NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dakota Dewayne Bunch, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Girard, KS

Dakota Dewayne Bunch, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Girard, Kansas, and NPI 1285195628, issued on Mar 28, 2019. Check the license (Kansas 04-44276, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; 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
1285195628
Name
Dakota Dewayne Bunch
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
04-44276 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
302 N Hospital Dr, Girard, KS 66743
Phone
(620) 724-8291
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 26, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210623003494); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2019
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 302 N Hospital Dr

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

  1. Tanya Brokob, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1780016006
  2. Douglas Brown, MDFamily Medicine Physician1891746913
  3. Stephen Cathers, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1194663195
  4. Caleb Geiger, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1366854127
  5. Cheryl GieferFamily Nurse Practitioner1790884427
  6. Dennis Gillard, PTPhysical Therapist1124100276

Verify Dakota Dewayne Bunch in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
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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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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,110 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 148 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dakota Bunch4,110
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium208 claims
  2. Lisinopril162 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium150 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate142 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium125 claims
  6. Gabapentin121 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): 86 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $41.68

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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.

  1. Dakota Bunch$41.68
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Hospital District NO 1 Crawford CountyArma, KS

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

Dakota Dewayne Bunch among 1,970 family medicine physician records in Kansas

Dakota Dewayne Bunch, MD is one of 1,970 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 1,164 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 Kansas 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 Girard

They are 6 of the 46 NPPES records with a practice address in Girard, and 1,970 family medicine physician records in Kansas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Douglas Brown, MDGirard, KS 667431891746913
  2. Wesley Hall, MDGirard, KS 667431275632879
  3. Adam Paoni, D.O.Girard, KS 667431134167588
  4. Lisa Salvador, M.D.Girard, KS 667431124066584
  5. James Wilkins, MDGirard, KS 667431942433271
  6. Stephen Bazzano, DOGalena, KS 667391063423150
  7. Richard Hull, DOIola, KS 667491114988193
  8. Frank Porter, DOIola, KS 667491417914490

Common questions

What is Dakota Dewayne Bunch, MD's NPI number?

Dakota Dewayne Bunch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285195628, issued on Mar 28, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dakota Dewayne Bunch, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 302 N Hospital Dr, Girard, KS, 66743. Phone: (620) 724-8291. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dakota Dewayne Bunch, MD's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-44276, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Dakota Dewayne Bunch, MD had 4,110 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dakota Dewayne Bunch, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86 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.

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