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Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine and General Practice

1 Hospital Road Caller Box C-268
Cherokee, NC 28719

(828) 497-9163

Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Cherokee, NC specializing in family medicine and general practice.

Office Locations

1 Hospital Road Caller Box C-268
Cherokee, NC 28719

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In The News

“Two weeks after it was pulled from the consent agenda to allow more time for research and... With less than half of North Carolina's population vaccinated, those trends could turn around in the...”—"COVID cases, deaths hit new lows", Smoky Mountain News, June 2021

“"We re trying to build a relationship with our patients," said Richard Bunio, the Cherokee Indian Hospital s clinical director who is Canadian and married to a tribe member.”—"How The Eastern Cherokee Took Control Of Their Health Care - KFF Health News", KFF Health News, July 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	910

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	736

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	328

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	17
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	52
Dementia	8
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	692

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	229

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	15
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	52
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	394

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	344

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	59
Dementia	8
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	106

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	95

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	51
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	102

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	92

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	59
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	54

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	53

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	475

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	663

**Age**
From 65 to 74	439
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	47
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	49
Dementia	11
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cherokee, NC during 2022 were emergency care, preventive care, vaccines and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	12
CT scan	12
doctor visit	84
emergency care	174
preventive care	53
vaccines	53

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	394

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	568

**Age**
From 65 to 74	339
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	49
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	59
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cherokee, NC were emergency care, preventive care, vaccines and CT scan.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	12
CT scan	12
doctor visit	384
emergency care	174
preventive care	53
vaccines	53

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD.

**Gender**
Female	201
Male	133

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	24
Native American / Alaskan Native	199
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	14
75 to 84	84
Less than 65	48
65 to 74	164

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD treated were hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	47
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Dementia	6
Cancer	3

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.	$122 Minimed 630G $122
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$50 INVOKANA $50

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$172

Biography

Dr. Richard Bunio specializes in general practice and family medicine and practices in Cherokee, NC. Dr. Bunio obtained a license to practice in North Carolina.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD in 2018

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2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Bunio, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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General Payments

Biography

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