Dr. Bruce J Waring , MD
Surgery • Wheat Ridge, CO
3555 Lutheran Pkwy, Suite 380
Wheat Ridge, CO 800336021
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NPI assigned on August 23, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 269 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99232 — Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 174 service units.
- 99239 — Hospital discharge day management: 45 service units.
- 99233 — Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 29 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 4 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 31 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2020.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2020:
- Oxycodone Hcl — 17 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) — 14 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Surgery in Wheat Ridge, CO (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 259. Middle half: 192 to 286.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Colorado (2024, 291 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 141. Middle half: 80 to 240.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 140 in 2020 to 269 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3555 Lutheran Pkwy
Suite 380
Wheat Ridge, CO 800336021
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
179 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $24,855 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $19,799 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
31 standardized 30-day fills in 2020
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$118 in 2020
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2020, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $120.02 in 2025
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Wheat Ridge and Colorado
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Wheat Ridge, CO (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 259. Middle half: 192 to 286.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Colorado (2024, 291 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 141. Middle half: 80 to 240.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Wheat Ridge, CO (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $30,334. Middle half: $18,844 to $40,246.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Colorado (2024, 291 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $21,211. Middle half: $10,645 to $37,244.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Wheat Ridge, CO (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $23,761. Middle half: $14,459 to $30,833.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Colorado (2024, 291 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,344. Middle half: $8,128 to $29,463.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Waring are from 2020.
20 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Wheat Ridge, CO (608 in Colorado).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Wheat Ridge
5% of these 20 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
50% of these 20 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 92% from 140 in 2020 to 269 in 2024.
- 2020: 140
- 2021: 56
- 2022: 161
- 2023: 108
- 2024: 269
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 97% from $12,613 in 2020 to $24,855 in 2024.
- 2020: $12,613
- 2021: $4,468
- 2022: $11,507
- 2023: $9,043
- 2024: $24,855
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 103% from $9,743 in 2020 to $19,799 in 2024.
- 2020: $9,743
- 2021: $3,383
- 2022: $9,203
- 2023: $7,211
- 2024: $19,799
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 68% from 97 in 2016 to 31 in 2020.
- 2016: 97
- 2017: 113
- 2018: 68
- 2019: 56
- 2020: 31
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 68% from 97 in 2016 to 31 in 2020.
- 2016: 97
- 2017: 113
- 2018: 68
- 2019: 56
- 2020: 31
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $681 in 2016 to $118 in 2020.
- 2016: $681
- 2017: $630
- 2018: $336
- 2019: $9,293
- 2020: $118
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $82.43 in 2019 to $120.02 in 2025.
- 2019: $82.43
- 2020: $87.97
- 2022: $37.26
- 2023: $32.91
- 2025: $120.02
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2020), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $120.02.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LIGASURE | General | $120.02 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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174 | 117 | $205.57 | $78.03 |
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99239
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
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45 | 45 | $335.47 | $112.95 |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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29 | 26 | $288.65 | $118.07 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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21 | 21 | $365.84 | $131.95 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2020.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 17 | 78 | $51.87 | 11 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 14 | 42 | $66.48 | 12 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2020; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Obstetrics & Gynecology - Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated August 23, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Wheat Ridge
- Dr. Elizabeth Brew, MD
- Dr. Rebecca Wiebe, MD
- Jennifer Bocker
- Dr. Charles Mains, MD
- Dr. Gregory Pinson, MD
- Dr. Patrick Offner, MD
Mailing Address
3555 Lutheran Pkwy, Suite 380
Wheat Ridge, CO 800336021
Phone: 3039408200