Gitonga Munene, MD
Surgical Oncology Physician · Kalamazoo, MI
Gitonga Munene, MD is a surgical oncology physician with a practice address in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and NPI 1164663829, issued on Mar 10, 2009. Check the license on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gitonga Munene
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Oncology Physician 2086X0206X
- License number
- 47398 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 N Park St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
- Phone
- (269) 382-2500
- Enumerated
- Mar 10, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Fax
- (269) 384-8617
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150827000090); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gitonga Munene in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)Check the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical oncology physician in 2024
74 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 87 among the 1,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Creon29 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): 85.5 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: $18,057.35
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 1,132 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,224.74 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
- West Michigan Cancer CenterKalamazoo, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gitonga Munene among 33 surgical oncology physician records in Michigan
Gitonga Munene, MD is one of 33 surgical oncology physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2007 among the 28 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086X0206X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Oncology Physician providers in Michigan
There are 33 surgical oncology physician records in Michigan.
All 33 in Michigan → Every provider in Kalamazoo → Surgical Oncology Physician nationwide →
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- Tong Qu, MDEast Lansing, MI 488231598119372
- Joseph Contino, MDSaginaw, MI 486041356384499
- Elizabeth Paulus, M.D.Saginaw, MI 486011962632349
- Gregory Sigler, MDCM, FRCSCSaginaw, MI 486011437832938
- Murwarid Assifi, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031548416563
- Mathew Chung, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031386685592
Common questions
What is Gitonga Munene, MD's NPI number?
Gitonga Munene, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164663829, issued on Mar 10, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gitonga Munene, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 N Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007. Phone: (269) 382-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gitonga Munene, MD's license?
Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gitonga Munene, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gitonga Munene, MD had 74 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among surgical oncology physician prescribers was 87. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gitonga Munene, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.