David Charles Kunkel, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · San Diego, CA
David Charles Kunkel, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1902056245, issued on Sep 23, 2008. Check the license (California A111550, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Charles Kunkel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A111550 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (800) 926-8273
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141030000179); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Charles Kunkel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A111550Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
622 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Linzess102 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf72 claims
- Motegrity47 claims
- Rabeprazole Sodium47 claims
- Famotidine39 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium31 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: $75,329.49
81 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Charles Kunkel among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
David Charles Kunkel, M.D. is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is David Charles Kunkel, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Charles Kunkel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902056245, issued on Sep 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Charles Kunkel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Charles Kunkel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A111550, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Charles Kunkel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Charles Kunkel, M.D. had 622 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.