Dr. Charles Wynn Acher, MD

Dr. Acher practices at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana, part of Providence Health & Services.

Dr. Acher's NPI, 1033472519, was assigned on June 20, 2012. Dr. Acher graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012. Dr. Acher holds Montana license MED-PHYS-LIC-69777.

Dr. Acher's primary practice is Providence St. Patrick Hospital, at 500 W Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 in Missoula County. The practice phone is (406) 543-7271.

Dr. Acher's primary practice is Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana, part of Providence Health & Services. Dr. Acher is also affiliated with Bitterroot Health - Daly Hospital. The medical group on file is Providence St. Patrick Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Acher to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Acher practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Acher's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dr. Acher is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Acher's licenses on file in 2 states: Montana and Wisconsin.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, appendectomy, colonoscopy, colon removal, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhoids and intestinal or bowel obstruction among the conditions Dr. Acher treats.

CMS data shows 299 Medicare services from Dr. Acher across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 160 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $46,221 for them.

CMS counts 160 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Acher in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 95 patients. 60% of them have high blood pressure, and 60% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.36, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Acher's median patient age at 64, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Acher wrote 289 Medicare Part D claims for 78 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 244 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,159 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 370 claims across 8 drugs.

Dr. Acher accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Acher as offering telehealth. CMS counts 36 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Acher, more than 57% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 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)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 30 papers to Dr. Acher, published from 2008 to 2020. 2016 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal, Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic and Ultrasonography. Dr. Acher has published most often in J Vasc Surg. Dr. Acher's most frequent co-authors are Charles W. Acher, MD, David Ballard, DDS and Samuel Eric Wilson, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Acher from 2 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2019. Education make up the largest share, 70% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $4,219.

Dmand AI lists 5 awards for Dr. Acher, most recently Graduating Class Teaching Award in Surgery in 2017.

Dr. Acher graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012.

Dr. Acher is in network with 6 carriers, including Elevance, HCSC and Humana. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.