Craig Alan Gunter, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Tyler, TX
Craig Alan Gunter, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1174598312, issued on Feb 21, 2006. Check the license (Texas L1057, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Alan Gunter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- L1057 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4111 University Blvd, Tyler, TX 75701
- Phone
- (903) 266-3400
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060210000225); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Craig Alan Gunter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L1057Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
220 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium12 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: $76.33
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Texas Palliative CareTyler, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig Alan Gunter among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Craig Alan Gunter, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
119 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tyler
They are 119 of the 5,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Tyler, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Craig Alan Gunter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Craig Alan Gunter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174598312, issued on Feb 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Alan Gunter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4111 University Blvd, Tyler, TX, 75701. Phone: (903) 266-3400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Alan Gunter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L1057, 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 Craig Alan Gunter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Alan Gunter, M.D. had 220 Medicare Part D claims for 75 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.