Dr Bruce M Watanabe, MD - Medicare Orthopedic Surgery in Florence, OR

  1. Home
  2. Orthopedic Surgery
  3. OR
  4. Florence
Dr Bruce M Watanabe, MD is a medicare enrolled "Orthopaedic Surgery" physician in Florence, Oregon. He went to University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine and graduated in 1990 and has 34 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Orthopedic Surgery. He is a member of the group practice Peacehealth and his current practice location is 530 9th St, Florence, Oregon. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (541) 997-7104.

Dr Bruce M Watanabe is licensed to practice in Oregon (license number MD19240) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1497798367.

Contact Information

Dr Bruce M Watanabe, MD
530 9th St,
Florence, OR 97439-7388
(541) 997-7104
(541) 997-5975

Map and Direction




Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Bruce M Watanabe
GenderMale
SpecialityOrthopedic Surgery
Experience34 Years
Location530 9th St, Florence, Oregon
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Dr Bruce M Watanabe attended and graduated from University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine in 1990
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1497798367
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 06/14/2006
  • Last Update Date: 12/16/2009
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 9931147832
  • Enrollment ID: I20050421000182

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Bruce M Watanabe such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1497798367NPI-NPPES
071985MedicaidOR

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207X00000XOrthopaedic Surgery MD19240 (Oregon)Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
Peace Harbor Medical CenterFlorence, ORHospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Peacehealth458757300126

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Dr Bruce M Watanabe allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NamePeacehealth
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1982774378
PECOS PAC ID: 4587573001
Enrollment ID: O20031215000598
Entity NameSamaritan Pacific Health Services Inc
Entity TypePart A Provider - Critical Access Hospital
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1801847066
PECOS PAC ID: 2466353529
Enrollment ID: O20061104000163

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Bruce M Watanabe is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Dr Bruce M Watanabe, MD
530 9th St,
Florence, OR 97439-7388

Ph: (541) 997-7104		Dr Bruce M Watanabe, MD
530 9th St,
Florence, OR 97439-7388

Ph: (541) 997-7104

Reviews and Comments


Orthopaedic Surgery Doctors in Florence, OR

Dr. Stephen Kent Riffenburgh, M.D.
Orthopedic Surgery
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 530 9th Street, Orthopedics, Florence, OR 97439
Phone: 541-997-7104    Fax: 541-997-5975
Andrew M. Boughal, D.O.
Orthopedic Surgery
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 530 9th St, Florence, OR 97439
Phone: 541-997-7104    Fax: 541-902-7533

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

Our Data: Information on www.medicarelist.com is built using data sources published by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The information disclosed on the NPI Registry are FOIA-disclosable and are required to be disclosed under the FOIA and the eFOIA amendments to the FOIA. There is no way to 'opt out' or 'suppress' the NPPES record data for health care providers with active NPIs.