Edward J. Gunther, MD
Medical Oncology Physician · Hershey, PA
Edward J. Gunther, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1699729566, issued on May 22, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD056848L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward J. Gunther
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- MD056848L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (717) 531-6585
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (717) 531-5076
- Medicaid ID
- 0018658180005 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110120000492); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward J. Gunther in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD056848LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.8 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: $231.86
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings Inc. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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
- The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians GroupHershey, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward J. Gunther among 265 medical oncology physician records in Pennsylvania
Edward J. Gunther, MD is one of 265 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 189 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
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Common questions
What is Edward J. Gunther, MD's NPI number?
Edward J. Gunther, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699729566, issued on May 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward J. Gunther, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-6585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward J. Gunther, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD056848L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Edward J. Gunther, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.8 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.