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Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD

Accepting New Patients

(51 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (1985)

2 Medical Center Drive
Springfield, MA 01107

(413) 794-5550

Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD is a cardiac surgeon in Springfield, MA specializing in cardiac surgery. He graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 1985 and has 41 years of experience. Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD is affiliated with Baystate Health and Baystate Cardiac Surgery.

Office Locations

2 Medical Center Drive
Springfield, MA 01107

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. David Bull has been named vice president and medical director of heart and vascular at Baystate Health.”—"People in Business: May 22, 2023", Mass Live, September 2024

“Changes also involved bypass surgery in a project led by Dr. David A. Bull, chief of cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Utah.”—"What Are a Hospital's Costs? Utah System Is Trying to Learn (Published 2015)", New York Times, September 2015

“But Dr. David Bull, the chief of cardio-thoracic surgery at the University of Utah Medical Center, was confident there was no way to jump the line, no matter who you...”—"Former Vice President Dick Cheney's heart transplant raises questions about criteria used", Desert News, March 2012

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Springfield, MA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	42
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	70
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Dementia	21
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Springfield, MA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	90
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	16
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	40
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Springfield, MA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	80
doctor visit	112
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116
minimally invasive procedures	40
vascular procedures	40

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	50
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	45
Dementia	20
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Springfield, MA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	12
cardiac procedures	106
doctor visit	146
hospital care	158
inpatient care	158
minimally invasive procedures	41
open surgery	24
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	24
vascular procedures	41

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	30
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Dementia	25
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Springfield, MA during 2017 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	12
cardiac procedures	24
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
open surgery	24
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	47
Dementia	26
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Springfield, MA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	15
cardiac procedures	52
doctor visit	26
open surgery	30
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	30

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	25

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	52
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	29
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	42

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	30

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	82

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	46
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Springfield, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

bypass surgery	13
cardiac procedures	65
doctor visit	68
hospital care	71
inpatient care	71
minimally invasive procedures	40
open surgery	26
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	26
vascular procedures	40

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	84
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	30
85 and over	9
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	46

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and heart failure.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 1985. He completed residency at University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery: Surgical Critical Care and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (1985)

Residency: University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals (1994)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery: Surgical Critical Care

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baystate Health

Baystate Cardiac Surgery

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO, Aetna, United Healthcare, Tufts Health Plan, Unicare, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Cigna, Railroad Medicare, ConnectiCare, First Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), NORTHEAST DIRECT, BLUE SHIELD MEDICARE ADV, SERENITY CARE PACE, HEALTHNET NON MASS HEALTH PRODUCTS, FALLON NON MASS HEALTH, BMC HEALTHNET ACO, COMMONWEALTH CARE ALLIANCE, HNE BE HEALTHY PARTNERSHIP, CONSOLIDATED, SENIOR WHOLE HEALTH, BLUE SHIELD PPO IND, HEALTH NEW ENGLAND EXCLUDING BE HEALTHY and BMC HEALTHNET MCO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO

Aetna

United Healthcare

Tufts Health Plan

Unicare

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Cigna

Railroad Medicare

ConnectiCare

First Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

NORTHEAST DIRECT

BLUE SHIELD MEDICARE ADV

SERENITY CARE PACE

HEALTHNET NON MASS HEALTH PRODUCTS

FALLON NON MASS HEALTH

BMC HEALTHNET ACO

COMMONWEALTH CARE ALLIANCE

HNE BE HEALTHY PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED

SENIOR WHOLE HEALTH

BLUE SHIELD PPO IND

HEALTH NEW ENGLAND EXCLUDING BE HEALTHY

BMC HEALTHNET MCO

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 51 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Springfield, MA.

4.9

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-02-21

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Excellent visit. Explained everything.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$22,199 Da Vinci Surgical System $22,199
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$2,550 Transcatheter Heart Valves $1,376	INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve $491	EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system $267	Pericardial Heart Valves $208	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $134	Other $73
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$822 Heart Valves $716	HeartWare HVAD $57	CoreValve Evolut $49
Abbott Laboratories	$106 Vascular $48	Epic Stented Tissue Valve $37	Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve $21
Artivion, Inc.	$90 BIOGLUE SURGICAL ADHESIVE $78	PHOTOFIX DECELLULARIZED BOVINE PERICARDIUM $13

**Types of Payments**
Education	$21,000
Food and Beverage	$2,461
Travel and Lodging	$2,305

Research Payments

Dr. David Andrew Bull, MD has received 19 research payments totaling $203,798.

Biography

Dr. David Bull is a specialist in cardiac surgery. His education and training includes medical school at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine and residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Utah. Patient ratings for Dr. Bull average 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Bull usually honors ConnectiCare, Blue California, and Coventry, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Bull is affiliated with Baystate Medical Center (BMC). According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Springfield, MA.