Dr. Bruce Jacobs
Urology (Urology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2004)
- Years since graduation
- 22
- In the NPI registry since
- 2008
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 237
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2004Medical school: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
- 2008Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Urology Physician primary
PA license MD448524
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, PA
- Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System Pittsburgh, PA
- UPMC PAssavant Pittsburgh, PA
- UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA
- UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA
Medical groups
- University of Pittsburgh Physicians (4,236 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 237
- Services billed
- 646
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 114 | 105 |
| Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | 60 | 45 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 34 | 30 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 33 | 30 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 24 | 24 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 23 | 23 |
| Urinalysis, manual test | 14 | 11 |
| Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding | 12 | 11 |
| Biopsy of prostate gland | 12 | 12 |
| Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum | 11 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Tamsulosin Hcl Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 178 |
| Finasteride Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 87 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er (oxybutynin chloride) Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 26 |
| Dutasteride Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 15 |
| Alfuzosin Hcl Er (alfuzosin hcl) Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.