Dr. Michael Hunter, M.D

NPI: 1528447521
Total Payments
$14,573
2024 Payments
$2,088
Companies
32
Transactions
344
Medicare Patients
2,660
Medicare Billing
$424,306

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$12,112 (83.1%)
Travel$1,837 (12.6%)
Consulting$500.00 (3.4%)
Education$123.88 (0.9%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $12,112 336 83.1%
Travel and Lodging $1,837 5 12.6%
Consulting Fee $500.00 1 3.4%
Education $123.88 2 0.9%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Abbott Laboratories $7,458 172 $0 (2024)
Boston Scientific Corporation $1,878 25 $0 (2024)
SI-BONE, INC. $1,606 20 $0 (2024)
Zavation Medical Products, LLC $500.00 1 $0 (2023)
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated $343.67 9 $0 (2022)
Medtronic, Inc. $334.28 12 $0 (2022)
Nevro Corp. $332.44 11 $0 (2023)
Genesys Orthopedics Systems, L.L.C. $322.25 3 $0 (2022)
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. $281.94 25 $0 (2023)
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $182.51 12 $0 (2023)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $2,088 35 Abbott Laboratories ($1,460)
2023 $2,202 67 Abbott Laboratories ($934.57)
2022 $2,403 86 Abbott Laboratories ($1,071)
2021 $2,160 82 Abbott Laboratories ($1,602)
2020 $2,377 45 Abbott Laboratories ($892.95)
2019 $3,343 29 Abbott Laboratories ($1,498)

All Payment Transactions

344 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 14

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/31/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $80.27 General
Category: Neuromodulation
12/20/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $52.68 General
12/09/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $141.86 General
Category: Neuromodulation
12/09/2024 Abbott Laboratories ETERNA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $51.32 General
Category: Neuromodulation
10/17/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $49.06 General
10/03/2024 Averitas Pharma Inc. QUTENZA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.79 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
09/13/2024 Abbott Laboratories ETERNA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $104.91 General
Category: Neuromodulation
09/04/2024 Averitas Pharma Inc. QUTENZA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.51 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
08/20/2024 Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. Evoke (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.74 General
Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator
08/13/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $36.13 General
Category: Neuromodulation
08/12/2024 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.47 General
07/17/2024 Abbott Laboratories IONICRF (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $123.32 General
Category: Neuromodulation
07/11/2024 Vertos Medical, Inc. mild Device Kit (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $83.83 General
Category: Orthopedic
06/26/2024 Averitas Pharma Inc. QUTENZA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.06 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
06/14/2024 Abbott Laboratories ETERNA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $149.16 General
Category: Neuromodulation
06/13/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.15 General
Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD
06/11/2024 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. MONOVISC (Device), ORTHOVISC Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.50 General
Category: Sports Early Intervention
06/06/2024 Abbott Laboratories PENTA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $115.08 General
Category: Neuromodulation
05/23/2024 ABBVIE INC. UBRELVY (Drug), BOTOX Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.13 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
05/19/2024 Abbott Laboratories IONICRF (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $123.75 General
Category: Neuromodulation
05/07/2024 BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. Prospera (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $30.81 General
Category: Not Applicable
04/30/2024 ABBVIE INC. QULIPTA (Drug), UBRELVY Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.51 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
04/24/2024 Abbott Laboratories ETERNA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $97.05 General
Category: Neuromodulation
03/28/2024 Abbott Laboratories ETERNA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $32.80 General
Category: Neuromodulation
03/20/2024 Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. AJOVY (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.70 General
Category: Central Nervous System

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 26 1,883 3,959 $6.5M $331,525
2022 24 777 1,344 $1.3M $92,780
Total Patients
2,660
Total Services
5,303
Medicare Billing
$424,306
Procedure Codes
50

All Medicare Procedures & Services

50 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 295 1,240 $1.2M $115,769 10.0%
64635 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint Office 2023 53 63 $921,000 $31,021 3.4%
64493 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level Office 2023 98 138 $1.1M $25,838 2.3%
80307 Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers Office 2023 113 298 $112,375 $17,942 16.0%
64636 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint Office 2023 53 64 $261,000 $17,477 6.7%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 112 112 $162,500 $13,725 8.4%
64494 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level Office 2023 98 138 $254,000 $13,484 5.3%
27096 Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance Office 2023 66 90 $423,800 $13,447 3.2%
64490 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level Office 2023 51 71 $587,000 $12,481 2.1%
62323 Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance Office 2023 57 63 $312,500 $11,504 3.7%
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level Office 2023 30 36 $234,000 $8,360 3.6%
64454 Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into knee nerve branch using imaging guidance Office 2023 24 35 $27,000 $6,900 25.6%
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement Office 2023 54 83 $41,500 $6,806 16.4%
64491 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level Office 2023 48 68 $111,000 $6,612 6.0%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 63 86 $46,300 $5,551 12.0%
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance Office 2023 35 50 $213,300 $4,347 2.0%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 42 66 $248,700 $3,109 1.3%
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg Office 2023 165 327 $13,080 $3,034 23.2%
64450 Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch Office 2023 31 41 $91,250 $2,991 3.3%
62321 Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance Office 2023 13 16 $94,000 $2,842 3.0%
20553 Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles Office 2023 45 64 $54,750 $2,707 4.9%
76942 Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement Office 2023 45 67 $33,500 $2,612 7.8%
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg Office 2023 145 247 $7,420 $1,474 19.9%
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level Office 2023 15 16 $20,900 $1,362 6.5%
Q9966 Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml Office 2023 99 340 $7,536 $115.72 1.5%

About Dr. Michael Hunter, M.D

Dr. Michael Hunter, M.D is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in San Antonio, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/22/2015. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1528447521.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Hunter, M.D has received a total of $14,573 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,088 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 344 transactions from 32 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($12,112).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hunter has provided services to 2,660 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,303 services with total Medicare billing of $424,306. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 50 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Anesthesiology
  • Other Specialties Pain Medicine
  • Location San Antonio, TX
  • Active Since 05/22/2015
  • Last Updated 01/10/2024
  • Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1528447521

Products in Payments

  • PROCLAIM (Device) $2,036
  • Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $2,002
  • SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $1,495
  • iFuse Implant (Device) $1,260
  • Proclaim IPG (Device) $1,067
  • ETERNA (Device) $631.87
  • StimQ Receiver Stimulator Kit Channel A US w/Receiver (Device) $346.08
  • IFUSE IMPLANT (Device) $324.20
  • IONICRF (Device) $323.34
  • Senza (Device) $287.62
  • AXIUM (Device) $231.78
  • NT1100 NT2000iX Simplicity (Device) $218.39
  • Axium INS DRG IPG (Device) $199.20
  • INTELLIS (Device) $183.12
  • Protege Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $158.14
  • Penta SCS Leads (Device) $155.49
  • INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $148.71
  • XTAMPZA (Drug) $141.89
  • PAINTEQ (Device) $141.43
  • Belbuca (Drug) $140.05

Data Sources

Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.

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