Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 6,627
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,332
- Part D claims, 2024
- 889
- MIPS score, 2024
- 88
- Industry payments
- $2,082
- Practice address
- 3600 Forest Dr, Columbia, SC 29204
- Practice phone
- Call (803) 779-7316
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Columbia Skin Clinic
Columbia, South Carolina
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Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton is a dermatologist in Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. Bruton practices at Columbia Skin Clinic in Columbia, South Carolina.
Dr. Bruton's NPI, 1578913018, was assigned on June 15, 2016. Dr. Bruton graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Bruton holds South Carolina license LL39649.
- NPI
- 1578913018NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5496038358
- NPI enumeration date
- June 15, 2016
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (803) 779-7316
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 36
- Medical school graduation
- 2016
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton practices at Columbia Skin Clinic in Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. Bruton's primary practice is Columbia Skin Clinic, at 3600 Forest Dr, Columbia, SC 29204 in Richland County. The practice phone is (803) 779-7316.
- Columbia Skin Clinic3600 Forest Dr, Columbia, SC 29204 · Richland CountyPhone(803) 779-7316
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Bruton's primary practice is Columbia Skin Clinic in Columbia, South Carolina. The medical group on file is Columbia Skin Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bruton to 1 more group practice or clinic, 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. Sara Faulks Bruton's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bruton practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Columbia Skin Clinic | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton is one of 161 dermatologists in South Carolina
Dermatology is Dr. Bruton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Bruton is licensed in South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Dermatology, South CarolinaPrimary
Dermatologists near Dr. Bruton
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton billed Medicare for 6,627 services in 2024
CMS data shows 6,627 Medicare services from Dr. Bruton across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,332 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $238,973 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Bruton's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 3,5312024: 4,67132%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,4282024: 1,93135%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 02024: 25
Dr. Bruton compared with the South Carolina median for dermatologists, 2024
- Dr. Bruton
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 6,627vs 3,99166% above
- Medicare patients
- 1,332vs 1,00433% above
- Part D claims
- 773vs 61027% above
Medians across 157 dermatologists in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Bruton'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. Sara Faulks Bruton treated 1,332 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 1,332 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bruton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 739 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. 1% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.78, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bruton's median patient age at 62, with 80% women.
Dr. Bruton's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Bruton's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1,08381%
- Men24919%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Bruton's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure68%
- Arthritis45%
- Anxiety23%
- Ischemic heart disease18%
- Mood disorders18%
- Depression17%
- Osteoporosis17%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Bruton's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 62
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women80%
- Men20%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton wrote 889 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Bruton wrote 889 Medicare Part D claims for 408 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 773 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $67,130 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 544 claims across 13 drugs.
Dr. Bruton's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic848 claims95%
- Brand-name41 claims5%
Dr. Bruton'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. Bruton's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics4%32 of 889 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: 5442024: 77342%
Drugs named by CMS: 17 in 2024, 13 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. Sara Faulks Bruton scored 88 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Bruton for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bruton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 2,041 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Bruton, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Bruton's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 88of 100Final score
- 90of 100Quality
- 92of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 75of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Bruton ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 98th percentile2,041 procedures
- Skin biopsy
- 98th percentile920 procedures
- Removal or shaving of skin growth
- 79th percentile52 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 79th percentile28 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
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. Sara Faulks Bruton received $2,082 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 60 general payments to Dr. Bruton from 16 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 83% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $290.
General payments to Dr. Bruton by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Bruton by kind, 2017 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,73283%
- Travel and lodging$25112%
- Education$995%
Companies that paid Dr. Bruton the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Dr. Bruton graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2016.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton'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)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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton's NPI number?
Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton's NPI number is 1578913018. It was assigned on June 15, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton?
Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton is a dermatologist in Columbia, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).
Where does Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton practice?
Dr. Bruton practices at 3600 Forest Dr, Columbia, SC 29204. Dr. Bruton's primary practice is Columbia Skin Clinic in Columbia, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bruton to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bruton is (803) 779-7316.
What is Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton's medical license number?
Dr. Bruton holds South Carolina license LL39649.
What medical group is Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton part of?
Dr. Bruton is linked to Columbia Skin Clinic.
Does Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bruton billed Medicare for 6,627 services in 2024, and Dr. Bruton accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton's MIPS score?
Dr. Bruton's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 88 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton see?
CMS counts 1,332 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bruton in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Bruton's most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (17000).
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Where did Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton go to medical school?
Dr. Bruton graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 2016.
What drugs does Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bruton's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ketoconazole, Clobetasol Propionate and Mupirocin.
Has Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,082 in general payments to Dr. Bruton from 16 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Sara Faulks Bruton been practicing?
Dr. Bruton graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.
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