Anti-Bacterial AgentsBlack or African AmericanEmergency Service, Hospital
Dr. Benton R. Hunter, MD
NPI1932127305PAC ID0345249397
- Medicare services, 2024
- 142
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 145
- Part D claims, 2024
- 24
- Publications
- 70
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202
- Practice phone
- Call (317) 962-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Benton R. Hunter is an emergency medicine physician in Indianapolis, Indiana
Dr. Hunter practices at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Indiana University Health.
Dr. Hunter's NPI, 1932127305, was assigned on July 17, 2006. Dr. Hunter graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Hunter holds Indiana license 01061210.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1932127305NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0345249397
- NPI enumeration date
- July 17, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (317) 962-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 48
- Medical school graduation
- 2004
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Benton R. Hunter practices at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana
Dr. Hunter's primary practice is IU Health Methodist Hospital, at 1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202 in Marion County. The practice phone is (317) 962-2000.
- IU Health Methodist Hospital1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202 · Marion CountyPhone(317) 962-2000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Benton R. Hunter is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Hunter's primary practice is IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Indiana University Health. The medical group on file is IU Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hunter to 1 more behavioral health center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
IU Health Medical Group1 behavioral health centerName with a free account1 medical groupName with a free account
See all 4 affiliations for Dr. HunterSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Benton R. Hunter's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hunter practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| IU Health Methodist Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Benton R. Hunter is one of 1,275 emergency medicine physicians in Indiana
Emergency medicine is Dr. Hunter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Hunter is licensed in Indiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, IndianaPrimary
Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Hunter
Counts of emergency medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
1,275emergency medicine physicians in Indiana306emergency medicine physicians in Indianapolis119emergency medicine physicians at IU Health Methodist Hospital
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Benton R. Hunter billed Medicare for 142 services in 2024
CMS data shows 142 Medicare services from Dr. Hunter across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 145 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $14,022 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 2024142
Medicare patients145
Paid by Medicare$14,022
Procedure codes3
Dr. Hunter's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1192024: 14219%
Dr. Hunter compared with the Indiana median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Hunter
- Indiana median
- Medicare services
- 142vs 30453% below
- Medicare patients
- 145vs 27748% below
- Part D claims
- 36vs 9261% below
Medians across 1,276 emergency medicine physicians in Indiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Hunter'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. Benton R. Hunter treated 145 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 64
CMS counts 145 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hunter in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 51 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 66% have high cholesterol. 46% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.66, 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. Hunter's median patient age at 49, with 52% women.
Medicare patients, 2024145
Average age64
Average risk score2.66
Also on Medicaid46%
Dr. Hunter's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Hunter's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women7954%
- Men6646%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hunter's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol66%
- Mood disorders48%
- Anxiety45%
- Depression44%
- Diabetes43%
- Arthritis38%
- Heart failure33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Hunter's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 49
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Benton R. Hunter wrote 24 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hunter wrote 24 Medicare Part D claims for 18 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 2 drugs, with $186 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 60 claims across 4 drugs.
Part D claims, 202424
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$186
Part D patients18
Dr. Hunter's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic19 claims79%
- Brand-name and other5 claims21%
Dr. Hunter's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2017
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2016 to 2017
- 2016
- 2017
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2016: 602017: 3640%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2017, 4 in 2016.
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. Benton R. Hunter takes part in Medicare
Dr. Hunter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Benton R. Hunter has 70 publications on record
Dmand AI links 70 papers to Dr. Hunter, published from 2012 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Emergency Service, Hospital, Heart Failure and COVID-19. Dr. Hunter has published most often in Ann Intern Med. Dr. Hunter's most frequent co-authors are Thomas Adam Lardaro, MD, Christian C. Strachan, MD and Steven K. Roumpf, MD.
Papers70
Years published2012 to 2025
Dr. Hunter's papers by year, 2016 to 2025
Topics Dr. Hunter writes about most
- Emergency Service, Hospital
- Heart Failure
- COVID-19
- Ultrasonography
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Heart Arrest
- Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
- SARS-CoV-2
Dr. Hunter's most frequent co-authors
- Thomas Adam Lardaro, MD8 shared papers
- Christian C. Strachan, MD8 shared papers
- Steven K. Roumpf, MD7 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Hunter
Emergency Service, HospitalHealth PersonnelHospitals, Urban
Emergency Service, HospitalHeart FailureLength of Stay
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Benton R. Hunter received $1,259 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Hunter from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 89% of the total. Beckman Coulter, Inc. paid the most, $1,167.
General payments to Dr. Hunter by program year, 2016 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Hunter by kind, 2016 to 2023
$1.3Kin total
- Consulting fees$1,12589%
- Food and beverage$13411%
Companies that paid Dr. Hunter the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Benton R. Hunter graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine
Dr. Hunter graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2004.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Benton R. Hunter's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Benton R. Hunter's NPI number?
Dr. Benton R. Hunter's NPI number is 1932127305. It was assigned on July 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Benton R. Hunter?
Dr. Benton R. Hunter is an emergency medicine physician in Indianapolis, Indiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. Benton R. Hunter practice?
Dr. Hunter practices at 1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Dr. Hunter's primary practice is IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of Indiana University Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hunter to 1 behavioral health center and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Benton R. Hunter's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hunter is (317) 962-2000.
What is Dr. Benton R. Hunter's medical license number?
Dr. Hunter holds Indiana license 01061210.
Which hospitals is Dr. Benton R. Hunter affiliated with?
Dr. Hunter practices at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.
What medical group is Dr. Benton R. Hunter part of?
Dr. Hunter is linked to IU Health Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Hunter to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Benton R. Hunter accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hunter billed Medicare for 142 services in 2024, and Dr. Hunter accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Benton R. Hunter see?
CMS counts 145 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hunter in 2024, with an average age of 64.
What services does Dr. Benton R. Hunter bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hunter's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), emergency department visit (99284) and emergency department visit (99283).
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Where did Dr. Benton R. Hunter go to medical school?
Dr. Hunter graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2004.
What drugs does Dr. Benton R. Hunter prescribe most?
In 2017 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hunter's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Benton R. Hunter received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,259 in general payments to Dr. Hunter from 2 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Beckman Coulter, Inc.
How long has Dr. Benton R. Hunter been practicing?
Dr. Hunter graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.
Does Dr. Benton R. Hunter do research?
Dmand AI links 70 publications to Dr. Hunter, published from 2012 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Benton R. Hunter publish with?
Dr. Hunter's most frequent co-authors are Thomas Adam Lardaro, MD (8 shared papers), Christian C. Strachan, MD (8 shared papers) and Steven K. Roumpf, MD (7 shared papers).
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