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Bruce M Saal, MD

Dermatology · Los Gatos

NPI 1073612867

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Anthem Medicare Advantage (HMO-POS)Anthem Blue CrossListedOct 3, 2026

Original Medicare doctor bills

$110,654

Medicare paid this office $110,654 for 321 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Short return visit (20+ min)238$27,855$77
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths143$20,007$110
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth161$12,646$53
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths57$12,429$164
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths123$6,912$7
See all 13 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Short return visit (20+ min)238$27,855$77
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths143$20,007$110
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth161$12,646$53
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths57$12,429$164
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths123$6,912$7
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth46$4,089$74
Return visit (30+ min)34$3,616$106
Short return visit55$2,986$46
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm13$2,349$168
New patient visit (30+ min)19$1,839$97
Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths11$1,683$140
Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth11$940$52
Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths12$472$36

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Removal of skin lesions662More than 89% of doctors who do this
Removal or shaving of skin growth1-10None
Skin biopsy62More than 71% of doctors who do this

Who their Medicare patients are

321 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 50% · Health risk score 0.80. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical dermatology clinician is at 1.01.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 65% · Coronary heart disease 24% · Diabetes 19% · Atrial fibrillation 15% · Cancer 14% · Chronic kidney disease 11% · Depression 11% · Heart failure 8% · COPD 7% · Stroke 4%.

The office billed $343,862, Medicare allowed $153,219 and paid $110,654; for 3,364 services of 39 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
20243213,364750.80$343,862$110,654
20233052,117750.80$295,693$106,613
20223062,186750.81$267,110$117,997
20212802,138750.77$241,635$98,949
20203091,848750.86$210,710$76,364
20193332,248750.88$241,275$83,214
20184062,606740.84$279,145$94,576
20174402,516740.84$298,015$108,653
20164352,346750.92$291,441$115,734
20154463,436750.88$1,225,541$847,667
20144412,046750.90$304,091$209,810
20134341,955750.81$217,361$154,608

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Short return visit (20+ min)206$22,421$75
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths107$14,542$107
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths52$14,471$164
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth153$12,327$50
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths132$6,317$7
Short return visit104$6,294$48
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth54$5,472$88
Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths27$4,907$123
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm14$3,557$142
Return visit (30+ min)20$2,547$121
New patient visit (30+ min)18$1,554$86
Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth14$1,084$52
Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths11$516$43

2022: 14 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Short return visit (20+ min)212$23,351$73
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths125$15,604$106
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths57$14,589$166
Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)13$10,720None
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth151$10,367$47
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths132$6,499$7
Short return visit99$5,744$45
Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths23$4,676$126
Application of light to destroy precancer skin growth13$4,632$129
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm19$4,276$147
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth42$4,200$89
Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm11$1,993$181
Return visit (30+ min)17$1,787$105
New patient visit (30+ min)17$1,343$79

2021: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Short return visit (20+ min)208$23,479$76
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths59$14,045$153
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths110$13,199$100
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth147$10,715$48
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths132$6,761$6
Short return visit102$5,592$43
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm19$3,721$162
Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths20$2,964$110
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth24$2,416$89
New patient visit (30+ min)15$1,191$79
Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths15$696$41

2020: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths103$10,939$93
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths47$10,249$140
Short return visit (20+ min)140$9,651$56
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth149$9,312$44
Short return visit152$7,035$36
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths132$4,978$6
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm21$4,389$151
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth33$2,857$79
Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths18$2,592$113
New patient visit (30+ min)29$2,323$80
New patient visit (15+ min)11$369$34

2019: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths121$14,509$95
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth161$10,975$45
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths45$10,191$140
Short return visit174$8,661$34
Short return visit (20+ min)113$7,215$55
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths146$5,791$5
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm16$3,911$122
Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths18$2,197$116
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth21$1,696$77
Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm11$1,686$153
New patient visit (30+ min)24$1,443$60
New patient visit (15+ min)18$804$45
Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths14$593$35

2018: 14 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths123$15,446$98
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths67$13,573$125
Short return visit248$13,012$33
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth190$11,706$45
Short return visit (20+ min)139$10,054$57
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths171$5,693$5
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm16$3,678$136
Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths25$3,063$109
Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm12$2,503$179
Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue30$2,390$75
New patient visit (30+ min)28$2,253$80
Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm11$2,210$147
New patient visit (15+ min)37$1,855$50
Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths14$777$41

2017: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths165$19,179$98
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths89$18,654$130
Short return visit276$15,313$37
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth197$12,560$46
Short return visit (20+ min)155$9,988$51
Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths43$5,677$114
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths164$5,020$5
Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue46$4,441$84
New patient visit (30+ min)34$2,778$82
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm14$2,551$150
New patient visit (15+ min)37$2,329$63
Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths23$1,005$36
Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue12$511$28

2016: 14 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths101$21,669$130
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths162$18,637$92
Short return visit (20+ min)172$14,039$58
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth195$11,868$42
Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths64$10,457$120
Short return visit168$9,307$37
New patient visit (30+ min)60$4,682$78
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths155$4,041$5
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm15$2,610$145
Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue28$2,586$89
Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm12$1,940$162
New patient visit (15+ min)24$1,467$61
Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths22$967$39
Office for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional39$588$15

2015: 21 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
High dose rate electronic brachytherapy26$598,162$1,875
Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area27$88,676$276
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths168$20,535$96
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths81$20,017$133
Calculation of radiation therapy dose26$19,077$60
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth209$13,444$44
Short return visit (20+ min)151$11,308$57
Short return visit187$10,697$39
Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions26$8,667$158
Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths38$6,584$120
New patient visit (30+ min)50$4,323$86
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths168$4,079$5
Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue43$4,032$86
Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week22$3,534$79
Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device13$2,956$148
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm16$2,691$128
Design and construction of simple radiation treatment device14$1,917$80
New patient visit (15+ min)29$1,901$66
Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths16$873$42
Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue11$657$29
Office for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional18$368$19

2014: 14 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Short return visit (20+ min)356$43,011$58
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths184$40,895$135
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths164$19,431$92
Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue84$8,195$79
New patient visit (30+ min)80$6,647$83
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth101$5,918$51
Return visit (30+ min)53$4,763$90
Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths25$3,796$108
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm24$3,772$126
Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm14$3,240$147
Established patient custodial care facility, group care, or assisted living visit, typically 40 minutes12$2,477$113
Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue21$963$28
Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths16$698$37
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths49$671$7

2013: 15 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths177$49,119$159
Short return visit (20+ min)342$38,834$57
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths188$23,604$91
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth128$7,564$51
New patient visit (30+ min)94$7,518$80
Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue61$5,984$82
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm21$3,570$123
Return visit (30+ min)44$3,071$70
Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm14$2,821$157
Established patient custodial care facility, group care, or assisted living visit, typically 40 minutes11$1,763$118
New patient custodial care facility, group care, or assisted living visit, typically 45 minutes14$1,693$121
Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths14$1,636$109
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths77$1,047$6
Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths20$968$39
Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue18$566$28

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$10,612

Pharmacies billed $10,612 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 158) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical dermatology clinician is at 0%.

154 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $10,612 in drug cost · 19 antibiotic prescriptions.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Metronidazole12$1,428$119
Doxycycline Hyclate42$1,148$27
Valacyclovir15$314$21
Spironolactone16$98$6

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024158490% (0)None$10,612
2023130480% (0)None$9,818
2022139390% (0)9%$16,497
2021132380% (0)None$15,993
2020137530% (0)10%$20,082
2019106430% (0)11%$8,015
2018125500% (0)12%$8,695
201717054None12%$14,881
201620670NoneNone$18,981
201527086None16%$36,387
201427592NoneNone$30,983
20132991084% (12)8%$35,047

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Doxycycline Hyclate33$1,112$34
Valacyclovir23$601$26

2022: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Doxycycline Hyclate32$869$27
Spironolactone11$492$45
Minocycline13$479$37
Valacyclovir14$393$28

2021: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Minocycline14$470$34
Spironolactone14$453$32
Doxycycline Hyclate23$383$17
Ketoconazole11$241$22

2020: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Imiquimod13$762$59
Clobetasol Propionate12$629$52
Doxycycline Hyclate12$394$33
Lidocaine-Prilocaine13$192$15

2019: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Metronidazole11$1,521$138
Imiquimod13$801$62
Doxycycline Hyclate13$604$46
Valacyclovir12$194$16

2018: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Clobetasol Propionate12$1,114$93
Doxycycline Hyclate20$464$23
Minocycline18$366$20

2017: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Metronidazole16$2,839$177
Clobetasol Propionate29$2,340$81
Valacyclovir31$914$29
Doxycycline Hyclate18$742$41
Minocycline16$484$30

2016: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Metronidazole37$5,909$160
Clobetasol Propionate38$4,863$128
Imiquimod21$1,823$87
Doxycycline Hyclate21$1,199$57
Valacyclovir23$816$35
Minocycline12$357$30

2015: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Clobetasol Propionate59$10,615$180
Metronidazole37$6,908$187
Doxycycline Hyclate45$2,741$61
Lidocaine-Prilocaine23$2,622$114
Imiquimod13$1,626$125
Valacyclovir27$642$24
Doxycycline Monohydrate11$316$29

2014: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Imiquimod27$5,992$222
Metronidazole30$5,656$189
Doxycycline Hyclate51$4,459$87
Clobetasol Propionate52$3,659$70
Valacyclovir33$1,943$59
Doxycycline Monohydrate21$1,838$88

2013: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Imiquimod29$12,115$418
Metronidazole37$6,432$174
Doxycycline Hyclate58$3,968$68
Doxycycline Monohydrate30$2,254$75
Clobetasol Propionate56$1,363$24
Valacyclovir14$587$42

Money from drug and device companies

$29 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202512None$29
2024111None$173
202333None$62
202211None$20
202133None$49
202056None$118
201949None$249

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
AbbvieBotox$29
2 payments
  • Meals · 2025-11-07 · $14
  • Meals for Botox · 2025-10-07 · $15
See all 2 published payments
Every published payment
AbbvieMeals · 2025-11-07None$14
AbbvieMeals · 2025-10-07Botox$15
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)

2024: $173

Payments by company in 2024
AbbvieBotox$173
11 payments
  • Meals for Botox · 2024-08-14 · $22
  • Meals for Botox · 2024-08-14 · $18
  • Meals for Botox · 2024-07-09 · $2
  • Meals for Botox · 2024-07-09 · $2
  • Meals for Botox · 2024-06-22 · $26
  • Meals for Botox · 2024-05-25 · $24
  • Meals for Botox · 2024-05-14 · $11
  • Meals for Botox · 2024-04-13 · $18
  • Meals for Rinvoq · 2024-04-04 · $28
  • Meals for Botox · 2024-03-16 · $6
  • Meals for Botox · 2024-02-27 · $17

2023: $62

Payments by company in 2023
Merz North AmericaXeomin$25
1 payment
  • Meals for Xeomin · 2023-10-19 · $25
AbbVieBotox$19
1 payment
  • Meals for Botox · 2023-11-27 · $19
Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesWinlevi$18
1 payment
  • Meals for Winlevi · 2023-05-04 · $18

2022: $20

Payments by company in 2022
Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesWinlevi$20
1 payment
  • Meals for Winlevi · 2022-08-29 · $20

2021: $49

Payments by company in 2021
AllerganBotox$19
1 payment
  • Meals for Botox · 2021-12-01 · $19
Galderma Laboratories L.P.None$17
1 payment
  • Meals · 2021-03-02 · $17
EPI HealthCloderm$13
1 payment
  • Meals for Cloderm · 2021-03-26 · $13

2020: $118

Payments by company in 2020
Galderma Laboratories L.P.Soolantra$32
2 payments
  • Meals for Oracea · 2020-11-09 · $15
  • Meals for Soolantra · 2020-02-21 · $17
DermiraQbrexza$24
1 payment
  • Meals for Qbrexza · 2020-02-04 · $24
VYNE PharmaceuticalsAmzeeq$24
1 payment
  • Meals for Amzeeq · 2020-08-11 · $24
AllerganBotox Cosmetic$19
1 payment
  • Meals for Botox Cosmetic · 2020-01-21 · $19
EPI HealthSitavig$18
1 payment
  • Meals for Sitavig · 2020-10-09 · $18

2019: $249

Payments by company in 2019
DermiraQbrexza$154
3 payments
  • Meals · 2019-09-10 · $20
  • Meals · 2019-08-22 · $9
  • Meals for Qbrexza · 2019-07-11 · $125
Galderma Laboratories L.P.Epiduo Forte$42
3 payments
  • Meals for Epiduo Forte · 2019-11-18 · $16
  • Meals for Tri-Luma · 2019-06-20 · $15
  • Meals for Epiduo Forte · 2019-03-21 · $12
BiofronteraAmeluz$40
2 payments
  • Meals for Ameluz · 2019-12-09 · $19
  • Meals for Ameluz · 2019-08-05 · $21
Mayne PharmaDoryx$13
1 payment
  • Meals for Doryx · 2019-05-02 · $13

Checkups this office reported

5 measures · 2023

Medicare asked this office to report how often certain checkups happened in 2023. This is not a grade for the doctor. A specialist’s patients may not need every screening.

Medicare’s overall office score
84.3 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Checkup rates this office reported to Medicare
Asked about alcoholPatients screened for unhealthy alcohol use, with counseling if needed77%That's most of the people this applied to.584
Asked about smokingPatients asked about tobacco, with help to quit if they smoke100%That's most of the people this applied to.584
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist ReportAs Medicare defines this measure56%39
Medications listed in the chartVisits where the current medication list was documented100%That's most of the people this applied to.1,839
Melanoma: Continuity of Care - Recall SystemAs Medicare defines this measure100%34

What the office says it does

Boxes the office ticked on its Medicare worksheet for 2023. Nobody checks these.

  • Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results
  • Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop

Professional record

NPI
1073612867
Licence
CA 00352480
Trained
Tulane University School of Medicine, 1972
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207N00000X (207N00000X)
Mailing address
777 Knowles Dr # 16, Los Gatos, CA, 95032
NPI first listed
2006-09-21
NPI last updated
2013-05-28

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.