Dr. Michael Patrick Hunter, MD, MS

Dr. Hunter practices at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health.

Dr. Hunter's NPI, 1386023471, was assigned on May 22, 2015. Dr. Hunter graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Hunter holds Texas license T0236.

Dr. Hunter's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler, at 800 East Dawson, Tyler, TX 75701 in Smith County. The practice phone is (903) 593-8441.

Dr. Hunter's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dr. Hunter is also affiliated with University Hospital. The medical group on file is CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hunter to 2 more hospitals and 4 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hunter practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Hunter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Hunter is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Hunter's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Missouri and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, pleural effusion, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary heart disease among the conditions Dr. Hunter treats.

CMS data shows 1,335 Medicare services from Dr. Hunter across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 521 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $87,287 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 521 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hunter in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 210 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.30, 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 70, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hunter wrote 884 Medicare Part D claims for 197 patients. 51% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 670 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $182,394 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 613 claims across 18 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Hunter in 2020.

CMS Open Payments shows 114 general payments to Dr. Hunter from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Ethicon Inc. paid the most, $1,629.

Dr. Hunter graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2014.

Dr. Hunter is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.