Bruce S Bauer
Plastic Surgery β’ Chicago, IL
5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 606371443
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 606371443
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
Plastic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $27.71 in 2023
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 2023.
NPI first issued
2005
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, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Bruce Bauer has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Bruce Bauer as eligible to order or refer durable medical equipment (DME) for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Chicago and Illinois
91 active clinicians are listed under Plastic Surgery with a practice address in Chicago, IL (224 in Illinois).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chicago
2.2% of these 91 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
23.1% of these 91 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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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $18.03 in 2019 to $27.71 in 2023.
- 2019: $18.03
- 2023: $27.71
Sources: CMS Open Payments (2023), 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 2023 (payments made January 1 β December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $27.71.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
BOTOX | General | $27.71 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208200000X
A plastic surgeon deals with the repair, reconstruction or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk and external genitalia or cosmetic enhancement of these areas of the body. Cosmetic surgery is an essential component of plastic surgery. The plastic surgeon uses cosmetic surgical principles to both improve overall appearance and to optimize the outcome of reconstructive procedures. The surgeon uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures but in all reconstructive procedures as well.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
I20080505000665
IL
8820177603
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Family Medicine
Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Internal Medicine
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 5841 S MARYLAND AVE, CHICAGO, IL 606371443 (Tel: 8888240200)
Registered at 150 HARVESTER DR, SUITE 300, BURR RIDGE, IL 605275919
Recorded as BRUCE BAUER
Plastic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: IL 036051399)
Registered at 5841 S MARYLAND AVE # MC6035, CHICAGO, IL 606371443 (Tel: 7737021220)
Registered at 150 HARVESTER DR STE 300, BURR RIDGE, IL 605275965 (Tel: 7737021000)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2300 N CHILDRENS PLZ, CHICAGO, IL 606143363 (Tel: 6307892550)
Registered at 35422 EAGLE WAY, CHICAGO, IL 606781354
Recorded as BRUCE BAUER, MD
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: IL 036051399)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Plastic Surgery Specialists in Chicago
- Dr. Daniel Wong, MD
- Dr. Lawrence Iteld, MD
- Dr. Jeffrey Weinzweig, MD
- Dr. Michael Lee, MD
- Dr. Kareem Termanini, MD
- Dr. Sumanas Jordan, MD
Mailing Address
150 Harvester Dr, Suite 300
Burr Ridge, IL 605275919