Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,072
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 258
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,574
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Industry payments
- $4,593
- Practice address
- 2711 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207
- Practice phone
- Call (704) 348-2992
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Metrolina Nephrology Associates, PA
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Dr. Joel E. Bruce is a nephrologist in Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. Bruce practices at Metrolina Nephrology Associates, PA in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dr. Bruce's NPI, 1154387199, was assigned on April 26, 2006. Dr. Bruce graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Bruce's North Carolina license number on file is 96-00877.
- NPI
- 1154387199NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1254341647
- NPI enumeration date
- April 26, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (704) 348-2992
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 64
- Medical school graduation
- 1987
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joel E. Bruce practices at Metrolina Nephrology Associates, PA in Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. Bruce's primary practice is Metrolina Nephrology Associates, PA, at 2711 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207 in Mecklenburg County. The practice phone is (704) 348-2992.
- Metrolina Nephrology Associates, PA2711 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207 · Mecklenburg CountyPhone(704) 348-2992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Joel E. Bruce is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Bruce's primary practice is Metrolina Nephrology Associates, PA in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Bruce is also affiliated with Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. The medical group on file is Metrolina Nephrology Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bruce to 3 more hospitals, 5 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joel E. Bruce's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bruce practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Metrolina Nephrology Associates, PA | Available with a free account |
| +10 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joel E. Bruce is one of 348 nephrologists in North Carolina
Nephrology is Dr. Bruce's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Bruce is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bruce's licenses on file in 4 states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, North CarolinaPrimary
- South Carolina license
- Pennsylvania license
- Texas license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic kidney disease and kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Bruce treats.
Nephrologists near Dr. Bruce
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joel E. Bruce billed Medicare for 2,072 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,072 Medicare services from Dr. Bruce across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 258 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $104,694 for them.
Dr. Bruce's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 1,1812024: 94420%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4482024: 4069%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 4202024: 31425%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2062024: 26127%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 147
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 4702024: 0100%
Where Dr. Bruce's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,93293%
- In a facility1407%
Dr. Bruce compared with the North Carolina median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Bruce
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 2,072vs 1,04698% above
- Medicare patients
- 258vs 29713% below
- Part D claims
- 1,266vs 73273% above
Medians across 346 nephrologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Bruce'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. Joel E. Bruce treated 258 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 258 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bruce in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 95 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.71, 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. Bruce's median patient age at 67, with 50% women.
Dr. Bruce's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Bruce's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women11545%
- Men14355%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Bruce's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes58%
- Arthritis41%
- Heart failure41%
- Ischemic heart disease41%
- Atrial fibrillation31%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Bruce's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men48%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joel E. Bruce wrote 1,574 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Bruce wrote 1,574 Medicare Part D claims for 239 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,266 of them, across 39 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $117,147 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,149 claims across 41 drugs.
Dr. Bruce's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,443 claims92%
- Brand-name131 claims8%
Dr. Bruce'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. Bruce's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%14 of 1,574 claims
- Antibiotics3%55 of 1,574 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: 1,1492024: 1,26610%
Drugs named by CMS: 39 in 2024, 41 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. Joel E. Bruce offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Bruce accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bruce as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Joel E. Bruce received $4,593 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 181 general payments to Dr. Bruce from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $795.
General payments to Dr. Bruce by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Bruce by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$4,38695%
- Education$2085%
Companies that paid Dr. Bruce 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. Joel E. Bruce has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Bruce, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2012.
Awards and honors for Dr. Bruce
- 2012
- CMS Stage 1 2012
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Joel E. Bruce graduated from UVA School of Medicine
Dr. Bruce graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1987.
- Medical school
- Board certified in nephrology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Joel E. Bruce accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Bruce is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Cigna
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Bruce accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- HMO10
- Medicare9
- EPO4
- POS4
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Joel E. Bruce'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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) |
| 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. Joel E. Bruce's NPI number?
Dr. Joel E. Bruce's NPI number is 1154387199. It was assigned on April 26, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joel E. Bruce?
Dr. Joel E. Bruce is a nephrologist in Charlotte, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Joel E. Bruce practice?
Dr. Bruce practices at 2711 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207. Dr. Bruce's primary practice is Metrolina Nephrology Associates, PA in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bruce to 3 hospitals, 5 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Joel E. Bruce's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bruce is (704) 348-2992.
What is Dr. Joel E. Bruce's medical license number?
Dr. Bruce's North Carolina license number on file is 96-00877, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Joel E. Bruce been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Bruce in North Carolina (1996 to 2025), South Carolina (1997 to 2025), Pennsylvania (1991 to 2008) and Texas (1995 to 2004).
Which hospitals is Dr. Joel E. Bruce affiliated with?
Dr. Bruce is affiliated with Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Bruce to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Joel E. Bruce part of?
Dr. Bruce is linked to Metrolina Nephrology Associates.
Does Dr. Joel E. Bruce accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bruce billed Medicare for 2,072 services in 2024, and Dr. Bruce accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Joel E. Bruce offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Bruce as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joel E. Bruce see?
CMS counts 258 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bruce in 2024, with an average age of 70.
Is Dr. Joel E. Bruce board certified?
Yes. Dr. Bruce is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Joel E. Bruce bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Bruce's most billed Medicare services were dialysis (90966), surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415) and lab and pathology test (80069).
Where did Dr. Joel E. Bruce go to medical school?
Dr. Bruce graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1987.
What drugs does Dr. Joel E. Bruce prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bruce's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydralazine HCl, Furosemide and Torsemide.
Has Dr. Joel E. Bruce received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,593 in general payments to Dr. Bruce from 33 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.
How long has Dr. Joel E. Bruce been practicing?
Dr. Bruce graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Joel E. Bruce accept?
Dr. Bruce is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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