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Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD

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Specializes in: Hand Surgery

1542 Elk Creek Drive
Idaho Falls, ID 83404

1-844-919-4263

Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD is a hand surgeon in Idaho Falls, ID specializing in hand surgery. Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD is affiliated with BMH INC.

Office Locations

1542 Elk Creek Drive
Idaho Falls, ID 83404

1-844-919-4263

(833) 513-0980

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

carpometacarpal interposition arthroplasty

hand arthroplasty

In 2012, Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD had a list price for carpometacarpal (CMC) interposition arthroplasty, and hand arthroplasty that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Idaho. 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. Bruce James Watkins, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Idaho Falls, ID during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	102
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
minimally invasive procedures	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Idaho Falls, ID during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	173
injections	18
musculoskeletal imaging	19
nerve procedures	11
open surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	11
X-rays	19

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	13
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD in 2013

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Idaho Falls, ID during 2014 were upper extremity surgery, injections, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	310
immobilization	13
injections	79
joint surgery	14
musculoskeletal imaging	32
nerve procedures	41
open surgery	41
reconstructive surgery	14
tendon surgery	40
transplant procedures	12
upper extremity surgery	95
X-rays	32

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	15
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Idaho Falls, ID during 2015 were injections, upper extremity surgery, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	359
injections	120
musculoskeletal imaging	48
nerve procedures	40
open surgery	40
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	62
X-rays	48

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Idaho Falls, ID during 2016 were injections, upper extremity surgery, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	53
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	346
injections	126
joint surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	54
nerve procedures	30
open surgery	30
reconstructive surgery	12
tendon surgery	27
upper extremity surgery	69
X-rays	54

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	150

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	14
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Idaho Falls, ID during 2017 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	77
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	277
injections	152
musculoskeletal imaging	55
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	16
X-rays	55

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	143

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	19
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Idaho Falls, ID during 2018 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	237
injections	98
joint surgery	18
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	34
nerve procedures	24
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	42
X-rays	34

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	16
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Idaho Falls, ID during 2020 were injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	103
injections	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD in 2020

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Idaho Falls, ID during 2021 were injections, nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	125
injections	21
minimally invasive procedures	11
nerve procedures	11
upper extremity surgery	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD in 2021

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Idaho Falls, ID during 2022 were injections, nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	164
injections	34
minimally invasive procedures	22
nerve procedures	22
upper extremity surgery	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD in 2022

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Idaho Falls, ID were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	48
decompression surgery	24
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	200
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	14
immobilization	13
injections	73
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	14
minimally invasive procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	40
nerve procedures	24
open surgery	25
reconstructive surgery	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
tendon surgery	29
transplant procedures	12
upper extremity surgery	41
X-rays	40

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	117
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	42
85 and over	7
Less than 65	15
65 to 74	94

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Dementia	1
Cancer	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in Idaho.

Licensed In: Idaho

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bruce James Watkins, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

BMH INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$6,263 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $1,706	$4,557
Active Medical, LLC	$3,425 $3,425
Stryker Corporation	$1,524 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $1,358	Gamma $78	KNEES $35	HOFFMANN $28	Nano Tact Flex $13	Other $13
RSW Medical Company, Inc.	$1,170 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE ARTHROPLASTY $287	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $198	$685
Skeletal Dynamics LLC	$941 Implate $941
Other	$781 RESTORE $398	Superion $120	VECTRIS $104	XIAFLEX $44	Zilretta $39	Other $76