Christopher Thomas Bunch
Surgery - Vascular Surgery • Duluth, MN
400 E 3rd St
Duluth, MN 558051951
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Christopher Bunch is listed in NPPES under Surgery - Vascular Surgery.
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NPI assigned on December 11, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 226 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 93926 — Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts: 53 service units.
- 93880 — Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow: 40 service units.
- 99204 — New patient outpatient office visit: 31 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 9 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 42 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Clopidogrel (Clopidogrel Bisulfate) — 42 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 53 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 356. Middle half: 193 to 529.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 538 in 2020 to 226 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
400 E 3rd St
Duluth, MN 558051951
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 3 distinct group names: St Marys Hospital Of Superior; St Marys Medical Center; The Duluth Clinic Ltd. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/peor/rock/chm-Urb)
1998
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery - Vascular Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
219 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $9,820 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $6,710 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
100 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$383 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.
Years since graduation
28 years (graduated 1998)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1998 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Christopher Bunch has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Christopher Bunch as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Duluth and Minnesota
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 53 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 356. Middle half: 193 to 529.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Duluth have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 53 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $25,230. Middle half: $18,635 to $47,011.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Duluth have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 53 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,736. Middle half: $14,646 to $36,050.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Duluth have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 46 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 89. Middle half: 53 to 188.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Duluth have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 46 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,658. Middle half: $424 to $11,875.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Duluth have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
9 active clinicians are listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery with a practice address in Duluth, MN (95 in Minnesota).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 58% from 538 in 2020 to 226 in 2024.
- 2020: 538
- 2021: 463
- 2022: 324
- 2023: 410
- 2024: 226
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 75% from $38,625 in 2020 to $9,820 in 2024.
- 2020: $38,625
- 2021: $41,681
- 2022: $16,953
- 2023: $26,234
- 2024: $9,820
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 77% from $29,535 in 2020 to $6,710 in 2024.
- 2020: $29,535
- 2021: $31,604
- 2022: $12,318
- 2023: $19,097
- 2024: $6,710
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 42% from 72 in 2020 to 42 in 2024.
- 2020: 72
- 2021: 82
- 2022: 71
- 2023: 88
- 2024: 42
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 21% from 126 in 2020 to 100 in 2024.
- 2020: 126
- 2021: 149
- 2022: 133
- 2023: 193
- 2024: 100
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $575 in 2020 to $383 in 2024.
- 2020: $575
- 2021: $652
- 2022: $8,200
- 2023: $1,784
- 2024: $383
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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93926
Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts
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53 | 47 | $149.08 | $21.14 |
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93880
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow
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40 | 40 | $246.50 | $35.20 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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31 | 31 | $341.94 | $125.36 |
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93925
Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts
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22 | 21 | $241.59 | $34.90 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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20 | 19 | $153.20 | $62.21 |
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93978
Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts
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18 | 17 | $241.11 | $34.57 |
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93922
Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries
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14 | 14 | $77.86 | $10.82 |
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99152
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes
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14 | 13 | $122.00 | $11.13 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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14 | 12 | $93.71 | $33.14 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 42 | 2,888 | $382.59 | 24 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X
A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - VASCULAR SURGERY
I20090109000649
WI
5597793794
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
The Duluth Clinic Ltd
400 E 3rd St, Duluth, MN 558051951
The Duluth Clinic Ltd
15495 County Rd B, Hayward, WI 548433438
Phone: 7156342641
St Marys Hospital Of Superior
11134 N State Rd, Hayward, WI 548435325
Phone: 7156345505
The Duluth Clinic Ltd
1101 9th St N, Virginia, MN 557922329
Phone: 2187410150
St Marys Hospital Of Superior
11134 N State Rd, Hayward, WI 548435325
Phone: 7156345505
St Marys Medical Center
402 E 2nd St, Duluth, MN 558051906
Phone: 2187863443
The Duluth Clinic Ltd
1615 Maple Ln, Ashland, WI 548063630
Phone: 7156857500
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated December 11, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery - Vascular Surgery Specialists in Duluth
- Dr. Benjamin Jorgensen, MD
- Dr. William Sheaffer, MD
- Dr. Ryan Hagino, MD
- Dr. Jarrod Buresh, DO
- Dr. Jessica Titus, MD
- Dr. Benjamin Selle, DO
Mailing Address
400 E 3rd St
Duluth, MN 558051951
Phone: 2187868318