J Cutan Pathol
Antigens, CDB7-H1 AntigenCarcinoma, Squamous Cell
Dr. Sam Bruce Wu, MD
NPI1033503164PAC ID9638449283
- Medicare services, 2024
- 7,421
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 3,496
- Part D claims, 2024
- 336
- Publications
- 13
- MIPS score, 2024
- 90
- Practice address
- 2525 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Gastonia, North Carolina
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Dr. Sam Bruce Wu is a dermatologist in Gastonia, North Carolina
Dr. Wu practices at Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Dr. Wu's NPI, 1033503164, was assigned on March 26, 2015. Dr. Wu graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Wu holds North Carolina license 2020-01159.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1033503164NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9638449283
- NPI enumeration date
- March 26, 2015
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- 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. Sam Bruce Wu practices at Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD in Gastonia, North Carolina
Dr. Wu's primary practice is Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD, at 2525 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054.
- Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD2525 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Sam Bruce Wu is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Wu's primary practice is Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD in Gastonia, North Carolina. Dr. Wu is also affiliated with Atrium Health Cabarrus. The medical group on file is Piedmont Plastic Surgery & Dermatology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wu to 3 more medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.
Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPDPrimary
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sam Bruce Wu's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Wu practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Sam Bruce Wu is one of 434 dermatologists in North Carolina
Dermatology is Dr. Wu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Wu's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Virginia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Dermatology, North CarolinaPrimary
- Virginia license
Dermatologists near Dr. Wu
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Sam Bruce Wu billed Medicare for 7,421 services in 2024
CMS data shows 7,421 Medicare services from Dr. Wu across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 3,496 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $356,445 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 20247,421
Medicare patients3,496
Paid by Medicare$356,445
Procedure codes15
Dr. Wu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 5,4742024: 6,83725%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3602024: 3878%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1632024: 19721%
Dr. Wu compared with the North Carolina median for dermatologists, 2024
- Dr. Wu
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 7,421vs 2,1943.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 3,496vs 5266.6 times
- Part D claims
- 226vs 53758% below
Medians across 445 dermatologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Wu'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. Sam Bruce Wu treated 3,496 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 3,496 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wu in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 1,543 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Wu's median patient age at 75, with 52% women.
Medicare patients, 20243,496
Average age76
Average risk score1.05
Also on Medicaid3%
Dr. Wu's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Wu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1,72449%
- Men1,77251%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Wu's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure73%
- Arthritis42%
- Diabetes27%
- Chronic kidney disease24%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
- Anxiety21%
- Mood disorders20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Wu's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men48%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Sam Bruce Wu wrote 336 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Wu wrote 336 Medicare Part D claims for 129 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 226 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $86,819 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 139 claims across 7 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024336
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$86,819
Part D patients129
Dr. Wu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic296 claims88%
- Brand-name40 claims12%
Dr. Wu'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. Wu's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics5%18 of 336 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: 1392024: 22663%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 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
Dr. Sam Bruce Wu scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Wu for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Wu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 175 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Wu, more than 78% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Wu's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 90of 100Final score
- 91.9of 100Quality
- 94of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 79of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Wu ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 78th percentile175 procedures
- Skin biopsy
- 74th percentile86 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 70th percentile15 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 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. Sam Bruce Wu has 13 publications on record
Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Wu, published from 2011 to 2020. 2020 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Skin, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell and Drug Eruptions. Dr. Wu has published most often in Am J Dermatopathol. Dr. Wu's most frequent co-authors are Craig N. Burkhart, MD, Jayson R. Miedema, MD and Dean S. Morrell, MD.
Papers13
Years published2011 to 2020
Dr. Wu's papers by year, 2011 to 2020
Topics Dr. Wu writes about most
- Skin
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Drug Eruptions
- Hyperpigmentation
- Scalp
- Skin Neoplasms
Dr. Wu's most frequent co-authors
- Craig N. Burkhart, MD2 shared papers
- Jayson R. Miedema, MD2 shared papers
- Dean S. Morrell, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Wu
Dermatol Online J
Antibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCarcinoma, Transitional Cell
Pediatr Dermatol
AcyclovirAntiviral AgentsChickenpox
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Sam Bruce Wu received $8,807 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 430 general payments to Dr. Wu from 32 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,415.
General payments to Dr. Wu by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Wu by kind, 2016 to 2025
$8.8Kin total
- Food and beverage$8,28794%
- Education$5196%
Companies that paid Dr. Wu the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Sam Bruce Wu graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Dr. Wu graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2015.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Sam Bruce Wu'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) |
| 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) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Sam Bruce Wu's NPI number?
Dr. Sam Bruce Wu's NPI number is 1033503164. It was assigned on March 26, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Sam Bruce Wu?
Dr. Sam Bruce Wu is a dermatologist in Gastonia, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).
Where does Dr. Sam Bruce Wu practice?
Dr. Wu practices at 2525 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054. Dr. Wu's primary practice is Caromont Regional Medical Center - HOPD in Gastonia, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wu to 3 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 ambulatory surgery center.
What is Dr. Sam Bruce Wu's medical license number?
Dr. Wu holds North Carolina license 2020-01159, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Sam Bruce Wu been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Wu in North Carolina and Virginia.
Which hospitals is Dr. Sam Bruce Wu affiliated with?
Dr. Wu is affiliated with Atrium Health Cabarrus.
What medical group is Dr. Sam Bruce Wu part of?
Dr. Wu is linked to Piedmont Plastic Surgery & Dermatology. Dmand AI links Dr. Wu to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Sam Bruce Wu accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Wu billed Medicare for 7,421 services in 2024, and Dr. Wu accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Sam Bruce Wu's MIPS score?
Dr. Wu's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 90 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sam Bruce Wu see?
CMS counts 3,496 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wu in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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What services does Dr. Sam Bruce Wu bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Wu's most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (88305), lab and pathology test (88342) and lab and pathology test (88341).
Where did Dr. Sam Bruce Wu go to medical school?
Dr. Wu graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2015.
What drugs does Dr. Sam Bruce Wu prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Wu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clobetasol Propionate, Ketoconazole and Triamcinolone Acetonide.
Has Dr. Sam Bruce Wu received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $8,807 in general payments to Dr. Wu from 32 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Sam Bruce Wu been practicing?
Dr. Wu graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.
Does Dr. Sam Bruce Wu do research?
Dmand AI links 13 publications to Dr. Wu, published from 2011 to 2020.
Who does Dr. Sam Bruce Wu publish with?
Dr. Wu's most frequent co-authors are Craig N. Burkhart, MD (2 shared papers), Jayson R. Miedema, MD (2 shared papers) and Dean S. Morrell, MD (2 shared papers).
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