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Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD

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Specializes in: Diagnostic Radiology

1100 N Tustin Avenue
Santa Ana, CA 92705

(714) 835-6055

Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD is a diagnostic radiologist in Santa Ana, CA specializing in diagnostic radiology.

Office Locations

1100 N Tustin Avenue
Santa Ana, CA 92705

(714) 835-6055

(714) 835-3287

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In The News

“Joseph Brugman of Santa Ana says dissecting a frog "prepares a student for the reality of life and death.”—"Learning by dissecting a frog or by computer graphics: The debate turns a tad controversial", Los Angeles Times, September 2024

“Even so, Dr. Joseph Brugman, a radiologist and chief of staff at Western Medical Center-Santa Ana, said he finds the aggressive marketing of full-body scanning "offensive."”—"Full-body scanners find a market in OC", Orange County Business Journal, September 2001

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Santa Ana, CA during 2012 were thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan, X-rays and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	129
blood draw	15
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	103
CT scan	289
diagnostic procedures	16
lab tests	30
minimally invasive procedures	16
minor procedures	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	208
neck imaging	64
pelvic imaging	196
spinal procedures	152
thoracic (chest) imaging	312
ultrasound (sonogram)	151
vascular procedures	26
women's imaging	12
X-rays	262

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Santa Ana, CA during 2013 were MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), spinal procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	49
CT scan	52
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	127
neck imaging	64
pelvic imaging	78
spinal procedures	83
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	79
X-rays	17

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	0
Hispanic	63
Asian	61
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	34
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Santa Ana, CA during 2014 were MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), spinal procedures, pelvic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	11
diagnostic procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	15
minor procedures	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	83
neck imaging	30
pelvic imaging	37
spinal procedures	46
thoracic (chest) imaging	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	30
X-rays	26

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	0
Hispanic	51
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	26
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Santa Ana, CA during 2015 were MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), spinal procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and neck imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
CT scan	25
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	62
neck imaging	35
pelvic imaging	35
spinal procedures	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	35

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	0
Hispanic	82
Asian	96
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	24
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Santa Ana, CA during 2016 were MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), spinal procedures, minor procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	12
diagnostic procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	23
minor procedures	23
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	112
neck imaging	19
pelvic imaging	17
spinal procedures	95
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	41
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	13
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Santa Ana, CA during 2017 were MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), spinal procedures, CT scan and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	26
diagnostic procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	15
minor procedures	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	133
neck imaging	20
pelvic imaging	17
spinal procedures	116
thoracic (chest) imaging	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	20
X-rays	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	0
Hispanic	49
Asian	66
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	30
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Santa Ana, CA during 2018 were MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), spinal procedures, CT scan and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	21
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	112
pelvic imaging	14
spinal procedures	98

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	14
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Santa Ana, CA during 2019 were MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), spinal procedures, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	82
neck imaging	26
pelvic imaging	13
spinal procedures	69
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	52
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	28
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Santa Ana, CA during 2020 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	32
spinal procedures	32

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Santa Ana, CA during 2021 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
spinal procedures	26

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	37
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	13
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Santa Ana, CA during 2022 were CT scan, spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	17
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
spinal procedures	13

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	52
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	50
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD in 2023

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Santa Ana, CA were brain imaging (neuroimaging), thoracic (chest) imaging, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and X-rays.

abdominal imaging	63
blood draw	15
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	103
CT scan	46
diagnostic procedures	17
lab tests	30
minimally invasive procedures	17
minor procedures	17
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	90
neck imaging	36
pelvic imaging	50
spinal procedures	69
thoracic (chest) imaging	94
ultrasound (sonogram)	51
vascular procedures	26
women's imaging	12
X-rays	82

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD.

**Gender**
Female	125
Male	85

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	39
Non-Hispanic White	121
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	29
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	64
85 and over	15
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	107

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph John Brugman, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$29 NON-PRODUCT $29
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$16 Zenzedi $16

**Types of Payments**
Education	$29
Food and Beverage	$16

Biography

Dr. Joseph Brugman is a specialist in diagnostic radiology. He works in Santa Ana, CA. Dr. Brugman graduated from the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine.