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Dr. Bruce Howard Dentler, MD, ABFP

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Specializes in: Family Medicine and Geriatrics (Elderly Care)

1010 W Rosewood Avenue
Spokane, WA 99208

(509) 465-9776

Dr. Bruce Howard Dentler, MD, ABFP is a family medicine practitioner in Spokane, WA specializing in family medicine and geriatrics (elderly care).

Office Locations

1010 W Rosewood Avenue
Spokane, WA 99208

(509) 465-9776

(509) 465-9058

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In The News

“Bruce Dentler had just begun volunteering as a long-term care ombudsman advocating for adults in home facilities in 2018.”—"Volunteers work to make Spokane dementia-friendly", Spokane Journal of Business, February 2026

“Dr. Bruce Dentler, a retired family practitioner in Spokane, recently shared his expertise on dementia with an audience at Deer Park Library.”—"Dementia Friends Washington Educates on the Disease", The Statesman Examiner, September 2024

“Dr. Bruce Dentler, a Spokane physician who works solely with nursing-home residents and currently cares for about 400 patients at 10 nursing homes here, says he believes the Medicare per-diem...”—"Nursing homes here feel pinch", Spokane Journal of Business, February 1997

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Howard Dentler, MD, ABFP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Spokane, WA during 2012 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Howard Dentler, MD, ABFP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	273
nursing home care	1478

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Howard Dentler, MD, ABFP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Spokane, WA during 2013 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Howard Dentler, MD, ABFP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	106
nursing home care	1151

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Howard Dentler, MD, ABFP.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	193
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Howard Dentler, MD, ABFP in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	47
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	31
Dementia	49
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Howard Dentler, MD, ABFP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Spokane, WA during 2014 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Howard Dentler, MD, ABFP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	30
nursing home care	434

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Howard Dentler, MD, ABFP.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	134

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	116
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Howard Dentler, MD, ABFP in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	35
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	30
Dementia	50
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2014

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Howard Dentler, MD, ABFP for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bruce Howard Dentler, MD, ABFP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Spokane, WA were nursing home care.

doctor visit	136
nursing home care	1021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2014

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Howard Dentler, MD, ABFP.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	123
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	61
85 and over	103
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	0

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Howard Dentler, MD, ABFP From 2012 - 2014

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bruce Howard Dentler, MD, ABFP treated were hypertension, heart failure, dementia and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	27
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	27
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Cancer	9
Dementia	33

Education & Training

He has a state license in Washington.

Licensed In: Washington

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Biography

Dr. Bruce Dentler practices family medicine and geriatrics (elderly care) in Spokane, WA. Dr. Dentler has obtained a license to practice in Washington.