Dr. Richard Bruce Wear, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,389
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 334
- Part D claims, 2024
- 6,868
- MIPS score, 2024
- 89
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 100 W. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105
- Practice phone
- Call (626) 397-2618
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Huntington Hospital - Unit
Acute Care Hospital-Unit · Pasadena, California
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Dr. Richard Bruce Wear is an internist in Pasadena, California
Dr. Wear practices at Huntington Hospital - Unit in Pasadena, California.
Dr. Wear's NPI, 1700850633, was assigned on February 15, 2006. Dr. Wear graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1983. Dr. Wear holds California license G52672.
- NPI
- 1700850633NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2264599059
- NPI enumeration date
- February 15, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (626) 397-2618
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 69
- Medical school graduation
- 1983
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard Bruce Wear practices at Huntington Hospital - Unit in Pasadena, California
Dr. Wear's primary practice is Huntington Hospital - Unit, at 100 W. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (626) 397-2618.
- Huntington Hospital - Unit100 W. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(626) 397-2618
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Richard Bruce Wear is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Wear's primary practice is Huntington Hospital - Unit in Pasadena, California. Dr. Wear is also affiliated with Huntington Hospital. The medical group on file is Huntington Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wear to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Bruce Wear's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Wear practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Huntington Hospital - Unit | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard Bruce Wear is one of 16,751 internists in California
Internal medicine is Dr. Wear's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Wear is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Wear is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, alzheimer's disease, aneurysm, ankle or foot injury, arthritis and asthma among the conditions Dr. Wear treats.
Internists near Dr. Wear
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard Bruce Wear billed Medicare for 1,389 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,389 Medicare services from Dr. Wear across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 334 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $118,379 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Wear's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6782024: 7125%
- Other services
- 2023: 2882024: 48568%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2082024: 1928%
Dr. Wear compared with the California median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Wear
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,389vs 3613.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 334vs 1512.2 times
- Part D claims
- 6,150vs 42114.6 times
Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Wear'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. Richard Bruce Wear treated 334 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 334 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wear in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 149 patients. 69% of them have high blood pressure, and 64% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Wear's median patient age at 66, with 36% women.
Dr. Wear's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Wear's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12437%
- Men21063%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Wear's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure69%
- High cholesterol64%
- Arthritis38%
- Ischemic heart disease25%
- Diabetes24%
- Cancer19%
- Atrial fibrillation15%
- Chronic kidney disease14%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Wear's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women36%
- Men62%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard Bruce Wear wrote 6,868 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Wear wrote 6,868 Medicare Part D claims for 533 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,150 of them, across 100 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $588,718 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,839 claims across 97 drugs.
Dr. Wear's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic6,026 claims88%
- Brand-name792 claims12%
- Other50 claims1%
Dr. Wear'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. Wear's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids0%17 of 6,868 claims
- Antibiotics2%105 of 6,868 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: 5,8392024: 6,1505%
Drugs named by CMS: 100 in 2024, 97 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
Dr. Richard Bruce Wear scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Wear for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Wear accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Wear as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Wear's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 89of 100Final score
- 87.7of 100Quality
- 96of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 75of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Richard Bruce Wear received $119 in industry payments from 2016 to 2017
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Wear from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2017. Education make up the largest share, 78% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $93.
General payments to Dr. Wear by program year, 2016 to 2017
General payments to Dr. Wear by kind, 2016 to 2017
- Education$9378%
- Food and beverage$2622%
Companies that paid Dr. Wear the most, 2016 to 2017
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Richard Bruce Wear graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Wear graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1983.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Richard Bruce Wear accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Wear is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- LA Care
- Regence Health Plans
- +8 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Wear accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare9
- PPO9
- HMO8
- EPO4
- POS4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Richard Bruce Wear'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 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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. Richard Bruce Wear's NPI number?
Dr. Richard Bruce Wear's NPI number is 1700850633. It was assigned on February 15, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Bruce Wear?
Dr. Richard Bruce Wear is an internist in Pasadena, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Richard Bruce Wear practice?
Dr. Wear practices at 100 W. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105. Dr. Wear's primary practice is Huntington Hospital - Unit in Pasadena, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wear to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Richard Bruce Wear's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Wear is (626) 397-2618.
What is Dr. Richard Bruce Wear's medical license number?
Dr. Wear holds California license G52672.
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard Bruce Wear affiliated with?
Dr. Wear is affiliated with Huntington Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Wear to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Richard Bruce Wear part of?
Dr. Wear is linked to Huntington Health Physicians.
Does Dr. Richard Bruce Wear accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Wear billed Medicare for 1,389 services in 2024, and Dr. Wear accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Richard Bruce Wear offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Wear as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Richard Bruce Wear's MIPS score?
Dr. Wear's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Bruce Wear see?
CMS counts 334 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wear in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Richard Bruce Wear board certified?
Yes. Dr. Wear is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Richard Bruce Wear bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Wear's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and medicare service (G0439).
Where did Dr. Richard Bruce Wear go to medical school?
Dr. Wear graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1983.
What drugs does Dr. Richard Bruce Wear prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Wear's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Metformin HCl and Tamsulosin HCl.
Has Dr. Richard Bruce Wear received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $119 in general payments to Dr. Wear from 2 companies from 2016 to 2017. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.
How long has Dr. Richard Bruce Wear been practicing?
Dr. Wear graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Richard Bruce Wear accept?
Dr. Wear is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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