What is Chester Strunk's specialty?

Chester Strunk (NPI 1740281229) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Otolaryngology in Webster, TX.

Where does Chester Strunk practice?

Chester Strunk practices in Webster, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1740281229.

How much does Medicare pay Chester Strunk?

Chester Strunk (NPI 1740281229) received approximately $130K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 385 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1740281229

Chester StrunkM.D.

PRACTICEBAY AREA ENT SPECIALISTS LLPSee all providers at this practice →

OtolaryngologyWebster, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,042

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,293

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$88K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 668 Otolaryngology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 967).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

462

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

3.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Omeprazole90 claims

Ipratropium Bromide60 claims

Famotidine59 claims

Azelastine Hcl47 claims

Fluticasone Propionate39 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.7

Quality

58.9

Cost

73.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.03%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$879

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$879

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$879

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Chester Strunk's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	72	234
Meghan Greger Audiologist · Austin, TX	51	88
WEBSTER SURGICAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, LLC	41	186
BRAY, KRISTIN	27	50
Shauna Mclaughlin Physician Assistant · Pearland, TX	22	50
CHCA CLEAR LAKE LP	22	36
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	14	24
Secon Of New England Llc Clinical Laboratory · Worcester, MA	12	156
Beatriz Tobon-Randal Anesthesiology · Webster, TX	11	33

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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