Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 749
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 125
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,849
- Publications
- 4
- Industry payments
- $668
- Practice address
- 18811 Huntington Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648-6003
- Practice phone
- Call (949) 460-4973
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Bruce D Appelbaum MD Inc
Physician office · Huntington Beach, California
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Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum is a psychiatrist in Huntington Beach, California
Dr. Appelbaum practices at Bruce D Appelbaum MD Inc in Huntington Beach, California.
Dr. Appelbaum's NPI, 1528046463, was assigned on December 31, 2005. Dr. Appelbaum graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1989. Dr. Appelbaum holds California license G69512.
- NPI
- 1528046463NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6002942679
- NPI enumeration date
- December 31, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (949) 460-4973
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 63
- Medical school graduation
- 1989
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum practices at Bruce D Appelbaum MD Inc in Huntington Beach, California
Dr. Appelbaum's primary practice is Bruce D Appelbaum MD Inc, at 18811 Huntington Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648-6003. The practice phone is (949) 460-4973.
- Bruce D Appelbaum MD Inc18811 Huntington Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648-6003Phone(949) 460-4973
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Appelbaum's primary practice is Bruce D Appelbaum MD Inc in Huntington Beach, California. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Appelbaum to 2 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Appelbaum practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Bruce D Appelbaum MD Inc | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum is one of 6,803 psychiatrists in California
Psychiatry is Dr. Appelbaum's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Appelbaum is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Appelbaum's licenses on file in 2 states: California and New Jersey.
Specialties and state licenses
- Psychiatry, CaliforniaPrimary
- New Jersey license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression and schizophrenia among the conditions Dr. Appelbaum treats.
Psychiatrists near Dr. Appelbaum
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum billed Medicare for 749 services in 2024
CMS data shows 749 Medicare services from Dr. Appelbaum across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 125 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $47,548 for them.
Dr. Appelbaum's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6942024: 56818%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2422024: 18125%
Where Dr. Appelbaum's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office40354%
- In a facility34646%
Dr. Appelbaum compared with the California median for psychiatrists, 2024
- Dr. Appelbaum
- California median
- Medicare services
- 749vs 1196.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 125vs 413.0 times
- Part D claims
- 3,726vs 14425.9 times
Medians across 6,809 psychiatrists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Appelbaum'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 David Appelbaum treated 125 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 62
CMS counts 125 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Appelbaum in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 62 patients. 75% of them have mood disorders, and 68% have high cholesterol. 65% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Appelbaum's median patient age at 44, with 57% women.
Dr. Appelbaum's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Appelbaum's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6552%
- Men6048%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Appelbaum's Medicare patients, 2024
- Mood disorders75%
- High cholesterol68%
- High blood pressure62%
- Anxiety56%
- Depression56%
- Schizophrenia and other psychoses47%
- Arthritis39%
- Bipolar disorder37%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Appelbaum's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 44
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum wrote 3,849 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Appelbaum wrote 3,849 Medicare Part D claims for 195 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,726 of them, across 47 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $273,384 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,923 claims across 51 drugs.
Dr. Appelbaum's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,743 claims97%
- Brand-name and other106 claims3%
Dr. Appelbaum'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. Appelbaum's Part D claims, 2024
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over8%305 of 3,849 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: 3,9232024: 3,7265%
Drugs named by CMS: 47 in 2024, 51 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. Bruce David Appelbaum offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Appelbaum accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Appelbaum as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum has 4 publications on record
Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Appelbaum.
Recent publications by Dr. Appelbaum
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum received $668 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 35 general payments to Dr. Appelbaum from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $199.
General payments to Dr. Appelbaum by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Appelbaum by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Food and beverage$63896%
- Education$304%
Companies that paid Dr. Appelbaum the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum has 3 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Appelbaum, most recently Top Doctors:LA Area in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Appelbaum
- 2013
- Top Doctors:LA Area
- Top Doctors:San Diego Area
- 2012
- Top Doctors:Southern California
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum graduated from Medical College of Georgia
Dr. Appelbaum graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1989.
- Medical school
- Board certified in psychiatry
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum accepts plans from 7 insurance carriers
Dr. Appelbaum is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Kaiser Permanente. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Kaiser Permanente
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- CMS Medicare
Plan types Dr. Appelbaum accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare7
- PPO5
- HMO3
- POS3
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum'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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| 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 David Appelbaum's NPI number?
Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum's NPI number is 1528046463. It was assigned on December 31, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum?
Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum is a psychiatrist in Huntington Beach, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).
Where does Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum practice?
Dr. Appelbaum practices at 18811 Huntington Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648-6003. Dr. Appelbaum's primary practice is Bruce D Appelbaum MD Inc in Huntington Beach, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Appelbaum to 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Appelbaum is (949) 460-4973.
What is Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum's medical license number?
Dr. Appelbaum holds California license G69512, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Appelbaum in California (1990 to 2026) and New Jersey (1980 to 1999).
What medical group is Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum part of?
Dr. Appelbaum is linked to Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Appelbaum to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Appelbaum billed Medicare for 749 services in 2024, and Dr. Appelbaum accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Appelbaum as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum see?
CMS counts 125 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Appelbaum in 2024, with an average age of 62.
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Is Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum board certified?
Yes. Dr. Appelbaum is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
What services does Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Appelbaum's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), psychiatric service (90833) and hospital inpatient care (99231).
Where did Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum go to medical school?
Dr. Appelbaum graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1989.
What drugs does Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Appelbaum's most prescribed drugs by claims were Alprazolam, Olanzapine and Lorazepam.
Has Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $668 in general payments to Dr. Appelbaum from 8 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum been practicing?
Dr. Appelbaum graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.
Does Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum do research?
Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Appelbaum.
What insurance does Dr. Bruce David Appelbaum accept?
Dr. Appelbaum is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Kaiser Permanente. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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