Christopher Tran Bach, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Murrells Inlet, SC
Christopher Tran Bach, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, and NPI 1821313057, issued on Mar 31, 2010. Check the license (South Carolina 34929, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Tran Bach
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 34929 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4040 Highway 17, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
- Phone
- (843) 652-8290
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2025
- Fax
- (843) 652-8299
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161116000013); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4040 Highway 17
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Tran Bach in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34929Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
673 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium250 claims
- Omeprazole50 claims
- Sucralfate32 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl28 claims
- Famotidine24 claims
- Azathioprine17 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $94.57
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Georgetown Physician Associates, LLCGeorgetown, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Tran Bach among 303 gastroenterology physician records in South Carolina
Christopher Tran Bach, M.D. is one of 303 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2010, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 217 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 gastroenterology physician records list a practice address in Murrells Inlet
They are 9 of the 480 NPPES records with a practice address in Murrells Inlet, and 303 gastroenterology physician records in South Carolina.
All 303 in South Carolina → Every provider in Murrells Inlet → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sebastian Abadie, M.D.Murrells Inlet, SC 295761407875586
- Christopher Brown, M.D.Murrells Inlet, SC 295761457616401
- Samuel Daniel, MDMurrells Inlet, SC 295761083622716
- Steven Ellison, M.D.Murrells Inlet, SC 295761992724769
- Raif Elsakr, M.D.Murrells Inlet, SC 295761083695704
- Diego Lim, MDMurrells Inlet, SC 295761699038505
- Robert Pendley, MDMurrells Inlet, SC 295761750370029
- Abby Sapp, D.O.Murrells Inlet, SC 295761538400247
Common questions
What is Christopher Tran Bach, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Tran Bach, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821313057, issued on Mar 31, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Tran Bach, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4040 Highway 17, Murrells Inlet, SC, 29576. Phone: (843) 652-8290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Tran Bach, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 34929, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Tran Bach, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Tran Bach, M.D. had 673 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Tran Bach, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.