Dr. Jonathan William Brugger, MD

  • North Charleston, SC
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1013172105PAC ID2365791589
Medicare services, 2024
47,611
Medicare patients, 2024
1,192
Part D claims, 2024
557
Clinical trials
1
MIPS score, 2024
100
Practice address
2861 Tricom St, North Charleston, SC 29406
Practice phone
Call (843) 725-0064
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Primary practice

Carolina Eyecare Physicians

North Charleston, South Carolina

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Dr. Jonathan William Brugger is an ophthalmologist in North Charleston, South Carolina

Dr. Brugger practices at Carolina Eyecare Physicians in North Charleston, South Carolina.

Dr. Brugger's NPI, 1013172105, was assigned on July 28, 2008. Dr. Brugger graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical University in 2008. Dr. Brugger's Florida license number on file is ME145189.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2365791589
NPI enumeration date
July 28, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(843) 725-0064
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
44
Medical school graduation
2008

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

Dr. Jonathan William Brugger practices at Carolina Eyecare Physicians in North Charleston, South Carolina

Dr. Brugger's primary practice is Carolina Eyecare Physicians, at 2861 Tricom St, North Charleston, SC 29406 in Charleston County. The practice phone is (843) 725-0064.

  • Carolina Eyecare Physicians
    2861 Tricom St, North Charleston, SC 29406 · Charleston CountyPhone(843) 725-0064

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

Dr. Jonathan William Brugger is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Brugger's primary practice is Carolina Eyecare Physicians in North Charleston, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brugger to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Carolina Eyecare PhysiciansNorth Charleston, South CarolinaPrimary
1 group practice or clinicName with a free account1 medical groupName 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. Jonathan William Brugger's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Carolina Eyecare PhysiciansAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Jonathan William Brugger is one of 269 ophthalmologists in South Carolina

Ophthalmology is Dr. Brugger's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Brugger is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Brugger's licenses on file in 7 states: Florida, New York, South Carolina, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME145189 · 2020 to 2024 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • New York license2013 to 2027
  • South Carolina license2023 to 2027
  • Arkansas license2019 to 2023
  • Mississippi license2018 to 2023
  • Retina specialist (ophthalmology), TennesseeLicense 57881 · 2018 to 2022 · taxonomy 207WX0107X
  • Virginia license2009 to 2014

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma and hereditary corneal conditions among the conditions Dr. Brugger treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Brugger

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Jonathan William Brugger billed Medicare for 47,611 services in 2024

CMS data shows 47,611 Medicare services from Dr. Brugger across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,192 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,924,512 for them.

Medicare services, 202447,611
Medicare patients1,192
Paid by Medicare$1.9M
Procedure codes21

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 4462024: 41,2359146%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,5722024: 4,261171%
Surgery
2023: 3512024: 1,229250%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2922024: 790171%
Other services
2023: 02024: 77
Imaging
2023: 02024: 19

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

  • In an office47,449100%
  • In a facility1620%

Dr. Brugger compared with the South Carolina median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Brugger
  • South Carolina median
Medicare services
47,611vs 2,44619.5 times
Medicare patients
1,192vs 88135% above
Part D claims
513vs 74831% below

Medians across 277 ophthalmologists in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Brugger'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. Jonathan William Brugger treated 1,192 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 1,192 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brugger in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 525 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Brugger's median patient age at 74, with 60% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,192
Average age76
Average risk score1.15
Also on Medicaid2%

Dr. Brugger's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Brugger's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women68357%
  • Men50943%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis46%
  4. Diabetes36%
  5. Chronic kidney disease27%
  6. Anxiety26%
  7. Ischemic heart disease25%
  8. Mood disorders22%

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

Dr. Brugger's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 74

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men40%

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

Dr. Jonathan William Brugger wrote 557 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Brugger wrote 557 Medicare Part D claims for 250 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 513 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $10,390 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 215 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024557
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$10,390
Part D patients250

Dr. Brugger's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic409 claims73%
  • Brand-name148 claims27%

Dr. Brugger'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2152024: 513139%

Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 5 in 2023.

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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. Jonathan William Brugger scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Brugger for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Brugger accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 18 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Brugger, more than 42% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Brugger's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Brugger ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
42nd percentile18 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. Jonathan William Brugger has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Brugger to 1 clinical trial.

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Brugger

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Dr. Jonathan William Brugger received $14,792 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 109 general payments to Dr. Brugger from 19 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 41% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $8,991. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $334 in 2025.

General payments to Dr. Brugger by program year, 2018 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Brugger by kind, 2018 to 2025

$14.8Kin total
  • Consulting fees$6,10541%
  • Food and beverage$4,85733%
  • Travel and lodging$3,25322%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$5774%

Companies that paid Dr. Brugger the most, 2018 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Jonathan William Brugger has 7 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 7 awards for Dr. Brugger.

Awards and honors for Dr. Brugger

  1. Undated
    • Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
    • Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal
    • National Defense Service Medal
    • Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
    • Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
    • Navy Expert Pistol Medal
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Dr. Brugger's committees and leadership roles

Institution Review BoardChairman
2012 to 2013

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Jonathan William Brugger graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical University

Dr. Brugger graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical University in 2008. Dr. Brugger is a member of AAO.

  1. Medical schoolSUNY Upstate Medical University
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Jonathan William Brugger accepts plans from 20 insurance carriers

Dr. Brugger is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 15. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Brugger accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO15
  2. Medicare11
  3. HMO9
  4. POS7
  5. EPO5
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Jonathan William Brugger'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)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors 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)
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsClinicalTrials.gov (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. Jonathan William Brugger's NPI number?

Dr. Jonathan William Brugger's NPI number is 1013172105. It was assigned on July 28, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Jonathan William Brugger?

Dr. Jonathan William Brugger is an ophthalmologist in North Charleston, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Jonathan William Brugger practice?

Dr. Brugger practices at 2861 Tricom St, North Charleston, SC 29406. Dr. Brugger's primary practice is Carolina Eyecare Physicians in North Charleston, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brugger to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Jonathan William Brugger's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Brugger is (843) 725-0064.

What is Dr. Jonathan William Brugger's medical license number?

Dr. Brugger's Florida license number on file is ME145189, one of the licenses on file in 7 states.

Which states has Dr. Jonathan William Brugger been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Brugger in Florida (2020 to 2024), New York (2013 to 2027), South Carolina (2023 to 2027), Arkansas (2019 to 2023), Mississippi (2018 to 2023), Tennessee (2018 to 2022) and Virginia (2009 to 2014).

Does Dr. Jonathan William Brugger accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Brugger billed Medicare for 47,611 services in 2024, and Dr. Brugger accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Jonathan William Brugger's MIPS score?

Dr. Brugger's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Jonathan William Brugger see?

CMS counts 1,192 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brugger in 2024, with an average age of 76.

Is Dr. Jonathan William Brugger board certified?

Yes. Dr. Brugger is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

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What services does Dr. Jonathan William Brugger bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Brugger's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2777), injected or infused drug (J2782) and eye exam or test (92134).

Where did Dr. Jonathan William Brugger go to medical school?

Dr. Brugger graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical University in 2008.

What drugs does Dr. Jonathan William Brugger prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Brugger's most prescribed drugs by claims were Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth, Prednisolone Acetate and Latanoprost.

Has Dr. Jonathan William Brugger received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $14,792 in general payments to Dr. Brugger from 19 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Genentech, Inc.

How long has Dr. Jonathan William Brugger been practicing?

Dr. Brugger graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.

Does Dr. Jonathan William Brugger do research?

Dr. Brugger has worked on 1 clinical trial.

What insurance does Dr. Jonathan William Brugger accept?

Dr. Brugger is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 15. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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