Christopher Kelly Bynum, MD
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Montrose, CO
Christopher Kelly Bynum, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Montrose, Colorado, and NPI 1134112345, issued on Aug 24, 2005. Check the license (Colorado 40526, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Kelly Bynum
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- 40526 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 910 S 4TH St, Montrose, CO 81401
- Phone
- (970) 249-6641
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 249-5148
- Medicaid ID
- 62858521 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060808000466); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Kelly Bynum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 40526Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
189 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 77 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib34 claims
- Gabapentin30 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl28 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Amoxicillin20 claims
- Tramadol Hcl18 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): 88.1 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: $107.47
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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
- Western Slope OrthopaedicsMontrose, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Kelly Bynum among 151 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Colorado
Christopher Kelly Bynum, MD is one of 151 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2007 among the 107 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 207XX0005X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Colorado
There are 151 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Colorado.
All 151 in Colorado → Every provider in Montrose → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Field Blevins, MDDurango, CO 813011346207792
- Paul Dvirnak, MDDurango, CO 813011982669388
- Mark Luker, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051780676114
- Gloria Beim, MDGunnison, CO 812301043220510
- Ferdinand Liotta, M.D.Basalt, CO 816211528022134
- Tomas Pevny, MDBasalt, CO 816211740244342
- Daniel Goldberg, M.D.Rifle, CO 816501295261097
- Norman Harris, M.D.Rifle, CO 816501427045368
Common questions
What is Christopher Kelly Bynum, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Kelly Bynum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134112345, issued on Aug 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Kelly Bynum, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 910 S 4TH St, Montrose, CO, 81401. Phone: (970) 249-6641. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Kelly Bynum, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 40526, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Kelly Bynum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Kelly Bynum, MD had 189 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Kelly Bynum, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.1 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.