Physician

Ronald W Bruce, D.O.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Ronald Bruce, D.O. (NPI: 1922145168) practices internal medicine in the Corpus Christi, TX market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Aransas, TX. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES (NPI: 1578698320; TIN: 74-2240124) and primary practice location at 78382-3112. Bruce is affiliated with the Main Street Rural Health Hickory ACO LLC (ACO ID: A5334), participating under the MSSP model.

Bruce's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 820 traditional Medicare patients, billed 11,456 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $591,377 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was G0439 (Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit). Part D data shows 19,532 prescription claims across 1,113 beneficiaries totaling $1,456,246 in drug costs, led by Ozempic (Semaglutide). DME data shows 654 claims. Open Payments data shows 4 records totaling $165. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $303,077 to $591,377. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $1,050,701 to $1,456,246. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $91,326 and ending at $42,488.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	732	7,464	$303,077
2016	730	7,436	$323,038
2017	761	5,953	$293,041
2018	676	5,828	$304,263
2019	732	7,536	$385,816
2020	735	9,977	$473,946
2021	751	9,370	$481,379
2022	790	10,657	$573,135
2023	804	11,030	$607,835
2024	820	11,456	$591,377

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	661	16,638	$1,050,701
2016	638	16,490	$1,061,176
2017	736	15,089	$938,055
2018	742	12,439	$836,148
2019	814	13,660	$1,000,815
2020	856	14,887	$1,186,117
2021	924	15,754	$1,260,681
2022	942	17,317	$1,349,947
2023	1,012	18,005	$1,400,062
2024	1,113	19,532	$1,456,246

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	252	1,380	$95,992
2016	221	1,240	$53,038
2017	139	872	$33,507
2018	142	772	$28,892
2019	85	613	$30,366
2020	306	921	$165,040
2021	192	873	$81,562
2022	138	715	$51,424
2023	165	719	$55,173
2024	145	654	$34,291

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
G0439	Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	504	504	$124
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	726	2,835	$83
99490	Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	305	2,441	$46
G0442	Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes	322	322	$18
G0444	Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes	340	340	$18

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Ozempic	Semaglutide	130	6,043	$192,310
Eliquis	Apixaban	205	10,280	$190,074
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	104	5,211	$165,314
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	100	5,660	$106,527
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	73	4,112	$73,393

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
A4239	Supply allowance for non-adjunctive, non-implanted continuous glucose monitor (cgm), includes all supplies and accessories, 1 month supply = 1 unit of service	N	N/R	25	$12,228
E1390	Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate	Y	13	74	$5,372
A7031	Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each	N	N/R	24	$1,854
E0601	Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device	Y	14	68	$1,785
A7030	Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each	N	N/R	24	$1,749

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	4	$165	MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Ronald W. Bruce, D.O.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Ronald W. Bruce, D.O. (NPI 1922145168), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Ronald W. Bruce, D.O. have ACO affiliation data?

Ronald W. Bruce, D.O. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Main Street Rural Health Hickory ACO LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5334).

What billing organization is linked to Ronald W. Bruce, D.O.?

Ronald W. Bruce, D.O. is linked to INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES (billing NPI 1578698320) in the available physician profile data.

Does Ronald W. Bruce, D.O. have Open Payments data?

Ronald W. Bruce, D.O. has 4 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.