Dr. Bruce M. Abell, MD

  • Washington, DC
  • General surgeon
NPI1801869896PAC ID4981890126
Medicare services, 2024
767
Medicare patients, 2024
254
Publications
7
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$99,530
Practice address
2150 Pennsylvania NW Ave, Washington, DC 20037
Practice phone
Call (202) 741-3350
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Primary practice

Medical Faculty Associates, Inc

Washington, District of Columbia

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Dr. Bruce M. Abell is a general surgeon in Washington, District of Columbia

Dr. Abell practices at Medical Faculty Associates, Inc in Washington, District of Columbia.

Dr. Abell's NPI, 1801869896, was assigned on February 9, 2006. Dr. Abell graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Abell holds District of Columbia license MD021969.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4981890126
NPI enumeration date
February 9, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(202) 741-3350
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
60
Medical school graduation
1992

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Bruce M. Abell practices at Medical Faculty Associates, Inc in Washington, District of Columbia

Dr. Abell's primary practice is Medical Faculty Associates, Inc, at 2150 Pennsylvania NW Ave, Washington, DC 20037 in District Of Columbia County. The practice phone is (202) 741-3350.

  • Medical Faculty Associates, Inc
    2150 Pennsylvania NW Ave, Washington, DC 20037 · District Of Columbia CountyPhone(202) 741-3350

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Bruce M. Abell is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Abell's primary practice is Medical Faculty Associates, Inc in Washington, District of Columbia. Dr. Abell is also affiliated with The George Washington University Hospital. The medical group on file is The GW Medical Faculty Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Abell to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Bruce M. Abell's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Abell practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Medical Faculty Associates, IncAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Bruce M. Abell is one of 103 general surgeons in District of Columbia

Surgery is Dr. Abell's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Abell is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Abell's licenses on file in 3 states: District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, District of ColumbiaPrimaryLicense MD021969 · 1996 to 2026 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Virginia license2020 to 2022
  • Maryland license1998 to 2000

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, groin hernia surgery, intestinal or bowel obstruction and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. Abell treats.

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Dr. Bruce M. Abell billed Medicare for 767 services in 2024

CMS data shows 767 Medicare services from Dr. Abell across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 254 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $106,542 for them.

Medicare services, 2024767
Medicare patients254
Paid by Medicare$106,542
Procedure codes8

Dr. Abell's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 8062024: 7477%
Surgery
2023: 212024: 205%

Where Dr. Abell's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office9813%
  • In a facility66987%

Dr. Abell compared with the District of Columbia median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Abell
  • District of Columbia median
Medicare services
767vs 2213.5 times
Medicare patients
254vs 14773% above

Medians across 75 general surgeons in District of Columbia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Abell's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Bruce M. Abell treated 254 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 254 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Abell in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 100 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 49% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.76, 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. Abell's median patient age at 69, with 63% women.

Medicare patients, 2024254
Average age72
Average risk score2.76
Also on Medicaid49%

Dr. Abell's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Abell's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women13754%
  • Men11746%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Abell's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis65%
  4. Ischemic heart disease52%
  5. Diabetes47%
  6. Chronic kidney disease43%
  7. Heart failure38%
  8. Atrial fibrillation37%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Abell's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women63%
  • Men37%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Bruce M. Abell takes part in Medicare

Dr. Abell accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Bruce M. Abell has 7 publications on record

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Abell, published from 2007 to 2019. The most frequent topics are Tomography, X-Ray Computed. Dr. Abell has published most often in Int J Surg Case Rep. Dr. Abell's most frequent co-authors are Jalil E. Ahari, MD, Andrew S. Holmes, MD and Juliet Lee, MD.

Papers7
Years published2007 to 2019

Dr. Abell's papers by year, 2007 to 2019

Topics Dr. Abell writes about most

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Dr. Abell's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Abell

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Bruce M. Abell received $99,530 in industry payments from 2016 to 2021

CMS Open Payments shows 137 general payments to Dr. Abell from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 45% of the total. TELA Bio, Inc. paid the most, $50,071.

General payments to Dr. Abell by program year, 2016 to 2021

General payments to Dr. Abell by kind, 2016 to 2021

$99.5Kin total
  • Consulting fees$44,54845%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$42,39343%
  • Travel and lodging$8,2608%
  • Food and beverage$3,3303%
  • Education$1,0001%

Companies that paid Dr. Abell the most, 2016 to 2021

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Bruce M. Abell has 4 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Abell, most recently Top Doctors:Washington-Baltimore in 2012.

Awards and honors for Dr. Abell

  1. 2012
    • Top Doctors:Washington-Baltimore
    • Top Doctors:Washington DC Area
  2. Undated
    • ACS Fellow
    • Compassionate Doctors

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Bruce M. Abell graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine

Dr. Abell graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine in 1992.

  1. Medical schoolGeorge Washington University School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Bruce M. Abell accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Abell is in network with 18 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Aetna
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
  • Cigna
  • HCSC
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Plan types Dr. Abell accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. Medicare11
  3. HMO10
  4. EPO5
  5. POS5
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Bruce M. Abell's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Bruce M. Abell's NPI number?

Dr. Bruce M. Abell's NPI number is 1801869896. It was assigned on February 9, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Bruce M. Abell?

Dr. Bruce M. Abell is a general surgeon in Washington, District of Columbia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Bruce M. Abell practice?

Dr. Abell practices at 2150 Pennsylvania NW Ave, Washington, DC 20037. Dr. Abell's primary practice is Medical Faculty Associates, Inc in Washington, District of Columbia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Abell to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Bruce M. Abell's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Abell is (202) 741-3350.

What is Dr. Bruce M. Abell's medical license number?

Dr. Abell holds District of Columbia license MD021969, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Bruce M. Abell been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Abell in District of Columbia (1996 to 2026), Virginia (2020 to 2022) and Maryland (1998 to 2000).

Which hospitals is Dr. Bruce M. Abell affiliated with?

Dr. Abell is affiliated with The George Washington University Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Bruce M. Abell part of?

Dr. Abell is linked to The GW Medical Faculty Associates.

Does Dr. Bruce M. Abell accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Abell billed Medicare for 767 services in 2024, and Dr. Abell accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Bruce M. Abell see?

CMS counts 254 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Abell in 2024, with an average age of 72.

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Is Dr. Bruce M. Abell board certified?

Yes. Dr. Abell is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Bruce M. Abell bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Abell's most billed Medicare services were critical care (99291), critical care (99292) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Bruce M. Abell go to medical school?

Dr. Abell graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine in 1992.

Has Dr. Bruce M. Abell received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $99,530 in general payments to Dr. Abell from 6 companies from 2016 to 2021. The largest total came from TELA Bio, Inc.

How long has Dr. Bruce M. Abell been practicing?

Dr. Abell graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.

Does Dr. Bruce M. Abell do research?

Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. Abell, published from 2007 to 2019.

Who does Dr. Bruce M. Abell publish with?

Dr. Abell's most frequent co-authors are Jalil E. Ahari, MD (1 shared paper), Andrew S. Holmes, MD (1 shared paper) and Juliet Lee, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Bruce M. Abell accept?

Dr. Abell is in network with 18 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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