Heather Elizabeth Gunnarson, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · San Diego, CA
Heather Elizabeth Gunnarson, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1578587739, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (California BG8955582, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Elizabeth Gunnarson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- BG8955582 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9339 Genesee Ave, San Diego, CA 92121
- Phone
- (858) 455-7520
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 6, 2023
- Fax
- (858) 554-1312
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061018000707); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Elizabeth Gunnarson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license BG8955582Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
205 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol36 claims
- Progesterone32 claims
- Estradiol (Twice Weekly)15 claims
- Valacyclovir12 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: $414.59
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Igo Medical Group AmcSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Elizabeth Gunnarson among 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California
Heather Elizabeth Gunnarson, MD is one of 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 2,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in California
There are 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California.
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- Vera Ann Barile, M.D.San Diego, CA 921211275630204
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- Stephen Dimarzo, M.D.San Diego, CA 921211366479461
- Valerie Gafori, M.D.San Diego, CA 921211003853029
- Nancy Grauer, M.D.San Diego, CA 921211740216167
- Laurie Greenberg, MDSan Diego, CA 921211265470595
- Jack Hsiao, MDSan Diego, CA 921211477633287
Common questions
What is Heather Elizabeth Gunnarson, MD's NPI number?
Heather Elizabeth Gunnarson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578587739, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Elizabeth Gunnarson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9339 Genesee Ave, San Diego, CA, 92121. Phone: (858) 455-7520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Elizabeth Gunnarson, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number BG8955582, 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 Heather Elizabeth Gunnarson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Elizabeth Gunnarson, MD had 205 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.