Medicare Enrolled
Dr. William Hunter, M.D.
Neurological Surgery · Gastonia, NC
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Hunter
Dr. William Hunter is a neurological surgery specialist in Gastonia, NC, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hunter performed 812 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hunter received a total of $1,145,806 from 51 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 292 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. Hunter 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
▲ Top 7% volume in NC
$1,145,806 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗812
Medicare services
Top 7% in NC for neurological surgery
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$178
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
196 | $62 | $146 |
| Electromyography of arm or leg muscles A test that measures the electrical activity in the muscles of the arm or leg using a needle electrode. It helps evaluate the health of muscles and the nerve cells that control them. |
87 | $74 | $172 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an established patient with straightforward or low-level medical decision making. The visit requires at least 25 minutes of time spent on the day of service. |
69 | $38 | $132 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
57 | $101 | $351 |
| Spine fusion with cage or mesh device insertion A surgical procedure to fuse spine bones by inserting a cage or mesh device into the disc space. |
51 | $195 | $3,557 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
50 | $116 | $356 |
| Nerve conduction study, 9-10 studies A diagnostic test that measures how well nerves send electrical signals. It involves performing 9 to 10 separate nerve conduction studies to evaluate nerve function. |
41 | $156 | $442 |
| Computer-assisted spinal procedure A surgical or diagnostic procedure involving the spine that utilizes computer technology to assist with planning, navigation, or execution. |
33 | $174 | $1,900 |
| Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft | 32 | $53 | $300 |
| Lower back spinal fusion with bone and disc removal A surgical procedure to fuse vertebrae in the lower back. It involves removing part of the spine bone and a disc to stabilize the area. |
31 | $1,362 | $12,095 |
| Home health plan of care certification Certification by a physician or allowed practitioner for Medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care. This includes contacting the home health agency and reviewing reports of patient status required by physicians. |
23 | $39 | $100 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with nerve release during fusion This procedure involves removing part of the bone in a single segment of the lower spine to release the spinal cord or nerves, performed during a spinal fusion. |
21 | $195 | $3,600 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
21 | $61 | $180 |
| Spinal fusion of additional segment A surgical procedure to join an additional section of the spine to the existing fusion. This is performed as a separate or subsequent step to stabilize more of the spinal column. |
20 | $295 | $3,042 |
| Initial hospital admission, low complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving straightforward or low-level medical decision making, with at least 40 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
20 | $64 | $261 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck A procedure involving the placement of a stabilizing device on the back of a single vertebra in the neck. |
18 | $572 | $5,692 |
| Spinal stabilization device placement, 3-6 segments Surgical placement of a device to stabilize three to six vertebrae in the back. |
16 | $575 | $6,403 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with nerve release, 1 segment A surgical procedure involving the partial removal of a bone segment in the spine to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. This is performed on a single spinal segment. |
15 | $749 | $10,647 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
11 | $127 | $431 |
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.
15.1% high complexity
0.0% medium
84.9% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$1,145,806
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $163,687/year across 7 years
Top 4% in NC for neurological surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
51
Companies
292
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
$186,139
2023
$207,423
2022
$190,343
2021
$147,078
2020
$182,704
2019
$126,673
2018
$105,445
Payments by company (2024)
Globus Medical, Inc.
$141,763
Alphatec Spine, Inc
$41,229
FloSpine LLC
$1,892
Intrinsic Therapeutics
$556
Nevro Corp.
$126
Providence Medical Technology, Inc.
$93
MEDACTA USA, INC.
$90
Stryker Corporation
$65
Medtronic, Inc.
$62
Ethicon US, LLC
$53
PRECISION SPINE, INC.
$50
Sanara MedTech Inc.
$49
ConvaTec Inc.
$29
Cerapedics Inc.
$24
Baxter Healthcare
$22
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$20
Theragen, Inc.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 99.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
NuVasive, Inc.
$913,858
Globus Medical, Inc.
$150,125
Alphatec Spine, Inc
$73,161
FloSpine LLC
$3,892
Intrinsic Therapeutics
$598
Intelligent Implant Systems, LLC
$500
Merz North America, Inc.
$336
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$298
Nevro Corp.
$270
Wenzel Spine, Inc.
$248
Stryker Corporation
$246
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$232
Providence Medical Technology, Inc.
$215
Medtronic, Inc.
$140
DJO, LLC
$134
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$124
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$93
MEDACTA USA, INC.
$90
7D Surgical Inc.
$78
Spineology Inc.
$77
Sanara MedTech Inc.
$69
Radius Health, Inc.
$68
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$66
SI-BONE, Inc.
$64
Abbott Laboratories
$57
Novocure Inc.
$54
Ethicon US, LLC
$53
PRECISION SPINE, INC.
$50
Cerapedics Inc.
$47
ConvaTec Inc.
$43
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$41
CSL Behring
$40
Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc.
$39
SI-BONE, INC.
$39
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$34
Nanovis LLC
$33
Theragen, Inc.
$30
Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc.
$28
Spine Wave, Inc.
$26
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$24
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$23
Trevena, Inc.
$22
Baxter Healthcare
$22
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
$18
Baudax Bio Inc.
$18
Avanos Medical
$17
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$16
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$16
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$15
PFIZER INC.
$13
Neuronetics, Inc.
$6
Top 3 companies account for 99.2% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ALIF · ANASTOCLIP · ANASTOCLIP GC 8CM (MEDIUM) · ANATOMIC PEEK PTC CERVICAL FUSION SYSTEM · ANDEXXA · ANJESO · AQUAMANTYS · AVELLE · ActaStim-S · BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) · Barricaid Annular Closure Device · Battalion TLIF - PC · Biomet SpinalPak · CAVUX Cervical Cage · CMF · CMF SPINALOGIC · CODMAN CERTAS · COHERE · CORE · CREO · CREO MIS · CellerateRx · Direct Look Lateral System · ELSA · EXPAREL · Excelsius - GPS · Excelsius3D Imaging System · Expandable TLIF System · FLOSEAL · Gliadel · I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT · IFUSE IMPLANT · INDEPENDENCE · INNOVAMATRIX AC · INVICTUS OPEN · InterContinental /Trans MIS · Invictus MIS · KODIAK · KODIAK MIS · KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY · Kcentra · LIF · LORZONE · Lateral Inline · LessRay · MD-VUE LATERAL ACCESS · MEDTRONIC REUSABLE INSTRUMENTS · MIDAS REX · MIS Inline Lateral · MIS Lumbar Discectomy Instruments · MONUMENT · Magellan · Movantik · Multiple Products · MySpine · NAVLOCK · NEUROSTAR TMS THERAPY · NSE - SONOPET · ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES · OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM · Olinvyk · Omnia · Optune · Orbit-R Anterior Lumbar Disc · Other - MIS · Other - Miscellaneous · POWER · POWEREASE · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · RELISTOR · SPINEJACK · SUSTAIN IR · Senza · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc · Spinal Implants · THROMBIN · TLIF · TLX · Ti-Largo Cervical Cage System · Ti-Largo-Cervical Interbody System · Tymlos · VICRYL · VariLIft · VariLift · Varilift · XLIF · XLX · ZEVO · iFuse Implant · varilift
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 →
Geographic Context
Neurological surgerists in nearby ZIP areas
44
County median income
$65,472
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
CAROMONT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
5.1 mi
5.1 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. Hunter is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 7% in NC), 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. Hunter experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Hunter performed 196 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 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. Hunter receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Hunter received a total of $1,145,806 from 51 companies across 292 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. Hunter's costs compare to other neurological surgerists in Gastonia?
Dr. Hunter's average Medicare payment per service is $178. 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. Hunter) 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 →
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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.
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