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Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

New York University (NYU) School of Medicine (1988)

Professional interests include: lupus, joint pain, rheumatoid arthritis, and more.

333 East 38th Street 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

(646) 501-7400

Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD is a rheumatologist in New York, NY specializing in adult rheumatology. He graduated from New York University (NYU) School of Medicine in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD is affiliated with NYU Langone Health and Mitnick & Solitar, MDs.

Office Locations

NYU Langone Health

333 East 38th Street 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

(646) 501-7400

(646) 754-9607

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In The News

“She relies on Dr. Bruce Solitar, a rheumatologist at NYU Medical Center, as well as medication and frequent physical therapy.”—"MYSTERY MALAISE New treatments show promise, but chronic fatigue syndrome continues to stump medical investigators", New York Daily News, December 2001

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

In 2023, Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD performed more blood draw, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2012 were blood draw, injections, aspiration and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	200
blood draw	407
doctor visit	1015
injections	287
musculoskeletal imaging	60
pain management	87
preventive care	22
vaccines	22
X-rays	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2013 were blood draw, injections, aspiration and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	300
blood draw	382
doctor visit	990
injections	360
musculoskeletal imaging	58
pain management	60
X-rays	58

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	363
Black	16
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	42
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2014 were blood draw, injections, aspiration and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	173
blood draw	445
doctor visit	968
injections	195
musculoskeletal imaging	55
pain management	22
X-rays	55

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	13
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	50
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2015 were blood draw, injections, aspiration and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	159
blood draw	479
doctor visit	962
injections	182
musculoskeletal imaging	17
pain management	23
X-rays	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	514

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	614
Black	24
Hispanic	22
Asian	22
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	242
85 and over	66
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	4
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2016 were blood draw, injections, aspiration and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	186
blood draw	412
doctor visit	995
injections	215
musculoskeletal imaging	24
pain management	29
X-rays	24

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	17
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	40
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	172
blood draw	436
doctor visit	958
injections	204
lab tests	1311
pain management	32
preventive care	83
thyroid function tests	76

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	13
Hispanic	20
Asian	11
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	43
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	228
blood draw	454
doctor visit	1185
injections	280
lab tests	2013
pain management	52
preventive care	103
thyroid function tests	138
vaccines	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	400
Black	13
Hispanic	22
Asian	13
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	58
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	250
blood draw	515
doctor visit	1154
injections	295
lab tests	1966
pain management	45
preventive care	84
thyroid function tests	122

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	411
Black	17
Hispanic	24
Asian	12
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	54
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2020 were blood draw, aspiration, injections and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	139
blood draw	292
doctor visit	857
hospital care	61
injections	139
inpatient care	61

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	361
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	44
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2021 were blood draw, injections, aspiration and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	119
blood draw	370
doctor visit	1128
injections	140
pain management	21

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	443
Black	18
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	47
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2022 were blood draw, injections, aspiration and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	104
blood draw	613
doctor visit	1142
injections	123
pain management	19

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	422

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	17
Hispanic	33
Asian	16
Other	44
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	57
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	38
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY were lab tests, blood draw, injections and aspiration.

aspiration	184
blood draw	436
doctor visit	1032
hospital care	61
injections	220
inpatient care	61
lab tests	1763
musculoskeletal imaging	42
pain management	39
preventive care	73
thyroid function tests	112
vaccines	16
X-rays	42

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	13
Asian / Pacific Islander	6
Non-Hispanic White	372
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	20
Other	18

**Age**
75 to 84	150
85 and over	45
Less than 65	57
65 to 74	187

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	25
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	11
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD graduated from New York University (NYU) School of Medicine in 1988. He completed residency at NYU Langone Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: New York University (NYU) School of Medicine (1988)

Residency: NYU Langone Medical Center (1992)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (1991)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NYU Langone Health

Mitnick & Solitar, MDs

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: BlueCross BlueShield of Florida, GHI Medicare Supplement, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare Indemnity, United Healthcare HMO, United Healthcare EPO, United Healthcare Choice, First Health PPO, Aetna POS, Great-West Healthcare HMO, Aetna Open Access HMO, Aetna Indemnity, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, Community Care Network (CCN), Anthem, Trustmark , Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, Kaiser Permanente, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare HMO, Aetna Open Access EPO, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA HMO, CIGNA Indemnity, United Healthcare Medicare, AARP, Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO, Blue Cross Blue Shield POS, Blue Cross Blue Shield EPO, Blue Cross Blue Shield Indemnity, HealthSpring, United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, United Healthcare Navigate, GEHA, Railroad Medicare, Humana, Cigna, Aetna Medicare, Apwu Health Plan, Nippon Life-Aetna, Aetna POS (American Express Employer), Christian Brothers Services, Aetna EPO (American Express employer), BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees), WellNet, Oxford Health Plans Liberty, BCBS PPO (NYU Langone Suffolk Employees), BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group, NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan, Aetna Medicare Value Select HMO, BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO, UMR, Surest, UMR GEHA, Wellfleet-NYU Student, MVP Preferred EPO, Starmark, BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group, Allied, BCBS Federal Program, AETNA EPO (NYULH Employees), Aetna Student Plan, BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees), Oxford Health Plans Freedom, BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group, BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO, Chesterfield Resources Inc, BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group, BCBS EPO (NYU Langone Suffolk Employees), BCBS Local 32BJ Employees, Aetna International, BCBS Out of State or Region, Aetna Signature Administrators PPO, Nippon Life of America-Aetna, Aetna Choice POS II Value Plan (NY University Employees), AETNA EPO (Sunset Park Employees), New York Hotel Trades, BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group, Aetna Meritain Health, Aetna Choice POS II Choice Plus Plan (NY University Employees), Medicare Part A and B and HIP Medicare Supplement.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

BlueCross BlueShield of Florida

GHI Medicare Supplement

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare Indemnity

United Healthcare HMO

United Healthcare EPO

United Healthcare Choice

First Health PPO

Aetna POS

Great-West Healthcare HMO

Aetna Open Access HMO

Aetna Indemnity

Golden Rule

Great-West Healthcare

Community Care Network (CCN)

Anthem

Trustmark

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

Kaiser Permanente

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare HMO

Aetna Open Access EPO

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA HMO

CIGNA Indemnity

United Healthcare Medicare

AARP

Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage

Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO

Blue Cross Blue Shield POS

Blue Cross Blue Shield EPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield Indemnity

HealthSpring

United Healthcare

Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO

United Healthcare Navigate

GEHA

Railroad Medicare

Humana

Cigna

Aetna Medicare

Apwu Health Plan

Nippon Life-Aetna

Aetna POS (American Express Employer)

Christian Brothers Services

Aetna EPO (American Express employer)

BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)

WellNet

Oxford Health Plans Liberty

BCBS PPO (NYU Langone Suffolk Employees)

BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group

NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan

Aetna Medicare Value Select HMO

BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO

UMR

Surest

UMR GEHA

Wellfleet-NYU Student

MVP Preferred EPO

Starmark

BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group

Allied

BCBS Federal Program

AETNA EPO (NYULH Employees)

Aetna Student Plan

BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)

Oxford Health Plans Freedom

BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group

BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO

Chesterfield Resources Inc

BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group

BCBS EPO (NYU Langone Suffolk Employees)

BCBS Local 32BJ Employees

Aetna International

BCBS Out of State or Region

Aetna Signature Administrators PPO

Nippon Life of America-Aetna

Aetna Choice POS II Value Plan (NY University Employees)

AETNA EPO (Sunset Park Employees)

New York Hotel Trades

BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group

Aetna Meritain Health

Aetna Choice POS II Choice Plus Plan (NY University Employees)

Medicare Part A and B

HIP Medicare Supplement

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Bruce M. Solitar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$1,280 XELJANZ $30	$1,250
AbbVie Inc.	$262 Rinvoq $240	Humira $22
Genentech USA, Inc.	$235 Actemra $110	$124
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$172 COSENTYX $172
Amgen Inc.	$106 Enbrel $55	Otezla $50
Other	$347 TALTZ $78	Tremfya $61	BENLYSTA $38	Mitigare $36	Tymlos $34	Other $99

**Types of Payments**
Honoraria	$1,250
Food and Beverage	$1,021
Education	$130

Biography

Dr. Bruce Solitar works as an adult rheumatology. Clinical interests for Dr. Solitar include joint pain, metabolic bone diseases, and fibromyalgia. Dr. Solitar's average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He can take several insurance carriers, including Trustmark, Anthem, and Blue California. Before completing his residency at NYU Langone Medical Center, Dr. Solitar attended medical school at New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. He has received the distinction of New York Super Doctors. Dr. Solitar is professionally affiliated with NYU Langone Health.