Dr. Stephen J. Bruce, MD
Family Medicine (Family Medicine Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Nebraska College of Medicine (1982)
- Years since graduation
- 44
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 311
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
- 1982Medical school: University of Nebraska College of Medicine
- 2006Registered 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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Family Medicine Physician primary
UT license 172988-1205
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ
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
- 311
- Services billed
- 2,330
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 1,952 | 336 |
| Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 173 | 37 |
| Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 163 | 68 |
| Residence visit for established patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | 32 | 20 |
| Residence visit for new patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 21 | 21 |
| Advance care planning, first 30 minutes | 13 | 12 |
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.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $19.83 in total to this clinician.
| Si-bone, Inc. | $19.83 |
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| Food and Beverage | $19.83 |
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From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 3 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 3 companies. The companies reported $687,858 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- ISM2512032A-Observation and Identification of Glycemic Metrics and Patterns in People with and without Prediabetes (PREMAP)
Abbott Laboratories - NES Flu A/B (Project DD20-012)
Diasorin Molecular LLC - Study of a 4-Dose Regimen of a 21-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Healthy Infants From Approximately 2 Months of Age
Sanofi Pasteur Inc. · Active, not recruiting · NCT06736041
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.