Dr. Christopher T. Bunch
Vascular Surgery (Vascular Surgery Physician)
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St. Louis County includes primary care (17% of residents) and dental (35% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) (1998)
- Years since graduation
- 28
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 219
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1998Medical school: University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Vascular Surgery Physician primary
MN license 47482 -
Surgery Physician
MN license 47482
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN
- Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN
- Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN
- Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd, MN
- Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center Hayward, WI
Medical groups
- The Duluth Clinic LTD (1,144 clinicians)
- St Marys Hospital of Superior (95 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 219
- Services billed
- 398
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 69 | 58 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 63 | 60 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | 41 | 36 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 35 | 35 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 27 | 27 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 26 | 26 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 23 | 22 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 22 | 17 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 20 | 18 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 18 | 17 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Clopidogrel (clopidogrel bisulfate) Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 42 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $16,200 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment (GREAT)
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Active, not recruiting · NCT01658787
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.