Christopher M Bearden, MD

Primary specialty

Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X

License

01064858A Issued in IN

Practice address

1801 N Senate Blvd
Suite 635
Indianapolis, IN 46202-1228

Phone

(317) 963-1400

Fax

(317) 962-2595

NPI assigned

Jun 27, 2006

Last updated

May 13, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 2

Electronic endpoints 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IN

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

General Surgery

Education

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, 2000

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

University Surgeons IncGroup PAC ID 9436171949, 126 clinicians

Iu Health Medical Group LLCGroup PAC ID 9638617913, 4,382 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Indiana University Health Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, CCN 150056
• Iu Health West Hospital Hospital, Avon, IN, CCN 150158
• Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital Inc Hospital, Tipton, IN, CCN 151311

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: cbearden@direct.iuhealth.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Iu Health Medical Group, LLC

  • General Practice Physician
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • NPI 1326893777
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• University Surgeons, Inc.

  • Surgery Physician
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • NPI 1316966229
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Indiana University Health Care Associates, Inc

  dba IU Health Physicians

  • General Practice Physician
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • NPI 1902032832
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Center for Surgical Sciences & Trauma, Inc

  dba Center for Surgical Sciences & Trauma

  • Surgery Physician
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • NPI 1225063167
  NPD (past)
• Major Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Shelbyville, IN
  • NPI 1174555692
  NPD (past)
• University Medical Diagnostic Associates, Inc.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • NPI 1861441537
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Indiana University Health West Hospital Inc

  dba IU Health West Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Avon, IN
  • NPI 1063443455
  Care Compare affiliation Name & address match
• Indiana University Health Inc

  dba Indiana University Health

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • NPI 1144266024
  Care Compare affiliation
• Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital Inc

  dba IU Health Tipton Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Tipton, IN
  • NPI 1699876094
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Myra Belinda Beard
• Pamela Beard
• Rita Beard, MBA, MAMFT, CSAYC
• Samuel Mackay Beard, MD
• Taylor Beard
• Marcy Bearden
• Julio Renato Beas Nino de Guzman, MD
• Caitlin A Beasley, MD
• Charles Merritt Beasley Jr., M.D.
• Gabrielle Alexis Beasley

• Surgery Physician in Indianapolis, IN
• Providers in Indianapolis, IN by specialty
• Surgery Physician in Indiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 13, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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