Dr. Eric S. Hungness, MD

Dr. Hungness practices at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare.

Dr. Hungness' NPI, 1336193283, was assigned on May 22, 2006.

Dr. Hungness' primary practice is Northwestern Memorial Hospital, at 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611 in Cook County. The practice phone is (312) 926-2000.

Dr. Hungness' primary practice is Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare. Dr. Hungness is also affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital. The medical group on file is Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hungness to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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

Surgery is Dr. Hungness' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Hungness has a license on file in Illinois.

CMS data shows 38 Medicare services from Dr. Hungness across 3 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 65 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,613 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 65 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hungness in 2026. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 23 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.66, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hungness' median patient age at 70, with 75% women.

In 2026, Dr. Hungness wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims for 11 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 18 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $253 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 25 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Hungness for performance year 2026, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Hungness accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Hungness as offering telehealth. CMS counts 20 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Hungness, more than 50% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 69 papers to Dr. Hungness, published from 2010 to 2024. 2015 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Esophageal Achalasia, Laparoscopy and Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery. Dr. Hungness has published most often in Surg Endosc. Dr. Hungness' most frequent co-authors are John E. Pandolfino, MD, Peter J. Kahrilas, MD and Dustin A. Carlson, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 151 general payments to Dr. Hungness from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 40% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $74,636. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $1,172 in 2016.