Dr. Chris Y. Brunson, MD

Dr. Brunson practices at The Mabry Center for Cancer Care in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

Dr. Brunson's NPI, 1235106337, was assigned on March 7, 2006. Dr. Brunson graduated from Howard University College Of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Brunson holds South Carolina license 16357.

Dr. Brunson's primary practice is The Mabry Center for Cancer Care, at 1161 Cook Rd, Orangeburg, SC 29118 in Orangeburg County. The practice phone is (803) 395-4600.

Dr. Brunson's primary practice is The Mabry Center for Cancer Care in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Dr. Brunson is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is MUSC Community Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Brunson to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Brunson practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hematology and oncology is Dr. Brunson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0003X. Dr. Brunson is board certified in hematology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Brunson's licenses on file in 2 states: South Carolina and Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists breast cancer, chronic anemia, chronic leukemia, colorectal cancer, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), lung cancer, lymphedema and lymphoma among the conditions Dr. Brunson treats.

CMS data shows 976 Medicare services from Dr. Brunson across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 262 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $58,096 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 262 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Brunson in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 112 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.79, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Brunson's median patient age at 71, with 67% women.

In 2024, Dr. Brunson wrote 1,891 Medicare Part D claims for 303 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,673 of them, across 38 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,663,232 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,717 claims across 34 drugs.

Dr. Brunson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Brunson in 2011. The most frequent topics are Anemia, Sickle Cell and Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols. Dr. Brunson has published most often in Am J Hematol. Dr. Brunson's most frequent co-authors are Uzair Bashir Chaudhary, MD, Luciano J. Costa and Abdullah Kutlar, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Brunson to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung and Carcinoma, Bronchogenic.

CMS Open Payments shows 794 general payments to Dr. Brunson from 64 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 79% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $4,399.

Dr. Brunson graduated from Howard University College Of Medicine in 1986.

Dr. Brunson is in network with 16 carriers, including HCSC, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.