NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Bunch, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Madisonville, KY

Christopher Bunch, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Madisonville, Kentucky, and NPI 1598956971, issued on Aug 9, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 42912, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598956971
Name
Christopher Bunch
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
42912 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
900 Hospital Dr, Madisonville, KY 42431
Phone
(270) 825-5100
Enumerated
Aug 9, 2007
Record last updated
May 13, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
7100061130 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081119000344); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 900 Hospital Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Shabeer Abubucker, MDPsychiatry Physician1174620165
  2. Chelsea Adams, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1598213647
  3. Heath Adams, PHARM. D.Pharmacist1689844698
  4. Robert Adams, MBBSEmergency Medicine Physician1922760073
  5. Mohammad Alam, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720928443
  6. Timothy Allran, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1538757042

Verify Christopher Bunch in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

470 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Bunch470
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt58 claims
  2. Cephalexin48 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone38 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate29 claims
  6. Meloxicam20 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 58.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score41.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%35.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Baptist Health Deaconess Medical Group IncMadisonville, KY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher Bunch among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky

Christopher Bunch, MD is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 57% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

41 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Madisonville

They are 41 of the 685 NPPES records with a practice address in Madisonville, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Bowles, MDMadisonville, KY 424311316043516
  2. John Farmer, M. D.Madisonville, KY 424311285695866
  3. Stacey Fazenbaker, M. D.Madisonville, KY 424311487615787
  4. Deborah Gregory, DOMadisonville, KY 424311477590412
  5. Forrest Hanke, MDMadisonville, KY 424311295831279
  6. Kenneth Hargrove, M. D.Madisonville, KY 424311467413047
  7. Robert Holzknecht, M.D.Madisonville, KY 424311013978329
  8. Robert Hughes, MDMadisonville, KY 424311326029786

Common questions

What is Christopher Bunch, MD's NPI number?

Christopher Bunch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598956971, issued on Aug 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Bunch, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Hospital Dr, Madisonville, KY, 42431. Phone: (270) 825-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Bunch, MD's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 42912, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Bunch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Bunch, MD had 470 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Bunch, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 58.2 of 100. 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.