Dr. Christopher M. Bearden, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 138
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 131
- Part D claims, 2024
- 140
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $15,350
- Practice address
- 1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202
- Practice phone
- Call (317) 962-2000
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Find Dr. Bearden's professional email, personal email and mobile number
Dmand AI checks each channel through healthcare-specific waterfall enrichment. See what is on file with a free account, with practice phones, licenses and affiliations.
Dr. Christopher M. Bearden is a general surgeon in Indianapolis, Indiana
Dr. Bearden practices at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Indiana University Health.
Dr. Bearden's NPI, 1962439414, was assigned on June 27, 2006. Dr. Bearden graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2000. Dr. Bearden holds Indiana license 01064858A.
- NPI
- 1962439414NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4880607266
- NPI enumeration date
- June 27, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (317) 962-2000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 52
- Medical school graduation
- 2000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher M. Bearden practices at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana
Dr. Bearden's primary practice is IU Health Methodist Hospital, at 1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202 in Marion County. The practice phone is (317) 962-2000.
- IU Health Methodist Hospital1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202 · Marion CountyPhone(317) 962-2000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Christopher M. Bearden is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Bearden's primary practice is IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Indiana University Health. Dr. Bearden is also affiliated with IU Health West Hospital. The medical group on file is IU Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bearden to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups, 1 behavioral health center and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher M. Bearden's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bearden practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| IU Health Methodist Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
For health IT teams
Dmand AI maps EHR vendors, IT decision makers and buying committees across Indiana University Health and 6.2K+ hospitals, with verified contacts in the same login.
Dr. Christopher M. Bearden is one of 530 general surgeons in Indiana
Surgery is Dr. Bearden's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Bearden's licenses on file in 2 states: Indiana and Georgia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, IndianaPrimary
- Georgia license
General surgeons near Dr. Bearden
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher M. Bearden billed Medicare for 138 services in 2024
CMS data shows 138 Medicare services from Dr. Bearden across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 131 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,545 for them.
Dr. Bearden's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 542024: 114111%
- Surgery
- 2023: 282024: 2414%
Where Dr. Bearden's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5338%
- In a facility8562%
Dr. Bearden compared with the Indiana median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Bearden
- Indiana median
- Medicare services
- 138vs 15612% below
- Medicare patients
- 131vs 131Close to median
- Part D claims
- 97vs 402.4 times
Medians across 526 general surgeons in Indiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Bearden'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.
Need commercial claims for Dr. Bearden?
Medicare shows one payer. Book a meeting to get commercial claims data for Dr. Bearden and other general surgeons in Indiana.
Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher M. Bearden treated 131 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 131 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bearden in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 60 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.50, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bearden's median patient age at 55, with 44% women.
Dr. Bearden's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Bearden's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6046%
- Men7154%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Bearden's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis49%
- Diabetes38%
- Ischemic heart disease35%
- Mood disorders34%
- Depression31%
- Chronic kidney disease28%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Bearden's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 55
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women44%
- Men55%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher M. Bearden wrote 140 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Bearden wrote 140 Medicare Part D claims for 105 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 97 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $301 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 77 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Bearden'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. Bearden's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids67%94 of 140 claims
- Antibiotics14%20 of 140 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: 772024: 9726%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
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. Christopher M. Bearden ranks in the 96th percentile for hernia repair - groin (open) in Medicare
Dr. Bearden accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 19 procedures of hernia repair - groin (open) by Dr. Bearden, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Bearden ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hernia repair - groin (open)
- 96th percentile19 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
For MedTech and pharma teams
Filter 7.4M+ HCPs by Medicare procedures, Part D drugs and Open Payments history, then reach them with verified contacts in one login.
Dr. Christopher M. Bearden received $15,350 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 37 general payments to Dr. Bearden from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 70% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $12,711.
General payments to Dr. Bearden by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Bearden by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$10,75070%
- Travel and lodging$3,53023%
- Food and beverage$1,0707%
Companies that paid Dr. Bearden the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher M. Bearden graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport
Dr. Bearden graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2000.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher M. Bearden's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
Data last refreshed October 2026Report an inaccuracyRemove my information
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dr. Christopher M. Bearden
Spotted something out of date? Email hello@dmand.ai and we will check the record. Contact details live in the free trial.
What is Dr. Christopher M. Bearden's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher M. Bearden's NPI number is 1962439414. It was assigned on June 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher M. Bearden?
Dr. Christopher M. Bearden is a general surgeon in Indianapolis, Indiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher M. Bearden practice?
Dr. Bearden practices at 1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Dr. Bearden's primary practice is IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Indiana University Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bearden to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups, 1 behavioral health center and 1 ambulatory surgery center.
What is Dr. Christopher M. Bearden's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bearden is (317) 962-2000.
What is Dr. Christopher M. Bearden's medical license number?
Dr. Bearden holds Indiana license 01064858A, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Christopher M. Bearden been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Bearden in Indiana and Georgia.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher M. Bearden affiliated with?
Dr. Bearden practices at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Bearden is also affiliated with IU Health West Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Bearden to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher M. Bearden part of?
Dr. Bearden is linked to IU Health Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Bearden to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Christopher M. Bearden accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bearden billed Medicare for 138 services in 2024, and Dr. Bearden accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher M. Bearden see?
CMS counts 131 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bearden in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Show 5 more questionsShow fewer questions
What services does Dr. Christopher M. Bearden bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Bearden's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99231), office visit, new patient (99204) and office visit, new patient (99203).
Where did Dr. Christopher M. Bearden go to medical school?
Dr. Bearden graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2000.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher M. Bearden prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bearden's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Ondansetron HCl.
Has Dr. Christopher M. Bearden received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $15,350 in general payments to Dr. Bearden from 5 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher M. Bearden been practicing?
Dr. Bearden graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.
Selling to surgery practices?
See general surgeons in Indiana by site of care and group
Find the practices, groups and hospitals they work with, and the right people to contact at each.
- 30 days free
- Self-serve
- No credit card