Joseph William Gunter, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Selma, AL
Joseph William Gunter, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Selma, Alabama, and NPI 1124290275, issued on Mar 28, 2008. Check the license (Alabama MD.34993, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph William Gunter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD.34993 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1023 Medical Center Pkwy, Selma, AL 36701
- Phone
- (334) 418-6656
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 3, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (334) 418-6657
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161122001685); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph William Gunter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.34993Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
77 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Jackson Hospital And Clinic, IncMontgomery, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph William Gunter among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
Joseph William Gunter, M.D. is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 surgery physician records list a practice address in Selma
They are 4 of the 234 NPPES records with a practice address in Selma, and 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Glenn Delp, M.D.Selma, AL 367011861497042
- Richard Johnson, MDSelma, AL 367011669494175
- Charles Lett, M.D.Selma, AL 367011437233186
- Fernando Alegria, M.D.Demopolis, AL 367321497837405
- Keith Roberts, MDDemopolis, AL 367321245320340
- Gary Kania, D.O.Thomasville, AL 367841487649448
- Charles AhlrichMobile, AL 366171558125674
- Austin Chapman, MDMobile, AL 366171790588358
Common questions
What is Joseph William Gunter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph William Gunter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124290275, issued on Mar 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph William Gunter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1023 Medical Center Pkwy, Selma, AL, 36701. Phone: (334) 418-6656. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph William Gunter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.34993, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph William Gunter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph William Gunter, M.D. had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.