Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz, MD

  • Eugene, OR
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1093035487PAC ID3971722570
Medicare services, 2024
2,287
Medicare patients, 2024
787
Part D claims, 2024
3,066
MIPS score, 2024
94
Industry payments
$546
Practice address
1550 Oak Street, Suite 8, Eugene, OR 97401
Practice phone
Call (541) 683-8771
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Primary practice

Oregon Eye Surgery Center

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Eugene, Oregon

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Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz is an ophthalmologist in Eugene, Oregon

Dr. Kunz practices at Oregon Eye Surgery Center in Eugene, Oregon.

Dr. Kunz's NPI, 1093035487, was assigned on June 8, 2010. Dr. Kunz graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Kunz holds Oregon license MD171620.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3971722570
NPI enumeration date
June 8, 2010
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(541) 683-8771
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
42
Medical school graduation
2010

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

Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz practices at Oregon Eye Surgery Center in Eugene, Oregon

Dr. Kunz's primary practice is Oregon Eye Surgery Center, at 1550 Oak Street, Suite 8, Eugene, OR 97401. The practice phone is (541) 683-8771.

  • Oregon Eye Surgery Center
    1550 Oak Street, Suite 8, Eugene, OR 97401Phone(541) 683-8771

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Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Kunz's primary practice is Oregon Eye Surgery Center in Eugene, Oregon. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kunz to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kunz practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Oregon Eye Surgery CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz is one of 272 ophthalmologists in Oregon

Ophthalmology is Dr. Kunz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Kunz is licensed in Oregon.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, OregonPrimaryLicense MD171620 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Kunz

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Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz billed Medicare for 2,287 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,287 Medicare services from Dr. Kunz across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 787 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $220,976 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,287
Medicare patients787
Paid by Medicare$220,976
Procedure codes17

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 9952024: 1,17218%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 8772024: 74915%
Surgery
2023: 3732024: 3662%

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

  • In an office1,97987%
  • In a facility30813%

Dr. Kunz compared with the Oregon median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Kunz
  • Oregon median
Medicare services
2,287vs 1,1002.1 times
Medicare patients
787vs 49559% above
Part D claims
2,901vs 5665.1 times

Medians across 288 ophthalmologists in Oregon with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

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

Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz treated 787 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 787 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kunz in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 381 patients. 66% of them have high cholesterol, and 64% have high blood pressure. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kunz's median patient age at 75, with 61% women.

Medicare patients, 2024787
Average age74
Average risk score1.00
Also on Medicaid11%

Dr. Kunz's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Kunz's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women48762%
  • Men30038%

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

  1. High cholesterol66%
  2. High blood pressure64%
  3. Arthritis40%
  4. Diabetes24%
  5. Mood disorders21%
  6. Depression18%
  7. Osteoporosis18%
  8. Anxiety17%

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

Dr. Kunz's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 75

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women61%
  • Men39%

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

Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz wrote 3,066 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kunz wrote 3,066 Medicare Part D claims for 758 patients. 52% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,901 of them, across 22 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $126,752 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,005 claims across 23 drugs.

Part D claims, 20243,066
Drugs named by CMS22
Total drug cost$126,752
Part D patients758

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

  • Generic1,585 claims52%
  • Brand-name1,481 claims48%

Dr. Kunz'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. Kunz's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics1%36 of 3,066 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: 3,0052024: 2,9013%

Drugs named by CMS: 22 in 2024, 23 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

Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Kunz for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kunz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 217 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Kunz, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Kunz's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 94of 100Final score
  • 86.8of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 86of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Kunz ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
85th percentile217 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz received $546 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 24 general payments to Dr. Kunz from 13 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. paid the most, $122.

General payments to Dr. Kunz by program year, 2019 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Kunz by kind, 2019 to 2025

$546in total
  • Food and beverage$52296%
  • Education$244%

Companies that paid Dr. Kunz the most, 2019 to 2025

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

Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine

Dr. Kunz graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2010.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Vermont College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz's NPI number?

Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz's NPI number is 1093035487. It was assigned on June 8, 2010, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz?

Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz is an ophthalmologist in Eugene, Oregon. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz practice?

Dr. Kunz practices at 1550 Oak Street, Suite 8, Eugene, OR 97401. Dr. Kunz's primary practice is Oregon Eye Surgery Center in Eugene, Oregon. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kunz to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kunz is (541) 683-8771.

What is Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz's medical license number?

Dr. Kunz holds Oregon license MD171620.

Does Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kunz billed Medicare for 2,287 services in 2024, and Dr. Kunz accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz's MIPS score?

Dr. Kunz's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz see?

CMS counts 787 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kunz in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Kunz's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92136), office visit, established patient (99213) and eye exam or test (92014).

Where did Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz go to medical school?

Dr. Kunz graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2010.

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What drugs does Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kunz's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Ciprofloxacin HCl and Latanoprost.

Has Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $546 in general payments to Dr. Kunz from 13 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.

How long has Dr. Walter Benjamin Kunz been practicing?

Dr. Kunz graduated from medical school in 2010, 16 years ago.

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