Physician

James T Brunz, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, James Brunz, MD (NPI: 1073508131) practices anesthesiology in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Minnehaha, SD. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE PC (NPI: 1245263326; TIN: 460316404) and primary practice location at 57105-0904. Brunz is affiliated with the Prairie Vista Care Organization (ACO ID: A3578), Caravan Collaborative Pathways (ACO ID: A4604), Avera Prairie View ACO (ACO ID: A4692), and Caravan Health ACO 43 LLC (ACO ID: A4974), participating under the MSSP model.

Brunz's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 679 traditional Medicare patients, billed 4,726 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $194,324 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 64635 (Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint). Part D data shows 777 prescription claims across 304 beneficiaries totaling $11,825 in drug costs, led by Gabapentin (Gabapentin). 2023 DME data shows 13 claims. Open Payments data shows 14 records totaling $345. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved from a higher plateau to a lower plateau, from $24,760 to $11,825. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	577	3,304	$200,709
2016	593	2,504	$159,930
2017	656	3,552	$203,641
2018	714	5,148	$262,384
2019	800	5,786	$267,424
2020	741	5,463	$245,548
2021	849	8,049	$295,354
2022	854	8,952	$267,158
2023	751	7,429	$241,824
2024	679	4,726	$194,324

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	196	801	$24,760
2016	197	848	$39,995
2017	239	1,092	$44,096
2018	268	1,217	$30,976
2019	306	1,260	$21,999
2020	306	1,133	$15,087
2021	343	1,164	$25,699
2022	341	1,067	$30,636
2023	282	827	$15,271
2024	304	777	$11,825

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	14	$456
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	11	11	$3,324
2018	31	42	$10,174
2019	29	29	$9,366
2020	16	16	$5,303
2021	16	16	$4,130
2022	14	14	$3,777
2023	13	13	$3,841
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
64635	Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint	92	101	$201
99203	New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	83	83	$75
62323	Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance	152	187	$69
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	208	271	$62
72110	X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	111	111	$33

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	226	9,515	$2,674
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	31	1,293	$1,546
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	54	2,250	$984
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	85	646	$506
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	16	840	$418

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	14	$345	Abbott Laboratories
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for James T. Brunz, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for James T. Brunz, MD (NPI 1073508131), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does James T. Brunz, MD have ACO affiliation data?

James T. Brunz, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Prairie Vista Care Organization (MSSP, ACO ID A3578), Caravan Collaborative Pathways (MSSP, ACO ID A4604), Avera Prairie View ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A4692), and Caravan Health ACO 43 LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A4974).

What billing organization is linked to James T. Brunz, MD?

James T. Brunz, MD is linked to ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE PC (billing NPI 1245263326) in the available physician profile data.

Does James T. Brunz, MD have Open Payments data?

James T. Brunz, MD has 14 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.