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Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter, MD, PhD
NPI1093808107PAC ID8426950676
- Medicare services, 2024
- 129
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 73
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,860
- Publications
- 25
- Clinical trials
- 3
- Practice address
- 1530 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, KY 42003
- Practice phone
- Call (270) 444-2444
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter is a neurologist in Paducah, Kentucky
Dr. Hunter practices at Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky, part of Bon Secours Mercy Health.
Dr. Hunter's NPI, 1093808107, was assigned on October 2, 2006. Dr. Hunter graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1991. Dr. Hunter holds Tennessee license 29410.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1093808107NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8426950676
- NPI enumeration date
- October 2, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (270) 444-2444
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter practices at Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky
Dr. Hunter's primary practice is Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital, at 1530 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, KY 42003 in Mc Cracken County. The practice phone is (270) 444-2444.
- Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital1530 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, KY 42003 · Mc Cracken CountyPhone(270) 444-2444
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter is affiliated with 3 sites of care
Dr. Hunter's primary practice is Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky, part of Bon Secours Mercy Health. Dr. Hunter is also affiliated with Maury Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hunter to 1 more physician office, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hunter practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter is one of 218 neurologists in Kentucky
Neurology is Dr. Hunter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Hunter is licensed in Tennessee.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurology, TennesseePrimary
Neurologists near Dr. Hunter
Counts of neurologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
218neurologists in Kentucky10neurologists in Paducah5neurologists at Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter billed Medicare for 129 services in 2024
CMS data shows 129 Medicare services from Dr. Hunter across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 73 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $13,277 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024129
Medicare patients73
Paid by Medicare$13,277
Procedure codes2
Dr. Hunter's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1752024: 12926%
Dr. Hunter compared with the Kentucky median for neurologists, 2024
- Dr. Hunter
- Kentucky median
- Medicare services
- 129vs 37966% below
- Medicare patients
- 73vs 24270% below
- Part D claims
- 2,584vs 6044.3 times
Medians across 204 neurologists in Kentucky 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. Samuel Forrester Hunter treated 73 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 64
CMS counts 73 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hunter in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 39 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.53, 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 59, with 76% women.
Medicare patients, 202473
Average age64
Average risk score1.53
Dr. Hunter's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Hunter's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6082%
- Men1318%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hunter's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol68%
- Arthritis48%
- Mood disorders44%
- Anxiety42%
- Depression38%
- COPD22%
- Diabetes18%
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 59
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women76%
- Men24%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter wrote 2,860 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hunter wrote 2,860 Medicare Part D claims for 190 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,584 of them, across 57 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,497,539 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,906 claims across 59 drugs.
Part D claims, 20242,860
Drugs named by CMS57
Total drug cost$2.5M
Part D patients190
Dr. Hunter's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,571 claims90%
- Brand-name289 claims10%
Dr. Hunter'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. Hunter's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids3%97 of 2,860 claims
- Antibiotics1%21 of 2,860 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%24 of 2,860 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: 2,9062024: 2,58411%
Drugs named by CMS: 57 in 2024, 59 in 2023.
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
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Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter has 25 publications on record
Dmand AI links 25 papers to Dr. Hunter, published from 2014 to 2024. 2018 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Multiple Sclerosis, Immunosuppressive Agents and Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting. Dr. Hunter has published most often in Am J Manag Care. Dr. Hunter's most frequent co-authors are Daniel Kantor, MD, James Bowen, MD, MPH and Laura Elizabeth Diegelmann, MD.
Papers25
Years published2014 to 2024
Dr. Hunter's papers by year, 2014 to 2024
Topics Dr. Hunter writes about most
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
- Fingolimod Hydrochloride
- Emergency Service, Hospital
- Hypotension
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Point-of-Care Systems
Dr. Hunter's most frequent co-authors
- Daniel Kantor, MD3 shared papers
- James Bowen, MD, MPH2 shared papers
- Laura Elizabeth Diegelmann, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Hunter
AtrophyCognitive DysfunctionMagnetic Resonance Imaging
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter has worked on 3 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Hunter to 3 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting and Multiple Sclerosis. Genzyme, a Sanofi Company sponsors the most, 3. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Hunter that name 3 trials.
Conditions in Dr. Hunter's trials
- Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
- Multiple Sclerosis
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Hunter
- Rany A. Aburashed, DO3 shared trials
- Ann Doan Bass, MD3 shared trials
- Regina R. Berkovich, MD3 shared trials
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Hunter
$4,999 in research paymentsMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingMultiple SclerosisAlemtuzumab
$4,240 in research paymentsMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingMultiple Sclerosisalemtuzumab GZ402673
Comparison of Alemtuzumab and Rebif® Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis, Study One (opens in a new tab)
Completed
$1,250 in research paymentsMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingMultiple SclerosisAlemtuzumabInterferon beta-1a
Sources: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026; Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter received $1,600,520 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 2,089 general payments to Dr. Hunter from 45 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 72% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $686,294. It also lists 85 research payments totaling $50,412 from 2016 to 2021, naming 3 clinical trials.
General payments to Dr. Hunter by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Hunter by kind, 2016 to 2025
$1.6Min total
- Speaker and faculty fees$1,146,72072%
- Consulting fees$234,28415%
- Travel and lodging$169,95511%
- Food and beverage$38,9132%
- Other$9,3601%
Companies that paid Dr. Hunter the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Dr. Hunter graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1991.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Samuel Forrester 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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. Samuel Forrester Hunter's NPI number?
Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter's NPI number is 1093808107. It was assigned on October 2, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter?
Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter is a neurologist in Paducah, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).
Where does Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter practice?
Dr. Hunter practices at 1530 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, KY 42003. Dr. Hunter's primary practice is Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky, part of Bon Secours Mercy Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hunter to 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hunter is (270) 444-2444.
What is Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter's medical license number?
Dr. Hunter holds Tennessee license 29410.
Which hospitals is Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter affiliated with?
Dr. Hunter practices at Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Hunter is also affiliated with Maury Regional Medical Center.
Does Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hunter billed Medicare for 129 services in 2024.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter see?
CMS counts 73 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hunter in 2024, with an average age of 64.
What services does Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hunter's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter go to medical school?
Dr. Hunter graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1991.
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What drugs does Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hunter's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Baclofen and Tizanidine HCl.
Has Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,600,520 in general payments to Dr. Hunter from 45 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies.
How long has Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter been practicing?
Dr. Hunter graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.
Does Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter do research?
Dmand AI links 25 publications to Dr. Hunter, published from 2014 to 2024. Dr. Hunter has worked on 3 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. Samuel Forrester Hunter publish with?
Dr. Hunter's most frequent co-authors are Daniel Kantor, MD (3 shared papers), James Bowen, MD, MPH (2 shared papers) and Laura Elizabeth Diegelmann, MD (2 shared papers).
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