Dr. Charles R. Suntra, MD

  • Modesto, CA
  • Otolaryngologist
NPI1619934056PAC ID5395806426
Medicare services, 2024
1,154
Medicare patients, 2024
656
Part D claims, 2024
805
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
600 Coffee Rd, Modesto, CA 95355
Practice phone
Call (209) 524-1211
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Primary practice

Sutter Valley Medical Foundation

Modesto, California

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Dr. Charles R. Suntra is an otolaryngologist in Modesto, California

Dr. Suntra practices at Sutter Valley Medical Foundation in Modesto, California.

Dr. Suntra's NPI, 1619934056, was assigned on April 28, 2006. Dr. Suntra graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Suntra holds California license A74442.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5395806426
NPI enumeration date
April 28, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(209) 524-1211
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
57
Medical school graduation
1995

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Charles R. Suntra practices at Sutter Valley Medical Foundation in Modesto, California

Dr. Suntra's primary practice is Sutter Valley Medical Foundation, at 600 Coffee Rd, Modesto, CA 95355 in Stanislaus County. The practice phone is (209) 524-1211.

  • Sutter Valley Medical Foundation
    600 Coffee Rd, Modesto, CA 95355 · Stanislaus CountyPhone(209) 524-1211

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Charles R. Suntra is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Suntra's primary practice is Sutter Valley Medical Foundation in Modesto, California. Dr. Suntra is also affiliated with Memorial Medical Center. The medical group on file is SGMF Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Suntra to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Charles R. Suntra's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Suntra practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Sutter Valley Medical FoundationAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Charles R. Suntra is one of 1,107 otolaryngologists in California

Otolaryngology is Dr. Suntra's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Suntra is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Suntra's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Missouri and Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Otolaryngology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A74442 · 2001 to 2026 · taxonomy 207Y00000X
  • Missouri license2000 to 2026
  • Massachusetts license1999 to 2002

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists chronic nasal allergies, chronic sinusitis, ear eustachian tube disorders, ear infection, endoscopic sinus surgery, hearing loss and impairment, larynx and vocal cord disease and swimmer's ear among the conditions Dr. Suntra treats.

Otolaryngologists near Dr. Suntra

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1,107otolaryngologists in California
7otolaryngologists in Modesto

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Charles R. Suntra billed Medicare for 1,154 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,154 Medicare services from Dr. Suntra across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 656 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $93,260 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,154
Medicare patients656
Paid by Medicare$93,260
Procedure codes10

Dr. Suntra's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,2512024: 1,01619%
Surgery
2023: 1392024: 1381%

Where Dr. Suntra's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,12497%
  • In a facility303%

Dr. Suntra compared with the California median for otolaryngologists, 2024

  • Dr. Suntra
  • California median
Medicare services
1,154vs 66673% above
Medicare patients
656vs 2962.2 times
Part D claims
649vs 1185.5 times

Medians across 1,045 otolaryngologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Suntra's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Charles R. Suntra treated 656 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 656 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Suntra in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 253 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.35, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Suntra's median patient age at 59, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 2024656
Average age74
Average risk score1.35
Also on Medicaid27%

Dr. Suntra's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Suntra's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women38559%
  • Men27141%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Suntra's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis49%
  4. Diabetes34%
  5. Ischemic heart disease28%
  6. Chronic kidney disease27%
  7. Anxiety24%
  8. Mood disorders19%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Suntra's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 59

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men46%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Charles R. Suntra wrote 805 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Suntra wrote 805 Medicare Part D claims for 294 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 649 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $16,678 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 734 claims across 21 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024805
Drugs named by CMS19
Total drug cost$16,678
Part D patients294

Dr. Suntra's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic778 claims97%
  • Brand-name27 claims3%

Dr. Suntra's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Suntra's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids3%25 of 805 claims
  • Antibiotics29%235 of 805 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 7342024: 64912%

Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 21 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Charles R. Suntra takes part in Medicare

Dr. Suntra accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Charles R. Suntra has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Suntra. Dr. Suntra's most frequent co-authors are Robert W. Dolan, MD and Gregory A. Grillone, MD.

Papers2

Dr. Suntra's most frequent co-authors

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Dr. Charles R. Suntra received $878 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 33 general payments to Dr. Suntra from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $375.

General payments to Dr. Suntra by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Suntra by kind, 2016 to 2025

$878in total
  • Food and beverage$50357%
  • Consulting fees$37543%

Companies that paid Dr. Suntra the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Charles R. Suntra has 4 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Suntra, most recently AAO-HNS Fellow in 2020. Dr. Suntra serves on Gould Medical Group, Finance Committee and Retirement Committee.

Awards and honors for Dr. Suntra

  1. 2020
    • AAO-HNS Fellow
    • ACS Fellow
  2. 2005
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  3. 2003
    • Whos Who

Dr. Suntra's committees and leadership roles

Gould Medical GroupBoard of Director/Treasurer
2013 to present
Finance CommitteeMember
2012 to present
Retirement CommitteeMember
2012 to present
Memorial Hospital FoundationChair Grants and Disbursement Committee
2010 to present

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Charles R. Suntra graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine

Dr. Suntra graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Suntra is a member of NHS and ACS.

  1. Medical schoolSaint Louis University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in otolaryngologyAmerican Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Charles R. Suntra accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Suntra is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • +6 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Suntra accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. HMO7
  3. Medicare6
  4. EPO4
  5. POS2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Charles R. Suntra's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Charles R. Suntra's NPI number?

Dr. Charles R. Suntra's NPI number is 1619934056. It was assigned on April 28, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Charles R. Suntra?

Dr. Charles R. Suntra is an otolaryngologist in Modesto, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).

Where does Dr. Charles R. Suntra practice?

Dr. Suntra practices at 600 Coffee Rd, Modesto, CA 95355. Dr. Suntra's primary practice is Sutter Valley Medical Foundation in Modesto, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Suntra to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Charles R. Suntra's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Suntra is (209) 524-1211.

What is Dr. Charles R. Suntra's medical license number?

Dr. Suntra holds California license A74442, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Charles R. Suntra been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Suntra in California (2001 to 2026), Missouri (2000 to 2026) and Massachusetts (1999 to 2002).

Which hospitals is Dr. Charles R. Suntra affiliated with?

Dr. Suntra is affiliated with Memorial Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Suntra to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Charles R. Suntra part of?

Dr. Suntra is linked to SGMF Radiology. Dmand AI links Dr. Suntra to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Charles R. Suntra accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Suntra billed Medicare for 1,154 services in 2024, and Dr. Suntra accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Charles R. Suntra see?

CMS counts 656 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Suntra in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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Is Dr. Charles R. Suntra board certified?

Yes. Dr. Suntra is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

What services does Dr. Charles R. Suntra bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Suntra's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99203).

Where did Dr. Charles R. Suntra go to medical school?

Dr. Suntra graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine in 1995.

What drugs does Dr. Charles R. Suntra prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Suntra's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ofloxacin, Fluticasone Propionate and Cephalexin.

Has Dr. Charles R. Suntra received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $878 in general payments to Dr. Suntra from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.

How long has Dr. Charles R. Suntra been practicing?

Dr. Suntra graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.

Does Dr. Charles R. Suntra do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Suntra.

Who does Dr. Charles R. Suntra publish with?

Dr. Suntra's most frequent co-authors are Robert W. Dolan, MD (2 shared papers) and Gregory A. Grillone, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Charles R. Suntra accept?

Dr. Suntra is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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