Dr. Bruce J. Applebaum, M.D.
General Surgery (Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Baylor College of Medicine (1997)
- Years since graduation
- 29
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 152
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
- 1997Medical school: Baylor College 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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Surgery Physician primary
TX license J3278 -
Trauma Surgery Physician
TX license J3278
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- University Medical Center of El PAso El PAso, TX
- The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus El PAso, TX
Medical groups
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El PAso (304 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
- 152
- Services billed
- 265
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 68 | 43 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 43 | 43 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 42 | 41 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 41 | 35 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 20 | 14 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 15 | 15 |
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.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 5 companies reported 13 payments worth $12,040 in total to this clinician.
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $11,566 |
|---|---|
| Enterra Medical, Inc. | $160 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | $159 |
| Davol Inc. | $127 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $28.42 |
| Education | $11,000 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $781 |
| Travel and Lodging | $259 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Aug 27, 2025 | Education Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY | $4,000 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Dec 26, 2025 | Education Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY | $4,000 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Nov 12, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Dec 17, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Aug 30, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ALBUQUERQUE, NM · in-kind | $253 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Aug 27, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to ALBUQUERQUE, NM · in-kind | $6.00 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
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.