Christopher Thomas Bunch

  • Duluth, MN
  • Vascular surgeon
NPI1790845774PAC ID5597793794
Medicare services, 2024
226
Medicare patients, 2024
219
Part D claims, 2024
71
Hospital affiliations
5
Industry payments
$16
Practice address
402 East Second Street, Duluth, MN 55805
Practice phone
Call (218) 786-3574
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center

Hospital · Duluth, Minnesota

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Christopher Thomas Bunch is a vascular surgeon in Duluth, Minnesota

Christopher Bunch practices at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minnesota, part of Essentia Health.

Christopher Bunch's NPI, 1790845774, was assigned on December 11, 2006. Christopher Bunch graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 1998. Christopher Bunch holds Minnesota license 47482.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5597793794
NPI enumeration date
December 11, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(218) 786-3574
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
54
Medical school graduation
1998

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

Christopher Thomas Bunch practices at 2 locations in Duluth, Minnesota

Christopher Bunch's primary practice is Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center, at 402 East Second Street, Duluth, MN 55805 in St. Louis County. The practice phone is (218) 786-3574. Christopher Bunch also practices at Essentia Health St Marys Medical Center, 407 E 3rd St, Duluth, MN 55805.

  • Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical CenterPrimary
    402 East Second Street, Duluth, MN 55805 · St. Louis CountyPhone(218) 786-3574
  • Essentia Health St Marys Medical Center
    407 E 3rd St, Duluth, MN 55805 · Saint Louis CountyPhone(218) 786-1009

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

Christopher Thomas Bunch is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Christopher Bunch's primary practice is Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minnesota, part of Essentia Health. Christopher Bunch is also affiliated with Essentia Health-Duluth (Miller-Dwan, Building D). The medical group on file is Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic. Dmand AI also links Christopher Bunch to 3 more hospitals, 4 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 urgent care center, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Christopher Thomas Bunch's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Christopher Bunch practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Christopher Thomas Bunch is one of 92 vascular surgeons in Minnesota

Vascular surgery is Christopher Bunch's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Christopher Bunch is licensed in Minnesota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Vascular surgery, MinnesotaPrimaryLicense 47482 · taxonomy 2086S0129X

Vascular surgeons near Christopher Bunch

Counts of vascular 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

Christopher Thomas Bunch billed Medicare for 226 services in 2024

CMS data shows 226 Medicare services from Christopher Bunch across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 219 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,710 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024226
Medicare patients219
Paid by Medicare$6,710
Procedure codes9

Christopher Bunch's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 2412024: 16133%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1442024: 6555%
Imaging
2023: 142024: 0100%
Surgery
2023: 112024: 0100%

Christopher Bunch compared with the Minnesota median for vascular surgeons, 2024

  • Christopher Bunch
  • Minnesota median
Medicare services
226vs 2385% below
Medicare patients
219vs 2009% above
Part D claims
42vs 5524% below

Medians across 74 vascular surgeons in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Christopher Bunch'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

Christopher Thomas Bunch treated 219 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 219 Medicare patients who saw Christopher Bunch in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 89 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.44, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Christopher Bunch's median patient age at 76, with 43% women.

Medicare patients, 2024219
Average age73
Average risk score2.44
Also on Medicaid20%

Christopher Bunch's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Christopher Bunch's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9744%
  • Men12256%

Chronic conditions among Christopher Bunch's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease53%
  4. Arthritis47%
  5. Chronic kidney disease47%
  6. Diabetes44%
  7. Heart failure43%
  8. Tobacco use35%

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

Christopher Bunch's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 76

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women43%
  • Men57%

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

Christopher Thomas Bunch wrote 71 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Christopher Bunch wrote 71 Medicare Part D claims for 43 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 42 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $383 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 88 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 202471
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$383
Part D patients43

Christopher Bunch's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic68 claims96%
  • Brand-name and other3 claims4%

Christopher Bunch'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 882024: 4252%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 3 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

How Christopher Thomas Bunch takes part in Medicare

Christopher Bunch accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow): 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)

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Christopher Thomas Bunch received $16 in industry payments in 2018

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Christopher Bunch from 1 drug or device company in 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. paid the most, $16.

Companies that paid Christopher Bunch the most, 2018 to 2018

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

Christopher Thomas Bunch graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)

Christopher Bunch graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 1998.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)

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Sources for Christopher Thomas Bunch'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 Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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 Christopher Thomas Bunch's NPI number?

Christopher Thomas Bunch's NPI number is 1790845774. It was assigned on December 11, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Christopher Thomas Bunch specialize in?

Christopher Thomas Bunch is a vascular surgeon in Duluth, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Vascular Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0129X).

Where does Christopher Thomas Bunch practice?

Christopher Bunch practices at 402 East Second Street, Duluth, MN 55805. Christopher Bunch also practices at 407 E 3rd St, Duluth, MN 55805. Christopher Bunch's primary practice is Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minnesota, part of Essentia Health. Dmand AI also links Christopher Bunch to 3 hospitals, 4 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 urgent care center.

What is Christopher Thomas Bunch's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Christopher Bunch is (218) 786-3574.

What is Christopher Thomas Bunch's medical license number?

Christopher Bunch holds Minnesota license 47482.

Which hospitals is Christopher Thomas Bunch affiliated with?

Christopher Bunch practices at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minnesota. Christopher Bunch is also affiliated with Essentia Health-Duluth (Miller-Dwan, Building D). Dmand AI links Christopher Bunch to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Christopher Thomas Bunch part of?

Christopher Bunch is linked to Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic. Dmand AI links Christopher Bunch to 4 more medical groups.

Does Christopher Thomas Bunch accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Christopher Bunch billed Medicare for 226 services in 2024, and Christopher Bunch accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Christopher Thomas Bunch see?

CMS counts 219 Medicare patients who saw Christopher Bunch in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Christopher Thomas Bunch bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Christopher Bunch's most billed Medicare services were blood vessel study (93926), blood vessel study (93880) and office visit, new patient (99204).

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Where did Christopher Thomas Bunch go to medical school?

Christopher Bunch graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 1998.

What drugs does Christopher Thomas Bunch prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Christopher Bunch's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clopidogrel.

Has Christopher Thomas Bunch received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $16 in general payments to Christopher Bunch from 1 company from 2018 to 2018. The largest total came from W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

How long has Christopher Thomas Bunch been practicing?

Christopher Bunch graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.

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