What is David Kunkel's specialty?

David Kunkel (NPI 1902056245) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in San Diego, CA.

Where does David Kunkel practice?

David Kunkel practices in San Diego, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1902056245.

How much does Medicare pay David Kunkel?

David Kunkel (NPI 1902056245) received approximately $56K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 304 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1902056245

David KunkelM.D.

PRACTICEUCSDSee all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologySan Diego, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

545

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

571

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$50K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,398 Gastroenterology providers in CA — below median (cohort median 750).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

493

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$233K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

74.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Linaclotide102 claims

Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates72 claims

Rabeprazole Sodium47 claims

Prucalopride Succinate47 claims

Famotidine39 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.8

Quality

84.1

Cost

73.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.66%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$75K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$66K

Travel and Lodging$7K

Food and Beverage$3K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$66K

Travel and Lodging$7K

Food and Beverage$3K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Kunkel'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
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	243	1,511
Ravinder Mittal Gastroenterology · San Diego, CA	32	53
GHAHREMANI, GARY	24	62
William Ladd Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	22	40
Albert Hsiao Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	20	59
Sharon Brouha Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	15	44
Derek Patel Gastroenterology · San Diego, CA	15	36
Andrew Picel Diagnostic Radiology · Stanford, CA	14	79
Denise Kalmaz Gastroenterology · San Diego, CA	12	18

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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