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James Michael Bruce, MD

NPI 1699859454ActiveIndividual· Colon & Rectal Surgery· Fresno, CA

Colon & Rectal Surgery (MD) in Fresno, California, trained at University of Texas Medical School at Houston (class of 1979). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $74,357 for 314 patients in 2024, with only 39 Part D claims. Novo Nordisk Inc reported $19.76 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. A record with the same name and state is on the OIG exclusion list; it carries no NPI, so check it before acting.

Overview

NPI1699859454
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedOct 25, 2006
Last updated in NPPESDec 12, 2016

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Colon & Rectal Surgery Primary208C00000XC42011CA
Surgery208600000XC42011CA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

Possible match: verify before acting. The OIG list has a record with the same name in California, but that record carries no NPI, so it may be a different person or business.

Matched byName on OIG listExclusion typeExcluded sinceLocation
Name + stateJames Edward Bruce1128a1Jan 20, 2004San Bernardino, CA
ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026Possible (name)See above
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) (CA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients314
Services billed546 across 47 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$74,357

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)39 · 45 30-day fills
Patients25
Total drug cost$970.80
Generic share90% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Texas Medical School at Houston
Graduation year1979
Medicare specialtyColorectal Surgery (Proctology)

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$19.76 · 1 payment from 1 company
  • 2024$14.62 · 1 payment from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Novo Nordisk Inc$19.761

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$19.76 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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