Robert E. Hunter, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Salida, CO
Robert E. Hunter, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Salida, Colorado, and NPI 1104891431, issued on Feb 21, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 29937, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert E. Hunter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 29937 CO
31203 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 W Hwy 50, Salida, CO 81201
- Phone
- (719) 530-2000
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 01299379 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090422000242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert E. Hunter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 29937Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 62.6 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: $28,112.92
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Salida Hospital DistrictSalida, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert E. Hunter among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado
Robert E. Hunter, MD is one of 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 73% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2007 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.
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- David Elfenbein, M.D.Gunnison, CO 812301356443774
- Jeremiah SteedPagosa Springs, CO 811471245736974
- William Webb, MDPagosa Springs, CO 811471962406637
- Brian Butzen, M.D.Durango, CO 813011669620514
Common questions
What is Robert E. Hunter, MD's NPI number?
Robert E. Hunter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104891431, issued on Feb 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert E. Hunter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 W Hwy 50, Salida, CO, 81201. Phone: (719) 530-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert E. Hunter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 29937, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert E. Hunter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert E. Hunter, MD had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert E. Hunter, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 62.6 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.