Dr. Bruce D. Appelbaum, M.D.
Psychiatry (Psychiatry Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine (1989)
- Years since graduation
- 37
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 125
Licensed in California since 1990, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
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
- 1989Medical school: Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
- 2005Registered 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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Psychiatry Physician primary
CA license G69512 (first issued 1990; current)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Medical groups
- College Community Services (8 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
- 125
- Services billed
- 764
- Patients’ average age
- 62
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 352 | 91 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 243 | 27 |
| Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes | 242 | 27 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 53 | 15 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 24 | 22 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 22 | 17 |
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
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.