Chester Lee Strunk, M.D.
Otology & Neurotology Physician · Webster, TX
Chester Lee Strunk, M.D. is an otology & neurotology physician with a practice address in Webster, Texas, and NPI 1740281229, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (Texas E2889, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chester Lee Strunk
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otology & Neurotology Physician 207YX0901X
- License number
- E2889 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 333 N Texas Ave, Webster, TX 77598
- Phone
- (281) 338-7135
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 525-4183
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041111000828); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chester Lee Strunk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license E2889Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otology & neurotology physician in 2024
557 Medicare Part D claims for 233 beneficiaries, against an average of 409 among the 340 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole90 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide60 claims
- Famotidine59 claims
- Azelastine Hcl47 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate39 claims
- Ofloxacin37 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): 88.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $878.69
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Aerin Medical Inc. The 283 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,757.03 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
- Bay Area Ent Specialists LLPWebster, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chester Lee Strunk among 36 otology & neurotology physician records in Texas
Chester Lee Strunk, M.D. is one of 36 otology & neurotology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2004 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207YX0901X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otology & Neurotology Physician providers in Texas
There are 36 otology & neurotology physician records in Texas.
All 36 in Texas → Every provider in Webster → Otology & Neurotology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otology & neurotology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dayton Young, MDLeague City, TX 775731487668158
- Tomoko Makishima, MDGalveston, TX 775501518980911
- Ching-Yen Chang, MDBellaire, TX 774011316981392
- George McReynolds, MDHouston, TX 770741023091543
- Bechara Ghorayeb, M.D.Houston, TX 770431538160312
- Newton Coker, M.D.Houston, TX 770301679577571
- Vivian Kaul, MDHouston, TX 770301215381066
- Kenny Lin, MDHouston, TX 770301548502925
Common questions
What is Chester Lee Strunk, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chester Lee Strunk, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740281229, issued on Aug 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chester Lee Strunk, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 333 N Texas Ave, Webster, TX, 77598. Phone: (281) 338-7135. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chester Lee Strunk, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number E2889, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chester Lee Strunk, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chester Lee Strunk, M.D. had 557 Medicare Part D claims for 233 beneficiaries; the average among otology & neurotology physician prescribers was 409. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chester Lee Strunk, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.3 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.