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PAULA L BRUGGENSMITH M.D.
NPI 1659343929
Hospitalist in Louisville, KY

Active since February 02, 2006PECOS Enrolled
4000 KRESGE WAY, LOUISVILLE, KY 40207(502) 895-8911(502) 895-8977 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: July 2, 2010. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

About Paula L Bruggensmith M.d. NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

PAULA L BRUGGENSMITH M.D. (NPI 1659343929) is an individual hospitalist provider in Louisville, Kentucky, licensed in Kentucky (23471) and active in the NPI registry since February 2006. She is enrolled in Medicare PECOS.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1659343929
Entity TypeIndividualFemale
Primary Taxonomy208M00000X
Provider Legal NamePAULA L BRUGGENSMITHCredential: M.D.
Location Address4000 KRESGE WAYLouisville, KY 40207-4605
Mailing Address3950 Kresge Way, Ste 203Louisville, KY 40207-4637 · (502) 895-8911 · Fax (502) 895-8977
Phone(502) 895-8911
Fax(502) 895-8977
Sole ProprietorNo
Enumeration DateFebruary 2, 2006
Last NPPES UpdateJuly 2, 2010
✔ NPI 1659343929 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyHospitalistAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Code208M00000X
License✔ Licensed in KY · 23471
Definition
Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.
4000 KRESGE WAY, Louisville, KY 40207
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Other Identifiers 3

Medicare PIN00265009KY
Medicaid7100073610KY
Medicare UPINA10607MO

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment, assignment, and ordering and referring status from the CMS PECOS system.

Medicare Enrollment Status

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Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Paula L Bruggensmith M.d. is registered in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).

Eligible to Order & Refer✔ Part B Labs & Imaging✔ Durable Medical Equipment✔ Home Health Agency– Power Mobility DevicesPer the CMS Ordering and Referring file. Eligibility means Medicare pays claims that this provider orders or refers for these categories.

Physician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area

Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 40207 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.

New Patient
$122.77 typical visit price
range $52.76 – $162.27
Typical copayment $30.69 (range $13.19 – $40.56)
Most-billed visit code 99204
Established Patient
$93.94 typical visit price
range $16.53 – $131.99
Typical copayment $23.48 (range $4.13 – $32.99)
Most-billed visit code 99214
Amounts reflect what Medicare beneficiaries in this ZIP area are typically charged for office visits. Patients with other coverage should check their individual plans.

Medicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS

Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.

Reported Quality Measures

Care Plan
Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older who have an advance care plan or surrogate decision maker documented in the medical record that an advance care plan was discussed but the patient did not wish or was not able to name a surrogate decision maker…
100%189 patients5/55-star benchmark: 100%
Providers report different measures because they deliver different services; reporting more or less information is not a reflection of quality. Star ratings appear only where CMS assigned them.

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

ERIC D ELDER PAC
Physician Assistant
4000 KRESGE WAY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40207
Jefferson County (502) 899-7646
TERESA O. KRAUS CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
4000 KRESGE WAY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40207
Jefferson County (502) 473-2132
ANITA ROSE FEATHERS CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
4000 KRESGE WAY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40207
Jefferson County (502) 473-2132
PETER S LANSING MD
Anesthesiology
4000 KRESGE WAY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40207
Jefferson County (502) 259-5391
DR. CHRISTOPHER M KAUFFMANN MD
Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology)
4000 KRESGE WAY, PATHOLOGY DEPT
LOUISVILLE, KY 40207
Jefferson County (502) 897-8226
MRS. NANCY C BURGESS APRN
Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care)
4000 KRESGE WAY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40207
Jefferson County (502) 897-8281
LOUISVILLE EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, PSC
Physician Assistant
4000 KRESGE WAY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40207
Jefferson County (502) 899-7646
SHIRLEY J MEREDITH, MD, PLLC
Internal Medicine
4000 KRESGE WAY, BAPTIST EAST WOUND CARE CENTER
LOUISVILLE, KY 40207
Jefferson County (502) 259-4470

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Paula Bruggensmith's NPI number?

The NPI number for Paula Bruggensmith is 1659343929. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on February 2, 2006.

Where is Paula Bruggensmith located?

Paula Bruggensmith practices at 4000 Kresge Way, Louisville, KY 40207. The listed phone number is (502) 895-8911.

What is Paula Bruggensmith's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Hospitalist with taxonomy code 208M00000X.

Is Paula Bruggensmith enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Paula Bruggensmith is registered in the Medicare PECOS enrollment system.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Paula Bruggensmith was last updated on July 2, 2010. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 16 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.