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Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine

27871 Medical Center Drive Suite 110
Mission Viejo, CA 92691

(949) 364-3330

Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD is a pulmonologist in Mission Viejo, CA specializing in adult pulmonology and sleep medicine. Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD is affiliated with Children's Hospital of Orange County.

Office Locations

Children's Hospital of Orange County

27871 Medical Center Drive Suite 110
Mission Viejo, CA 92691

(949) 364-3330

(949) 364-2886

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510 Superior Avenue Suite 200a
Newport Beach, CA 92663

(949) 764-8074

(949) 764-4241

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

sleep study with CPAP

In 2023, Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD performed more sleep study with CPAP procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 10%

By Volume:

sleep study

In 2023, Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD performed more sleep study procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

home cardiorespiratory sleep study

in-lab polysomnography

In 2012, Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD performed more home cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study, and in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Mission Viejo, CA during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, lab tests and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	123
blood draw	88
bronchoscopy	46
cardiac procedures	12
CT scan	18
doctor visit	1581
hospital care	1003
inpatient care	1003
lab tests	680
pulmonary testing	180
sleep study	231
thoracic (chest) imaging	18
thyroid function tests	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Mission Viejo, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	125
blood draw	70
bronchoscopy	30
doctor visit	1622
hospital care	761
inpatient care	761
lab tests	576
pulmonary testing	171
sleep study	254
thyroid function tests	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	528
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	840
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	418
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	132
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Mission Viejo, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	100
blood draw	49
bronchoscopy	21
doctor visit	1271
hospital care	540
inpatient care	540
lab tests	158
pulmonary testing	181
sleep study	216

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	520
Female	389

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	825
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	419
From 75 to 84	324
85 and over	117
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Mission Viejo, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	117
blood draw	29
bronchoscopy	20
doctor visit	1122
hospital care	619
inpatient care	619
lab tests	11
pulmonary testing	154
sleep study	244

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1048
Female	760

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1632
Black	0
Hispanic	74
Asian	60
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	796
From 75 to 84	656
85 and over	258
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Mission Viejo, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	138
blood draw	23
bronchoscopy	22
doctor visit	1077
hospital care	555
inpatient care	555
pulmonary testing	171
sleep study	254

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	572
Female	379

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	843
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	33
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	426
From 75 to 84	345
85 and over	141
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Mission Viejo, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	133
blood draw	15
doctor visit	1084
hospital care	401
inpatient care	401
pulmonary testing	181
sleep study	235

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	497
Female	343

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	750
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	27
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	379
From 75 to 84	319
85 and over	107
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Mission Viejo, CA during 2018 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	110
blood draw	23
doctor visit	1046
hospital care	158
inpatient care	158
preventive care	15
pulmonary testing	107
sleep study	226
vaccines	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	466
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	668
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	292
85 and over	81
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Mission Viejo, CA during 2019 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	145
blood draw	27
bronchoscopy	14
doctor visit	1324
hospital care	154
inpatient care	154
pulmonary testing	122
sleep study	315

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	552
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	774
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	32
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	408
From 75 to 84	355
85 and over	92
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Mission Viejo, CA during 2020 were sleep study, airway management, pulmonary testing and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	105
blood draw	22
doctor visit	1076
pulmonary testing	53
sleep study	245

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	531
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	738
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	32
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	396
From 75 to 84	343
85 and over	80
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Mission Viejo, CA during 2021 were sleep study, airway management and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	136
doctor visit	658
pulmonary testing	66
sleep study	256

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	353
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	504
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	45
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Mission Viejo, CA during 2022 were sleep study, airway management and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	144
doctor visit	454
pulmonary testing	23
sleep study	290

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	375
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	20
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Mission Viejo, CA during 2023 were sleep study, airway management and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	144
doctor visit	471
pulmonary testing	84
sleep study	301

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	420
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	20
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	43
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Mission Viejo, CA were inpatient care, hospital care, lab tests and sleep study.

airway management	126
blood draw	38
bronchoscopy	25
cardiac procedures	12
CT scan	18
doctor visit	1065
hospital care	523
inpatient care	523
lab tests	356
preventive care	15
pulmonary testing	124
sleep study	255
thoracic (chest) imaging	18
thyroid function tests	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
vaccines	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD.

**Gender**
Female	316
Male	466

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	25
Non-Hispanic White	697
Hispanic	25
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	10

**Age**
85 and over	91
75 to 84	296
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	360

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

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Education & Training

He is certified by the Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Sleep Medicine and has a state license in California.

Board Certification: Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Sleep Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Children's Hospital of Orange County

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD has an average of 1.8 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Bruce R. Tammelin, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Mission Viejo, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$1,935 Xyrem $948	XYWAV $669	SUNOSI $251	$67
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,876 BREO $535	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $458	NUCALA $359	ANORO $336	INCRUSE $144	Other $43
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,749 OFEV $560	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $205	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $175	STIOLTO $128	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $79	Other $601
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.	$1,131 Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System $1,113	Inspire $18
Harmony Biosciences LLC	$477 Wakix $477
Other	$6,277 Esbriet $398	SAMSCA $206	LifeVest $203	DALIRESP $191	GLASSIA $190	Other $5,089

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$12,367
Travel and Lodging	$813
Education	$264

Biography

Dr. Bruce Tammelin is a sleep medicine and adult pulmonology specialist in Mission Viejo, CA. The average patient rating for Dr. Tammelin is 2.0 stars (out of 5). He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. He is affiliated with Children's Hospital of Orange County and Providence Medical Foundation.