Tina C. Bunch, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Austin, TX
Tina C. Bunch, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1285684803, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas M1572, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tina C. Bunch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- M1572 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6811 Austin Center Blvd., Austin, TX 78731
- Phone
- (512) 346-8888
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 8, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 344-0365
- Medicaid IDs
- 194010802 TX
194010801 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080624000543); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6811 Austin Center Blvd.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tina C. Bunch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M1572Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,911 Medicare Part D claims for 521 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 135 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate398 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate309 claims
- Meloxicam232 claims
- Allopurinol225 claims
- Prednisone198 claims
- Gabapentin162 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: $388.90
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Austin Regional Clinic PAAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tina C. Bunch among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Tina C. Bunch, MD is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anurekha Chadha, MDAustin, TX 787311548256845
- Hamish PatelAustin, TX 787351689114456
- Teresa ChavezBee Cave, TX 787381669515680
- Paul Pickrell, MDAustin, TX 787381114935418
- Meera Subash, M.D.Austin, TX 787231144648288
- Rama Makkena, MDAustin, TX 787411275647398
- Samantha Shapiro, M.D.Austin, TX 787411518200930
- Samir Patel, M.D.Austin, TX 787451891903779
Common questions
What is Tina C. Bunch, MD's NPI number?
Tina C. Bunch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285684803, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tina C. Bunch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6811 Austin Center Blvd., Austin, TX, 78731. Phone: (512) 346-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tina C. Bunch, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M1572, 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 Tina C. Bunch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tina C. Bunch, MD had 2,911 Medicare Part D claims for 521 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.