Charles B. Hunter, MD
Nephrology Physician · Atlanta, GA
Charles B. Hunter, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1659467140, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 052748, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles B. Hunter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 052748 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 Peachtree Street Suite 1135, Atlanta, GA 30308
- Phone
- (404) 875-9636
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (404) 815-8001
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040629000411); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles B. Hunter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 052748Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,331 Medicare Part D claims for 323 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate162 claims
- Carvedilol159 claims
- Valsartan152 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl102 claims
- Furosemide101 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate98 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $85.33
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Atlanta South Nephrology,pcEast Point, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles B. Hunter among 417 nephrology physician records in Georgia
Charles B. Hunter, MD is one of 417 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2001 among the 343 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 417 nephrology physician records in Georgia.
All 417 in Georgia → Every provider in Atlanta → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dinesh Bhatia, MDAtlanta, GA 303081407941008
- Jason Cobb, MDAtlanta, GA 303081407026818
- Frita Fisher, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081780873398
- Tahsin Masud, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081386655223
- Jose Navarrete, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081952312837
- Jeanie Park, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081043409048
- Anees Quyyumi, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081770594590
- Jack Work, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081740291178
Common questions
What is Charles B. Hunter, MD's NPI number?
Charles B. Hunter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659467140, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles B. Hunter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 Peachtree Street Suite 1135, Atlanta, GA, 30308. Phone: (404) 875-9636. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles B. Hunter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 052748, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles B. Hunter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles B. Hunter, MD had 2,331 Medicare Part D claims for 323 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.