Valerie Brutus, M.D.
NPI 1518279124ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Bridgeport, CT
Surgery (M.D.) with Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Specialists PLLC, practicing in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $31,229 for 67 patients in 2024, with only 40 Part D claims. Elucent Medical was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $826.65 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists St Vincent's Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1518279124 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 12, 2010 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Feb 11, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 55614 | CT |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (CT) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 67 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 147 across 22 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $31,229 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 40 · 40 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 20 |
| Total drug cost | $377.58 |
| Generic share | 95% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Specialists PLLCBridgeport, CT · 1,588 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- St Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport, CT
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$826.65 · 6 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$1,766 · 14 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Elucent Medical | $281.97 | 1 |
| Stryker Corporation | $249.20 | 2 |
| Dilon Technologies, Inc. | $174.17 | 1 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $100.66 | 1 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $20.65 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$826.65 · 6 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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