NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Otolaryngology Physician NPI 1245670637 D.O.
Verify on CMS → James Gaunt, D.O.
Otolaryngology Physician in North Kansas City, Missouri.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 11,060 in Otolaryngology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 305 beneficiaries · Otolaryngology Physician avg: 536
MIPS score
76.9/100
▼ 7 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$453.03
21 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
James Gaunt, D.O. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 76.9/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,043 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 76.9/100
- MIPS score · -7 vs avg
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥17th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about James Gaunt, D.O.
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1245670637), first enumerated 06/28/2013.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,043 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 76.9/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$453.03 in reported industry payments (21 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1245670637 · Otolaryngology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-BELOW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1245670637
- ENUM-MID 2013
- TAX-MID 11K Otolaryngology Physician
- MIPS-BELOW 76.9/100
- RX-MID 1,043
- BOOK-THIN 256 in Missouri
- PHOTO-FINISH Vaughan Bowen, MD · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Gaunt · this pro…
Gaunt · this provider
76.9 MIPS pts
- Vaughan Bowen, M…
Vaughan Bowen, MD
76.9 MIPS pts
- Brian Cusick, MD…
Brian Cusick, MD
76.9 MIPS pts
- Kenneth Zuckerma…
Kenneth Zuckerman, M.D.
76.9 MIPS pts
- Stewart Bernard,…
Stewart Bernard, MD
77 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
James Gaunt, D.O.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
77 ≥ 17th percentile 17% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where James Gaunt, D.O. sits
This provider among otolaryngology physician peers
Across the 3,290 otolaryngology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, James Gaunt, D.O. writes more Part D claims than 83% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 26% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one otolaryngology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is James Gaunt, D.O.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
James Gaunt, D.O. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about James Gaunt, D.O.?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Otolaryngology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,043 95% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
76.9/100 6.6 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Missouri
How Otolaryngology Physician compares to other specialties among Missouri providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
James Gaunt, D.O.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Otolaryngology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 76.9/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1245670637 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Otolaryngology Physician |
| Credentials | D.O. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/28/2013 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
76.9217
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
66.5332
Quality
56.5392
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where James Gaunt, D.O. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Ascentist Physicians Group LLC
Lees Summit, MO
Meritas Health Corporation
North Kansas City, MO
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for James Gaunt, D.O.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$453
Largest payer
AERIN MEDICAL INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,043
Total Claims
$17K
Total Drug Cost
305
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,253.133
- Total Day Supply
- 25,534
- Generic Drug Cost
- $17K
- Opioid Claims
- 54 (5.2% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 153
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.51
- Gender Split
- 58% female / 42% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 49, 65-74: 132, 75-84: 88, 85+: 36
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What James Gaunt, D.O. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Ipratropium Bromide
Ipratropium Bromide
158 claims
- Mupirocin
Mupirocin
102 claims
- Fluticasone Propio…
Fluticasone Propionate
71 claims
- Methylprednisolone 58
Methylprednisolone
58 claims
- Levocetirizine Dih… 46
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride
46 claims
- Azelastine Hcl 45
Azelastine Hcl
45 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavul… 39
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
39 claims
- Cephalexin 39
Cephalexin
39 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Ipratropium Bromide | 158 |
| Mupirocin | 102 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 71 |
| Methylprednisolone | 58 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 46 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 45 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 39 |
| Cephalexin | 39 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 37 |
| Nystatin | 33 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Otolaryngology Physician Overview
How James Gaunt, D.O. fits within the Otolaryngology Physician landscape nationally.
11,060
Otolaryngology Physician Providers in US
54
States with Otolaryngology Physician
536
Avg Claims per Provider
James Gaunt, D.O.'s 1,043 claims are above the specialty average of 536.
Nationwide Otolaryngology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Gaunt, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (76.9 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2013)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Otolaryngology Physician Providers in Missouri
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Missouri, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Gaunt.
One of 256 Otolaryngology Physician providers enrolled in Missouri, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Mueed Ahmad
M.D.
Saint Louis, MO
Dr. Edgar Ailor
M.D.
Columbia, MO
Bushra Ajaz
MSCCC-A
Saint Louis, MO
Dr. Deepthi Akella
DO
Columbia, MO
Dr. Ryan Akin
MD
Jefferson City, MO
Compare Otolaryngology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is James Gaunt, D.O.'s specialty? ▼
James Gaunt, D.O. specializes in Otolaryngology Physician and practices in North Kansas City, Missouri. Credentials: D.O..
How much does James Gaunt, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, James Gaunt, D.O. wrote 1,043 Medicare Part D claims totaling $17K in drug costs for 305 beneficiaries.
What is James Gaunt, D.O.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
James Gaunt, D.O. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 76.9/100 (Quality: 66.5, Cost: 56.5). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is James Gaunt, D.O. located? ▼
James Gaunt, D.O. is located at 2790 CLAY EDWARDS DR STE 500, North Kansas City, MO, 64116. Phone: (816) 994-0040.
What is James Gaunt, D.O.'s NPI number? ▼
James Gaunt, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245670637, issued on 06/28/2013.
Does James Gaunt, D.O. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, James Gaunt, D.O. had 54 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 5.2%.
How many Otolaryngology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 11,060 Otolaryngology Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Otolaryngology Physician provider writes 536 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does James Gaunt, D.O. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, James Gaunt, D.O.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Ipratropium Bromide, Mupirocin, Fluticasone Propionate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does James Gaunt, D.O. accept Medicare? ▼
James Gaunt, D.O. appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,043 Part D claims and 305 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify James Gaunt, D.O.'s credentials? ▼
James Gaunt, D.O.'s NPI is 1245670637 with credentials D.O.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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