Christopher James Gunther, MD, MPH
Family Medicine Physician · New Orleans, LA
Christopher James Gunther, MD, MPH is a family medicine physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1699359083, issued on May 11, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 343396, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher James Gunther
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 343396 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1631 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70117
- Phone
- (504) 821-2601
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2026
- Fax
- (888) 736-9806
- Medicaid ID
- 2670603 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240816003682); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher James Gunther in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 343396Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Belle Chasse Physician Services LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher James Gunther among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Christopher James Gunther, MD, MPH is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
135 family medicine physician records list a practice address in New Orleans
They are 135 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Christopher James Gunther, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Christopher James Gunther, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699359083, issued on May 11, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher James Gunther, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1631 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70117. Phone: (504) 821-2601. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher James Gunther, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 343396, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher James Gunther, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher James Gunther, MD, MPH had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.