Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman, DO, MPH
- Medicare services, 2024
- 715
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 321
- Part D claims, 2024
- 246
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $75
- Practice address
- 450 East Romie Lane, Salinas, CA 93901
- Practice phone
- Call (831) 757-4333
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman is a hospitalist in Salinas, California
Dr. Kaufman practices at Salinas Valley Health Medical Center in Salinas, California, part of Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System.
Dr. Kaufman's NPI, 1912393489, was assigned on April 11, 2015. Dr. Kaufman graduated from Touro University California - Vallejo in 2015. Dr. Kaufman holds California license 18205.
- NPI
- 1912393489NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7719296516
- NPI enumeration date
- April 11, 2015
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (831) 757-4333
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 37
- Medical school graduation
- 2015
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman practices at Salinas Valley Health Medical Center in Salinas, California
Dr. Kaufman's primary practice is Salinas Valley Health Medical Center, at 450 East Romie Lane, Salinas, CA 93901 in Monterey County. The practice phone is (831) 757-4333.
- Salinas Valley Health Medical Center450 East Romie Lane, Salinas, CA 93901 · Monterey CountyPhone(831) 757-4333
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Kaufman's primary practice is Salinas Valley Health Medical Center in Salinas, California, part of Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System. The medical group on file is Salinas Valley Health Clinics.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kaufman practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Salinas Valley Health Medical Center | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman is one of 3,186 hospitalists in California
Hospitalist is Dr. Kaufman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Kaufman is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Kaufman is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hospitalist, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute respiratory failure, anemia, bile duct problems, cardiac arrhythmia, cellulitis, chest pain, circulatory problems in extremities and congestive heart failure among the conditions Dr. Kaufman treats.
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman billed Medicare for 715 services in 2024
CMS data shows 715 Medicare services from Dr. Kaufman across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 321 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $71,383 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Kaufman's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 9152024: 71522%
Dr. Kaufman compared with the California median for hospitalists, 2024
- Dr. Kaufman
- California median
- Medicare services
- 715vs 43066% above
- Medicare patients
- 321vs 20160% above
- Part D claims
- 26vs 6962% below
Medians across 2,991 hospitalists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kaufman's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman treated 321 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 321 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kaufman in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 113 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 54% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.98, 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. Kaufman's median patient age at 61, with 47% women.
Dr. Kaufman's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Kaufman's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women17655%
- Men14545%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kaufman's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes64%
- Chronic kidney disease54%
- Arthritis49%
- Heart failure46%
- Ischemic heart disease45%
- Anxiety42%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kaufman's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women47%
- Men53%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman wrote 246 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kaufman wrote 246 Medicare Part D claims for 95 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 26 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $143 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 87 claims across 7 drugs.
Dr. Kaufman's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic214 claims87%
- Brand-name32 claims13%
Dr. Kaufman's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Kaufman's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics17%41 of 246 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 872024: 2670%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 7 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman takes part in Medicare
Dr. Kaufman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman received $75 in industry payments from 2020 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Kaufman from 3 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $36.
General payments to Dr. Kaufman by program year, 2020 to 2024
Companies that paid Dr. Kaufman the most, 2020 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman's committees and leadership roles
Dr. Kaufman's committees and leadership roles
- communicate housestaff concerns enhance housestaff participation in hospital events and advocate for housestaff benefit reforms to the administration. OHSU House Officers' Association-SecretaryServe as secretary for this association whose goal it is to discuss proposed hospital policy changes
- 2017
- errors and near misses to assess for trends and opportunities for quality improvement as a member of the Patient Safety Intelligence subcommittee. OHSU House Officer Quality and Safety Committee-MemberReviewed PSI reports of patient care incidents
- 2017
- Touro University California Diagnostic Medicine Club-Vice President SecretaryFounded a new club to help build medical students’ clinical diagnostic reasoning. Facilitated monthly meetings where medical students presented case presentations and discussed approaches to clinical reasoning and differential diagnoses.
- 2013
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman graduated from Touro University California - Vallejo
Dr. Kaufman graduated from Touro University California - Vallejo in 2015. Dr. Kaufman is a member of ACP, AIUM, AMA, AOA, SGIM and SHM.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in acls/bls certified
- Board certified in 2020 - 2025
- Board certified in certified in public health
- Board certified in 2017 - 2023
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman accepts plans from 7 insurance carriers
Dr. Kaufman is in network with 7 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Aetna. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Aetna
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- CMS Medicare
- HCSC
Plan types Dr. Kaufman accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare4
- PPO4
- HMO3
- POS3
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman's NPI number?
Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman's NPI number is 1912393489. It was assigned on April 11, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman?
Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman is a hospitalist in Salinas, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).
Where does Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman practice?
Dr. Kaufman practices at 450 East Romie Lane, Salinas, CA 93901. Dr. Kaufman's primary practice is Salinas Valley Health Medical Center in Salinas, California, part of Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System.
What is Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kaufman is (831) 757-4333.
What is Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman's medical license number?
Dr. Kaufman holds California license 18205.
Which hospitals is Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman affiliated with?
Dr. Kaufman practices at Salinas Valley Health Medical Center in Salinas, California.
What medical group is Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman part of?
Dr. Kaufman is linked to Salinas Valley Health Clinics.
Does Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kaufman billed Medicare for 715 services in 2024, and Dr. Kaufman accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman see?
CMS counts 321 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kaufman in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman board certified?
Yes. Dr. Kaufman is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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What services does Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kaufman's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99223) and hospital inpatient care (99239).
Where did Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman go to medical school?
Dr. Kaufman graduated from Touro University California - Vallejo in 2015.
What drugs does Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kaufman's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium and Pantoprazole Sodium.
Has Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $75 in general payments to Dr. Kaufman from 3 companies from 2020 to 2024. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.
How long has Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman been practicing?
Dr. Kaufman graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Bruce Edward Kaufman accept?
Dr. Kaufman is in network with 7 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Aetna. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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