Dr. Bruce Jeffrey Applebaum , MD
Surgery โข Tyler, TX
630 S Fleishel Ave
Tyler, TX 757012041
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on July 7, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 192 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ 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 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 48 service units.
- 99222 โ Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making: 44 service units.
- 99231 โ Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 36 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 12 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2015.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2015. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2015:
- Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen (Tramadol Hcl/Acetaminophen) โ 12 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2015. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท 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 Tyler, TX (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 183. Middle half: 99 to 283.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Surgery in Texas (2024, 1,113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 148. Middle half: 72 to 277.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 123 in 2020 to 192 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
630 S Fleishel Ave
Tyler, TX 757012041
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in El Paso, TX. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Baylor College Of Medicine
1997
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
152 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 โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $19,152 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $15,245 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
12 standardized 30-day fills in 2015
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
$78 in 2015
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2015, 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 โ by Provider and Drug, 2015.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $12,040.31 across 13 records.
By nature of payment
- Education: $11,000.00 across 4 records.
- Food and Beverage: $781.09 across 7 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $259.22 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.: $11,566.22 across 9 records.
- Enterra Medical, Inc.: $160.04 across 1 record.
- Acera Surgical, Inc.: $158.71 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
29 years (graduated 1997)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1997 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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)
Dr. Applebaum 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 Dr. Applebaum as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services 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 Tyler and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Tyler, TX (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 183. Middle half: 99 to 283.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Texas (2024, 1,113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 148. Middle half: 72 to 277.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Tyler, TX (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,732. Middle half: $9,226 to $75,691.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Texas (2024, 1,113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $20,825. Middle half: $8,873 to $41,247.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Tyler, TX (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $20,677. Middle half: $7,041 to $59,576.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Texas (2024, 1,113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,568. Middle half: $6,700 to $31,964.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Applebaum are from 2015.
29 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Tyler, TX (2,193 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Tyler
3.4% of these 29 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
69% of these 29 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 56% from 123 in 2020 to 192 in 2024.
- 2020: 123
- 2021: 74
- 2022: 125
- 2023: 229
- 2024: 192
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 55% from $12,380 in 2020 to $19,152 in 2024.
- 2020: $12,380
- 2021: $6,971
- 2022: $11,264
- 2023: $20,575
- 2024: $19,152
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 64% from $9,321 in 2020 to $15,245 in 2024.
- 2020: $9,321
- 2021: $5,577
- 2022: $8,626
- 2023: $16,231
- 2024: $15,245
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 14 in 2013 to 12 in 2015.
- 2013: 14
- 2014: 15
- 2015: 12
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 14 in 2013 to 12 in 2015.
- 2013: 14
- 2014: 15
- 2015: 12
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $164 in 2013 to $78 in 2015.
- 2013: $164
- 2014: $70
- 2015: $78
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $142.34 in 2021 to $12,040.31 in 2025.
- 2021: $142.34
- 2022: $124.70
- 2023: $14.48
- 2024: $429.69
- 2025: $12,040.31
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2015), 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 โ December 31, 2025): 13 records totaling $12,040.31.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Education
Cash or cash equivalent
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $4,000.00 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Education
Cash or cash equivalent
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $4,000.00 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Education
In-kind items and services
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DAVINCI XI | General | $1,500.00 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Education
In-kind items and services
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DAVINCI XI | General | $1,500.00 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $253.22 |
| Enterra Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $160.04 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Restrata Wound Matrix | General | $158.71 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $150.00 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $150.00 |
| Davol Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $126.92 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $28.42 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $7.00 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $6.00 |
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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48 | 38 | $160.75 | $77.06 |
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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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44 | 43 | $302.66 | $128.23 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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36 | 27 | $91.64 | $48.66 |
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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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26 | 22 | $230.46 | $116.30 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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22 | 22 | $443.68 | $169.79 |
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99221
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes
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16 | 16 | $230.75 | $81.24 |
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 2015.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen | Tramadol Hcl/Acetaminophen | 12 | 51 | $78.25 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2015; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-02-08NUCC 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: 2086S0127X
Trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20071022000360
TX
3476444290
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
2000 Trans Mountain Rd, El Paso, TX 799113602
Phone: 9152158400
Secondary Practice Locations
2000 Transmountain Rd Ste B
El Paso, TX 799113602
Phone: 9152155300
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 - Acute Care
Nurse Practitioner
Surgery
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
Surgery - Trauma Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 630 S FLEISHEL AVE, TYLER, TX 757012041 (Tel: 9036065560)
Registered at 14763 BIG OAK BAY RD, TYLER, TX 757077307 (Tel: 9154744102)
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: TX J3278)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 125 W HAGUE RD, SUITE 550, EL PASO, TX 799025814 (Tel: 9153516272)
Registered at 125 W HAGUE RD, SUITE 550, EL PASO, TX 799025814 (Tel: 9153516272)
Recorded as BRUCE APPLEBAUM, M.D.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: TX J3278)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Tyler
- Charles Beall
- Dr. Douglas Lehman, MD, MPH
- Dr. Paul Critelli, MD
- Dr. Thomas Mcgovern, MD
- Dr. Robert Mckinney, MD
- Dr. Darrell Alley, MD
Mailing Address
14763 Big Oak Bay Rd
Tyler, TX 757077307
Phone: 9154744102