Beverage$11K

Travel and Lodging$8K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$3K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Brian Bruel'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). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	181	1,246
William Murphy Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	19	33
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	16	59
Rajendra Kumar Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	15	22
MCENERY, KEVIN	14	28
Nikesh Jasani Medical Oncology · Cypress, TX	11	84

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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