Dr. Duane E. Bridges, MD

Dr. Bridges practices at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance in Torrance, California, part of Providence Health & Services.

Dr. Bridges' NPI, 1154352011, was assigned on July 6, 2006. Dr. Bridges graduated from Morehouse School Of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Bridges holds California license G63954.

Dr. Bridges' primary practice is Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance, at 4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 540-7676.

Dr. Bridges' primary practice is Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance in Torrance, California, part of Providence Health & Services. Dr. Bridges is also affiliated with Providence St. Jude Medical Center. The medical group on file is Priority Family Care Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bridges to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 physician office, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Bridges' employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bridges practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Clinical cardiac electrophysiology is Dr. Bridges' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0001X. Dr. Bridges is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bridges' licenses on file in 2 states: California and Texas.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiomyopathy, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart blockage, heart failure and heart valve disorders among the conditions Dr. Bridges treats.

CMS data shows 2,728 Medicare services from Dr. Bridges across 31 procedure codes in 2024, for 392 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $178,270 for them.

CMS counts 392 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bridges in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 154 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 66% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.21, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bridges' median patient age at 70, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bridges wrote 1,338 Medicare Part D claims for 280 patients. 72% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,144 of them, across 29 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $383,216 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,255 claims across 33 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Bridges for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Bridges accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bridges as offering telehealth. CMS counts 71 procedures of pacemaker insertion or repair by Dr. Bridges, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Bridges. The most frequent topics are Amiodarone, Anti-Arrhythmia Agents and Infusions, Intravenous. Dr. Bridges has published most often in Am J Cardiol. Dr. Bridges' most frequent co-authors are Charles I. Haffajee, MD and John C. Somberg, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 811 general payments to Dr. Bridges from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Biotronik Inc. paid the most, $86,103.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Bridges, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Bridges graduated from Morehouse School Of Medicine in 1986.

Dr. Bridges is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.