NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Jude Kunst, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Pittsburgh, PA

James Jude Kunst, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1679201420, issued on Aug 10, 2022. Check the license (Pennsylvania RN716209, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679201420
Name
James Jude Kunst
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
RN716209 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4800 Friendship Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone
(724) 664-3124
Enumerated
Aug 10, 2022
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221102000793); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4800 Friendship Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ali Abdullah, M.DCritical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1316276579
  2. Alison Abiri, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1689685661
  3. Eric Acker, MDInternal Medicine Physician1205522869
  4. Diane Adams, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1619517141
  5. Lauri Adler, MDAnesthesiology Physician1780656025
  6. Robert Andra, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1336119569

Verify James Jude Kunst in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $15.49

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Kunst$15.49
  2. Specialty average$135.08

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Allegheny ClinicNatrona Heights, PA
  2. United Hospital Center IncBridgeport, WV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James Jude Kunst among 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Pennsylvania

James Jude Kunst, CRNA is one of 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2012 among the 3,576 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

913 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 913 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Andra, CRNAPittsburgh, PA 152241336119569
  2. Gail Bader, CRNAPittsburgh, PA 152241073585394
  3. Lisa Brienza, CRNAPittsburgh, PA 152241104899491
  4. Susan Clark, CRNAPittsburgh, PA 152241356314850
  5. Charlene Costanza, CRNAPittsburgh, PA 152241245203660
  6. Deborah Ferriero, CRNAPittsburgh, PA 152241629044243
  7. Tara Hardoby, CRNAPittsburgh, PA 152241386619724
  8. Todd Hrtyanski, CRNAPittsburgh, PA 152241376528307

Common questions

What is James Jude Kunst, CRNA's NPI number?

James Jude Kunst, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679201420, issued on Aug 10, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Jude Kunst, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4800 Friendship Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Phone: (724) 664-3124. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Jude Kunst, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number RN716209, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is James Jude Kunst, CRNA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 of 100. 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.