Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner, MD

  • Bowdon, GA
  • Internist
NPI1649295726PAC ID0547259855
Medicare services, 2024
2,257
Medicare patients, 2024
290
Part D claims, 2024
8,752
MIPS score, 2024
92
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
307 W College St, Bowdon, GA 30108
Practice phone
Call (910) 655-1980
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Primary practice

East Columbus Primary Care PA

Bowdon, Georgia

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Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner is an internist in Bowdon, Georgia

Dr. Bumgardner practices at East Columbus Primary Care PA in Bowdon, Georgia.

Dr. Bumgardner's NPI, 1649295726, was assigned on July 12, 2006. Dr. Bumgardner graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Bumgardner holds North Carolina license 200000190.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0547259855
NPI enumeration date
July 12, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(910) 655-1980
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
55
Medical school graduation
1997

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner practices at East Columbus Primary Care PA in Bowdon, Georgia

Dr. Bumgardner's primary practice is East Columbus Primary Care PA, at 307 W College St, Bowdon, GA 30108 in Carroll County. The practice phone is (910) 655-1980.

  • East Columbus Primary Care PA
    307 W College St, Bowdon, GA 30108 · Carroll CountyPhone(910) 655-1980

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner is affiliated with 5 sites of care

Dr. Bumgardner's primary practice is East Columbus Primary Care PA in Bowdon, Georgia. Dr. Bumgardner is also affiliated with Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bumgardner to 1 more hospital, 1 physician office and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bumgardner practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
East Columbus Primary Care PAAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner is one of 3,575 internists in Georgia

Internal medicine is Dr. Bumgardner's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Bumgardner is licensed in North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 200000190 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Dr. Bumgardner

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Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner billed Medicare for 2,257 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,257 Medicare services from Dr. Bumgardner across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 290 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $129,963 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20242,257
Medicare patients290
Paid by Medicare$129,963
Procedure codes20

Dr. Bumgardner's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 9742024: 86611%
Other services
2023: 5182024: 65226%
Tests and treatments
2023: 4712024: 4534%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1092024: 1101%
Surgery
2023: 1342024: 10819%
Lab and pathology
2023: 942024: 6828%

Dr. Bumgardner compared with the Georgia median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Bumgardner
  • Georgia median
Medicare services
2,257vs 5364.2 times
Medicare patients
290vs 19449% above
Part D claims
8,187vs 33924.2 times

Medians across 3,344 internists in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Bumgardner's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner treated 290 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 290 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bumgardner in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 166 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bumgardner's median patient age at 68, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 2024290
Average age73
Average risk score0.93
Also on Medicaid7%

Dr. Bumgardner's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Bumgardner's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12643%
  • Men16457%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Bumgardner's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes41%
  4. Arthritis33%
  5. Chronic kidney disease14%
  6. Cancer13%
  7. Ischemic heart disease13%
  8. Mood disorders13%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Bumgardner's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men52%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner wrote 8,752 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Bumgardner wrote 8,752 Medicare Part D claims for 455 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,187 of them, across 126 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $535,129 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,799 claims across 124 drugs.

Part D claims, 20248,752
Drugs named by CMS126
Total drug cost$535,129
Part D patients455

Dr. Bumgardner's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic7,928 claims91%
  • Brand-name765 claims9%
  • Other59 claims1%

Dr. Bumgardner's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Bumgardner's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%140 of 8,752 claims
  • Antibiotics2%200 of 8,752 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%44 of 8,752 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 7,7992024: 8,1875%

Drugs named by CMS: 126 in 2024, 124 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Bumgardner for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Bumgardner accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Bumgardner's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 92of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Quality
  • 91of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 80of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner received $318 in industry payments from 2016 to 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Bumgardner from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $280.

General payments to Dr. Bumgardner by program year, 2016 to 2022

Companies that paid Dr. Bumgardner the most, 2016 to 2022

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Dr. Bumgardner graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1997.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner's NPI number?

Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner's NPI number is 1649295726. It was assigned on July 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner?

Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner is an internist in Bowdon, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner practice?

Dr. Bumgardner practices at 307 W College St, Bowdon, GA 30108. Dr. Bumgardner's primary practice is East Columbus Primary Care PA in Bowdon, Georgia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bumgardner to 1 hospital, 1 physician office and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Bumgardner is (910) 655-1980.

What is Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner's medical license number?

Dr. Bumgardner holds North Carolina license 200000190.

Which hospitals is Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner affiliated with?

Dr. Bumgardner is affiliated with Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Bumgardner to 1 more hospital.

Does Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bumgardner billed Medicare for 2,257 services in 2024, and Dr. Bumgardner accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner's MIPS score?

Dr. Bumgardner's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner see?

CMS counts 290 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bumgardner in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Bumgardner's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and infusion or chemotherapy administration (96372).

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Where did Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner go to medical school?

Dr. Bumgardner graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1997.

What drugs does Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bumgardner's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Metoprolol Succinate and Levothyroxine Sodium.

Has Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $318 in general payments to Dr. Bumgardner from 2 companies from 2016 to 2022. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.

How long has Dr. Richard Catoe Bumgardner been practicing?

Dr. Bumgardner graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.

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