Anastomosis, SurgicalClinical CompetenceColon
Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter, MD, MPH
NPI1588196927PAC ID8921454943
- Medicare services, 2024
- 124
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 88
- Part D claims, 2024
- 23
- Publications
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Practice address
- 15300 Southwest Freeway Suite 100, Sugarland, TX 77478
- Practice phone
- Call (281) 274-6670
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Sugar Land Surgery Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Sugarland, Texas
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Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter is a general surgeon in Sugarland, Texas
Dr. Gunter practices at Sugar Land Surgery Center in Sugarland, Texas.
Dr. Gunter's NPI, 1588196927, was assigned on April 3, 2017. Dr. Gunter graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2017. Dr. Gunter's Texas license number on file is U6249.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1588196927NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8921454943
- NPI enumeration date
- April 3, 2017
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (281) 274-6670
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 35
- Medical school graduation
- 2017
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter practices at Sugar Land Surgery Center in Sugarland, Texas
Dr. Gunter's primary practice is Sugar Land Surgery Center, at 15300 Southwest Freeway Suite 100, Sugarland, TX 77478. The practice phone is (281) 274-6670.
- Sugar Land Surgery Center15300 Southwest Freeway Suite 100, Sugarland, TX 77478Phone(281) 274-6670
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Gunter's primary practice is Sugar Land Surgery Center in Sugarland, Texas. Dr. Gunter is also affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Specialty Associates of West Houston PLLC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gunter to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sugar Land Surgery CenterPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gunter practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Sugar Land Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter is one of 1,939 general surgeons in Texas
Surgery is Dr. Gunter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Gunter is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Gunter has a license on file in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists colon removal among the conditions Dr. Gunter treats.
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter billed Medicare for 124 services in 2024
CMS data shows 124 Medicare services from Dr. Gunter across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 88 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $12,729 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024124
Medicare patients88
Paid by Medicare$12,729
Procedure codes6
Dr. Gunter's Medicare services by type, 2024
- Office and hospital visits90
- Surgery34
Dr. Gunter compared with the Texas median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Gunter
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 124vs 1185% above
- Medicare patients
- 88vs 979% below
Medians across 1,674 general surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Gunter'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. Ryan Daniel Gunter treated 88 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 88 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gunter in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 44 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% 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. Gunter's median patient age at 55, with 46% women.
Medicare patients, 202488
Average age73
Average risk score1.53
Dr. Gunter's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Gunter's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4753%
- Men4147%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Gunter's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis53%
- Ischemic heart disease39%
- Cancer38%
- Chronic kidney disease35%
- Anxiety33%
- Mood disorders26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Gunter's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 55
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women46%
- Men53%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter wrote 23 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Gunter wrote 23 Medicare Part D claims for 13 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs.
Part D claims, 202423
Part D patients13
Dr. Gunter's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic17 claims74%
- Brand-name and other6 claims26%
Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Gunter for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Gunter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Gunter as offering telehealth. CMS counts 16 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Gunter, more than 45% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Gunter's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Gunter ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Colonoscopy
- 45th percentile16 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
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. Ryan Daniel Gunter has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Gunter, published from 2024 to 2025. The most frequent topics are Anastomosis, Surgical, Operative Time and Robotic Surgical Procedures. Dr. Gunter's most frequent co-authors are Eric M. Haas, MD, Joshua Charles Coursey, MD and Rachel Joy Ellsworth, MD.
Papers2
Years published2024 to 2025
Topics Dr. Gunter writes about most
- Anastomosis, Surgical
- Operative Time
- Robotic Surgical Procedures
Dr. Gunter's most frequent co-authors
- Eric M. Haas, MD2 shared papers
- Joshua Charles Coursey, MD1 shared paper
- Rachel Joy Ellsworth, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Gunter
Anastomosis, SurgicalBody Mass IndexColectomy
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter received $2,312 in industry payments from 2023 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 16 general payments to Dr. Gunter from 6 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 51% of the total. THD America, Inc. paid the most, $1,041.
General payments to Dr. Gunter by program year, 2023 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Gunter by kind, 2023 to 2025
$2.3Kin total
- Food and beverage$1,17151%
- Travel and lodging$1,14149%
Companies that paid Dr. Gunter the most, 2023 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter graduated from McGovern Medical School
Dr. Gunter graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2017.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Gunter is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Gunter accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO14
- Medicare11
- HMO9
- POS5
- EPO4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter'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 (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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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 |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter's NPI number?
Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter's NPI number is 1588196927. It was assigned on April 3, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter?
Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter is a general surgeon in Sugarland, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter practice?
Dr. Gunter practices at 15300 Southwest Freeway Suite 100, Sugarland, TX 77478. Dr. Gunter's primary practice is Sugar Land Surgery Center in Sugarland, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gunter to 2 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Gunter is (281) 274-6670.
What is Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter's medical license number?
Dr. Gunter's Texas license number on file is U6249.
Which hospitals is Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter affiliated with?
Dr. Gunter is affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Gunter to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter part of?
Dr. Gunter is linked to Specialty Associates of West Houston PLLC.
Does Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Gunter billed Medicare for 124 services in 2024, and Dr. Gunter accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Gunter as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter's MIPS score?
Dr. Gunter's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter see?
CMS counts 88 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gunter in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Is Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter board certified?
Yes. Dr. Gunter is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Gunter's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99215) and surgery: digestive system (46600).
Where did Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter go to medical school?
Dr. Gunter graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2017.
Has Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,312 in general payments to Dr. Gunter from 6 companies from 2023 to 2025. The largest total came from THD America, Inc.
How long has Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter been practicing?
Dr. Gunter graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.
Does Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Gunter, published from 2024 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter publish with?
Dr. Gunter's most frequent co-authors are Eric M. Haas, MD (2 shared papers), Joshua Charles Coursey, MD (1 shared paper) and Rachel Joy Ellsworth, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Ryan Daniel Gunter accept?
Dr. Gunter is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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