Dr. David M. Bear, MD

Dr. Bear practices at Slocum Surgery Center in Eugene, Oregon.

Dr. Bear's NPI, 1285804401, was assigned on March 4, 2008. Dr. Bear graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Bear's Oregon license number on file is MD165382.

Dr. Bear's primary practice is Slocum Surgery Center, at 55 Coburg Road, Eugene, OR 97401. The practice phone is (541) 743-2500.

Dr. Bear's primary practice is Slocum Surgery Center in Eugene, Oregon. Dr. Bear is also affiliated with Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola. The medical group on file is Slocum Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bear to 4 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bear practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hand surgery is Dr. Bear's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Bear is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Bear's licenses on file in 2 states: Oregon and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation and joint cyst among the conditions Dr. Bear treats.

CMS data shows 1,108 Medicare services from Dr. Bear across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 278 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $79,084 for them.

CMS counts 278 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bear in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 137 patients. 73% of them have arthritis, and 64% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.95, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bear's median patient age at 65, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bear wrote 308 Medicare Part D claims for 195 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 255 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,621 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 254 claims across 6 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Bear for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bear accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bear as offering telehealth. CMS counts 85 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Bear, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of nail tissue: 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)

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Bear, published from 2005 to 2015. 2010 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Cadaver, Cartilage, Articular and Chondrocytes. Dr. Bear has published most often in J Hand Surg Am. Dr. Bear's most frequent co-authors are Constance R. Chu, MD, Marshall Louis Balk, MD and Ranjan Gupta, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 91 general payments to Dr. Bear from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 37% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $4,999.

Dr. Bear graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 2007.

Dr. Bear is in network with 14 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.