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Dr. Lj Punch, MD

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Specializes in: Trauma Surgery and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

5501 Delmar Boulevard Suite A430
Saint Louis, MO 63112

(314) 624-0398

Dr. Lj Punch, MD is a trauma surgeon in Saint Louis, MO specializing in trauma surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine).

Office Locations

5501 Delmar Boulevard Suite A430
Saint Louis, MO 63112

(314) 624-0398

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“LJ Punch, a former trauma surgeon who was not involved with the case but reviewed Black s medical records for KFF Health News, questioned whether Black s injury - from a bullet - possibly...”—"A surgical team was about to harvest this man s organs - until his doctor intervened", CNN, September 2025

“LJ Punch, a former trauma surgeon who was not involved with the case but reviewed Black s medical records for KFF Health News, questioned whether Black s injury - from gunfire - possibly...”—"Surgeons were about to harvest this man s organs - until his doctor intervened", The Orange County Register, September 2025

“KFF, Zohny and LJ Punch, a former trauma surgeon who was not involved with the case, all reviewed Black's medical records.”—"Surgeons tried to harvest LIVING father's organs", Daily Mail Online, September 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lj Punch, MD treated as a trauma surgeon in Saint Louis, MO during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lj Punch, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	218
inpatient care	218

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lj Punch, MD treated as a trauma surgeon in Saint Louis, MO during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lj Punch, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	31
hospital care	190
inpatient care	190

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	35
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	53
Dementia	23
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lj Punch, MD treated as a trauma surgeon in Saint Louis, MO during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lj Punch, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	62
hospital care	354
inpatient care	354
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	35
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	57
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lj Punch, MD treated as a trauma surgeon in Saint Louis, MO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lj Punch, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	37
hospital care	202
inpatient care	202
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	110
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	58
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	56
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lj Punch, MD treated as a trauma surgeon in Saint Louis, MO during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, emergency care and wound repair (e.g. stitches).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lj Punch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13
emergency care	16
hospital care	409
inpatient care	409
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	39
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	45
Dementia	26
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lj Punch, MD treated as a trauma surgeon in Saint Louis, MO during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, emergency care and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lj Punch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	20
emergency care	27
hospital care	317
inpatient care	317
plastic surgery procedures	21
reconstructive surgery	21
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	21

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	74
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	34
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	47
Dementia	24
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lj Punch, MD treated as a trauma surgeon in Saint Louis, MO during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lj Punch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15
emergency care	19
hospital care	230
inpatient care	230
plastic surgery procedures	27
reconstructive surgery	27
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	27

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	71
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	34
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	50
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lj Punch, MD treated as a trauma surgeon in Saint Louis, MO during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lj Punch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	38
emergency care	14
hospital care	183
inpatient care	183

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	30
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	49
Dementia	30
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	57
Dementia	39
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	11

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	67
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	16

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	21
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	42
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	58
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lj Punch, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lj Punch, MD treated as a trauma surgeon in Saint Louis, MO were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and reconstructive surgery.

catheterization	43
doctor visit	21
emergency care	19
hospital care	262
inpatient care	262
plastic surgery procedures	24
reconstructive surgery	24
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	36
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	131
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	43
85 and over	24
Less than 65	66
65 to 74	65

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lj Punch, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lj Punch, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	49
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Cancer	10
Dementia	18

Education & Training

This provider has a state license in Missouri.

Licensed In: Missouri

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
KCI USA, Inc	$180,661 VAC VERAFLO $82,717	PREVENA $51,181	ABTHERA $19,391	VAC VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE $15,638	SNaP $764	Other $10,970
KCI USA, Inc.	$29,481 V.A.C. VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE $9,975	PREVENA $6,038	V.A.C. VERAFLO $3,412	ABTHERA $3,150	VAC VERAFLO $2,781	Other $4,125
Ethicon US, LLC	$118 STRATAFIX $118
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd	$79 XIFAXAN 550 MG TABLETS $79
ACell, Inc.	$33 $33
Other	$89 DAV-XenMatrix AB $31	ZERBAXA $26	STRATTICE $18	Cook Medical SIS $14

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$110,094
Consulting Fee	$51,806
Travel and Lodging	$43,806
Food and Beverage	$4,230
Education	$525

Biography

Dr. Lj Punch's medical specialty is trauma surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). Dr. Punch has indicated that Dr. Punch's clinical interests include general surgery.