Willard Merrell Hunter, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Eureka, CA
Willard Merrell Hunter, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Eureka, California, and NPI 1477589323, issued on Jun 23, 2006. Check the license (California G30611, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Willard Merrell Hunter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G30611 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2412 Buhne St, Eureka, CA 95501
- Phone
- (707) 441-1624
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (707) 441-1253
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060727000256); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2412 Buhne St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kyle Allred, PA-CPhysician Assistant1124372230
- Christopher Blank, RNRegistered Nurse1912186248
- Caryl Boehnert, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1780848515
- Daisy Eng, MDFamily Medicine Physician1295876811
- Steven Kamelgarn, MDFamily Medicine Physician1811907975
- Nicole Mahouski, RNRegistered Nurse1457581662
Verify Willard Merrell Hunter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G30611Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,264 Medicare Part D claims for 434 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium162 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl120 claims
- Lisinopril84 claims
- Omeprazole65 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa62 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate61 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
- Open Door Community Health CentersMcKinleyville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Willard Merrell Hunter among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Willard Merrell Hunter, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
48 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Eureka
They are 48 of the 2,854 NPPES records with a practice address in Eureka, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Willard Merrell Hunter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Willard Merrell Hunter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477589323, issued on Jun 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Willard Merrell Hunter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2412 Buhne St, Eureka, CA, 95501. Phone: (707) 441-1624. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Willard Merrell Hunter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G30611, 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 Willard Merrell Hunter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Willard Merrell Hunter, M.D. had 2,264 Medicare Part D claims for 434 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.