NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

August Kunkel, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Baltimore, MD

August Kunkel, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1487281093, issued on Mar 24, 2020. Check the license (Maryland D0098390, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487281093
Name
August Kunkel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
D0098390 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
419 W Redwood St Ste 620, Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone
(667) 214-1515
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2020
Record last updated
Jan 28, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230831000012); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 2020
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify August Kunkel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,100 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. August Kunkel1,100
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium114 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate72 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium72 claims
  4. Spironolactone40 claims
  5. Tamsulosin Hcl38 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide36 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Maryland Physicians PABaltimore, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

August Kunkel among 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland

August Kunkel, MD is one of 3,904 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2003 among the 2,445 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,278 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Baltimore

They are 1,278 of the 35,183 NPPES records with a practice address in Baltimore, and 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Azra Ahmed, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011326014788
  2. Clifford Amend, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011245235068
  3. Kirk Chan-Tack, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011326004268
  4. Kenneth Geh, MDBaltimore, MD 212011396718755
  5. Sungyon Jang, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011477519304
  6. Marcia Kane, MDBaltimore, MD 212011770564254
  7. Mien-Door KiouneBaltimore, MD 212011104892207
  8. Frederick Kotler, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011356304216

Common questions

What is August Kunkel, MD's NPI number?

August Kunkel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487281093, issued on Mar 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is August Kunkel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 419 W Redwood St Ste 620, Baltimore, MD, 21201. Phone: (667) 214-1515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify August Kunkel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0098390, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does August Kunkel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, August Kunkel, MD had 1,100 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is August Kunkel, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.