Active NPI 1396736633 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Gregory Millette Buncke , MD

Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery • San Francisco, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Gregory Buncke, MD is a certified Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery practicing in San Francisco, CA. With approximately 45 years of clinical experience since graduating from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1981, Dr. Buncke delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 45 CASTRO ST.

Dr. Buncke is affiliated with Buncke Medical Clinic Inc. and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, injection into tendon or ligament. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

45 Castro St
Suite 121

San Francisco, CA 941141010

Telephone 4154565613

Fax 4158641654

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Microsurgical Transplantation Research Foundation Facility NPI 1669462487

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Georgetown University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1981

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in San Francisco, CA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

45 Yrs +21.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 24.0 Yrs

State Avg: 24.8 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

24 Specialists

Practicing in San Francisco, CA (381 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

20.8% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

83.8% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Buncke (45 Years) 45 Yrs

San Francisco Specialty Average (24.0 Years) 24.0 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	967	243	$20.00	$0.98
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	458	268	$524.00	$101.29
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	191	126	$374.00	$58.93
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	171	96	$344.00	$52.34
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	162	162	$767.00	$124.15
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	136	92	$371.00	$51.10
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	116	96	$865.00	$143.79
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	57	40	$607.89	$100.00
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	56	37	$363.21	$54.28

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	738	204	$20.00	$1.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	362	225	$524.00	$106.66
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	161	104	$374.00	$60.59
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	152	81	$371.00	$55.12
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	134	83	$343.00	$56.46
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	132	132	$767.00	$131.16
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	47	31	$602.66	$107.44
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	43	42	$865.00	$153.56
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	34	23	$360.00	$58.16

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	777	203	$20.00	$1.14
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	332	198	$524.00	$105.73
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	166	89	$343.00	$56.07
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	152	110	$371.00	$54.29
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	149	149	$767.00	$130.95
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	143	94	$374.00	$60.45
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	43	29	$575.58	$101.99
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	33	18	$360.00	$59.25

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	487	160	$20.00	$1.27
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	324	175	$524.00	$107.33
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	150	119	$371.00	$53.81
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	127	87	$384.31	$63.13
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	106	67	$368.89	$58.53
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	95	95	$767.00	$132.55
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	38	25	$571.71	$100.60
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	21	16	$360.00	$56.87

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	432	153	$20.00	$1.46
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	316	187	$524.00	$86.05
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	158	111	$371.00	$50.35
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	104	104	$767.00	$122.42
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	98	60	$369.25	$57.79
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	96	70	$399.32	$63.17
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	43	33	$626.74	$102.86

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	454	150	$20.00	$1.57
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	338	191	$524.00	$85.18
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	153	104	$371.00	$56.84
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	122	122	$767.00	$122.80
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	94	64	$374.00	$56.50
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	77	54	$343.00	$51.75
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	58	37	$550.00	$90.50
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	23	17	$360.00	$53.68

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	364	196	$470.21	$85.99
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	259	139	$20.00	$1.80
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	172	110	$347.60	$60.68
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	95	95	$718.31	$125.99
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	92	53	$318.27	$54.47
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	81	59	$347.68	$58.05
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	51	32	$528.94	$95.59
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	16	14	$337.00	$57.19

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	519	151	$20.00	$1.79
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	349	178	$168.00	$86.69
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	163	104	$210.00	$61.38
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	123	123	$253.00	$127.10
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	122	67	$198.30	$53.95
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	89	62	$214.72	$57.61
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	46	32	$237.91	$104.59
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	16	14	$176.00	$55.40
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$260.00	$126.97

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0122X

State License CA G49617

A surgeon who specializes in plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

00G496170 (CA)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Blue Shield

OOG496170 (CA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Buncke Medical Clinic Inc.

45 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 941141019

Phone: 4155656136

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active October 14, 2008

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 14, 2008

Registered at 45 CASTRO ST, SUITE 121, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941141010 (Tel: 4154565613)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 14, 2008

Registered at 45 CASTRO ST, SUITE 121, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941141010 (Tel: 8772767759)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 14, 2008

Recorded as GREGORY BUNCKE, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 14, 2008

Surgery (License #G49617 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration November 04, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1396736633

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: November 04, 2005

Last Update: October 14, 2008

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

45 Castro St, Suite 121

San Francisco, CA 941141010

Phone: 8772767759

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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