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Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

University of Virginia School of Medicine

Professional interests include: kidney transplant, hypertension (high blood pressure), metabolic bone diseases, and more.

3033 Eastway Drive Suite 201
Charlotte, NC 28205

(704) 731-6451

Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD is a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD is affiliated with Metrolina Nephrology Associates.

Office Locations

Metrolina Nephrology Associates

3033 Eastway Drive Suite 201
Charlotte, NC 28205

(704) 731-6451

(704) 731-6452

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

total protein test

total protein urine test

vitamin D test

In 2023, Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD had a list price for total protein test, total protein urine test, and vitamin D test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

complete blood count

In 2023, Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD had a list price for complete blood count (CBC) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

blood count tests

In 2012, Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD had a list price for blood count tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	229
doctor visit	690
hospital care	763
inpatient care	763
lab tests	252
preventive care	30
vaccines	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2013 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	472
dialysis	229
doctor visit	596
hospital care	643
inpatient care	643
lab tests	2316
preventive care	25
vaccines	25

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD.

**Gender**
Male	422
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	313
Black	457
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	55
Less than 65	285

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	64
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2014 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	564
dialysis	294
doctor visit	513
hemofiltration	20
hospital care	642
inpatient care	642
lab tests	3089
preventive care	20
vaccines	20

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	392

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	468
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	61
Less than 65	271

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	65
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2015 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	538
dialysis	217
doctor visit	455
hospital care	658
inpatient care	658
lab tests	3043
preventive care	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD.

**Gender**
Male	712
Female	768

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	494
Black	886
Hispanic	50
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	504
From 75 to 84	292
85 and over	118
Less than 65	566

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	65
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2016 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	558
dialysis	133
doctor visit	431
hospital care	641
inpatient care	641
lab tests	2765
preventive care	43
vaccines	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD.

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	382
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	50
Less than 65	243

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	65
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2017 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	534
dialysis	107
doctor visit	391
hospital care	572
inpatient care	572
lab tests	2397
preventive care	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	378
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	40
Less than 65	236

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	66
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
blood draw	505
dialysis	193
doctor visit	377
hospital care	450
inpatient care	450
lab tests	2280
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD.

**Gender**
Male	307
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	360
Hispanic	23
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	49
Less than 65	218

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	64
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2019 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	21
blood draw	441
dialysis	164
doctor visit	369
hospital care	539
inpatient care	539
lab tests	2062
preventive care	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	21
vaccines	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD.

**Gender**
Male	325
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	357
Hispanic	21
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	54
Less than 65	225

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	63
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	355
dialysis	135
doctor visit	187
hospital care	312
inpatient care	312
lab tests	1513

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	292
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	32
Less than 65	195

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	59
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	355
dialysis	105
doctor visit	214
hospital care	264
inpatient care	264
lab tests	1654

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	235
Hispanic	19
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	29
Less than 65	165

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	56
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2022 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	153
dialysis	62
doctor visit	184
hospital care	177
inpatient care	177
lab tests	1177

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	206
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	30
Less than 65	145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	61
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC during 2023 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	206
chronic care	56
dialysis	42
doctor visit	217
hospital care	175
inpatient care	175
lab tests	1181

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	155
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	22
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	63
Dementia	10
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD treated as a nephrologist in Charlotte, NC were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

abdominal imaging	18
blood draw	425
chronic care	56
dialysis	159
doctor visit	385
hemofiltration	20
hospital care	486
inpatient care	486
lab tests	1977
preventive care	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	18
vaccines	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD.

**Gender**
Female	305
Male	300

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	348
Asian / Pacific Islander	5
Non-Hispanic White	215
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	20
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	132
85 and over	45
Less than 65	220
65 to 74	207

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	57
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine. He completed residency at Wright-Patterson Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Nephrology and has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

Residency: Wright-Patterson Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine in Nephrology

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joel E. Bruce, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Metrolina Nephrology Associates

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$535 Tavneos $196	KRYSTEXXA $168	Sensipar $141	Parsabiv $30
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$285 FARXIGA $263	LOKELMA $22
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$260 Velphoro $84	2008K At Home $13	$163
Mallinckrodt LLC	$240 ACTHAR $240
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$234 SAMSCA $130	JYNARQUE $104
Other	$2,560 PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL $225	Auryxia $201	Rituxan $197	Renal - PD $179	VELTASSA $168	Other $1,589

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,782
Education	$245
Gift	$88

Biography

Dr. Joel Bruce is a Charlotte, NC physician who specializes in adult nephrology. Clinical interests for Dr. Bruce include metabolic bone diseases, hypertension (high blood pressure), and hemodialysis. He is professionally affiliated with Metrolina Nephrology Associates. Before completing his residency at Wright-Patterson Medical Center, Dr. Bruce attended medical school at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.