Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Kevin Tunnat, D.P.M.

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Evanston, IL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
800 AUSTIN ST, Evanston, IL 60202
8478645010
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1205885274 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Tunnat from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Tunnat

Dr. Kevin Tunnat is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in Evanston, IL, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Tunnat performed 593 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Tunnat received a total of $4,647 from 29 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 62 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Tunnat is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration ▲ 593 Medicare services $4,647 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
593
Medicare services
Bottom 22% in IL for foot & ankle surgery podiatrist
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$42
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Toenail/fingernail removal, 6+ nails
Surgical removal of six or more fingernails or toenails. This procedure involves the excision of multiple nails during a single session.
142 $30 $78
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
121 $65 $122
X-ray of foot, 2 views
An X-ray imaging test of the foot using two different angles to create pictures of the bones and joints.
99 $20 $52
Office visit, established patient (10-19 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting 10 to 19 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
93 $45 $85
New patient office visit (30-44 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range.
77 $68 $158
Toenail/fingernail removal, 1-5 nails
This procedure involves the removal of one to five fingernails or toenails.
38 $22 $55
Foot X-ray, 3+ views
An X-ray imaging test of the foot that captures at least three different views to evaluate the bones and joints.
23 $26 $61
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$4,647
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $664/year across 7 years
Top 32% in IL for foot & ankle surgery podiatrist
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
29
Companies
62
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$671
2023
$1,127
2022
$614
2021
$323
2020
$377
2019
$1,052
2018
$483

Payments by company (2024)

Extremity Medical
$123
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$122
DJO, LLC
$109
Bioventus LLC
$92
Amgen Inc.
$87
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$78
Stryker Corporation
$47
TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 52.8% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$397
Bioventus LLC
$348
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$304
Medtronic, Inc.
$292
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$267
ORGANOGENESIS INC.
$230
Next Science LLC
$224
Osiris Therapeutics Inc.
$214
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$208
Organogenesis Inc.
$196
Medline Industries, Inc.
$177
Kerecis Limited
$147
Melinta Therapeutics, LLC
$141
Stryker Corporation
$130
Misonix Inc
$127
Extremity Medical
$123
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$120
Boston Scientific Corporation
$116
DJO, LLC
$109
Abbott Laboratories
$102
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$99
Nevro Corp.
$94
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
$91
Amgen Inc.
$87
Paragon 28, Inc.
$78
Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.
$74
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$70
Osteomed LLC
$69
TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 22.5% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACTICOAT 4" X 4" · ACTISHIELD · ANCHORAGE · Apligraf · BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (BWM) · BIOFIX · BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS · DR COMFORT · EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM · EXT-ExtremiLock Ankle · Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System · Flexitouch Plus · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GRAFIX PL · GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX · HammerGraft · Hyalomatrix Wound Device · Integra · KRYSTEXXA · Kerecis Omega3 Wound · Kimyrsa · LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM · MOTOBAND · N/A · NUZYRA · Orbactiv · PROCLAIM · PURAPLY · PluroGel Burn & Wound Dressings · Puraply · Puraply Antimicrobial · RENASYS · SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS · STRAVIX · Santyl · Senza · SonicOne · Stratum Foot Plating System · Stravix · SurgX · VENASEAL · Vabomere
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

Foot & ankle surgery podiatrists in nearby ZIP areas
307
County median income
$81,797
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL-EVANSTON
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Tunnat is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Tunnat experienced with toenail/fingernail removal, 6+ nails?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Tunnat performed 142 toenail/fingernail removal, 6+ nails services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Tunnat receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Tunnat received a total of $4,647 from 29 companies across 62 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Tunnat's costs compare to other foot & ankle surgery podiatrists in Evanston?
Dr. Tunnat's average Medicare payment per service is $42. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Tunnat) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →