Chris L. Bunch, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Dumas, TX
Chris L. Bunch, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Dumas, Texas, and NPI 1639251101, issued on Oct 20, 2006. Check the license (Texas H8594, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chris L. Bunch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- H8594 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 224 S Bliss Ave, Dumas, TX 79029
- Phone
- (806) 935-9005
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2026
- Fax
- (806) 935-5885
- Medicaid IDs
- 136282408 TX
136282403 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100826000896); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 224 S Bliss Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Reba Greene, RN, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1366385965
Verify Chris L. Bunch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H8594Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,304 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 288 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium269 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium216 claims
- Lisinopril198 claims
- Gabapentin147 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen147 claims
- Metformin Hcl140 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $23.42
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Chris L. Bunch among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Chris L. Bunch, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Dumas
They are 6 of the 98 NPPES records with a practice address in Dumas, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Chris L. Bunch, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chris L. Bunch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639251101, issued on Oct 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chris L. Bunch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 224 S Bliss Ave, Dumas, TX, 79029. Phone: (806) 935-9005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chris L. Bunch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H8594, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chris L. Bunch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chris L. Bunch, M.D. had 4,304 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.