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Eric Hungness, MD

NPI 1336193283ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Chicago, IL

Surgery (MD) with Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, practicing in Chicago, Illinois. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $26,572 for 65 patients in 2024, with only 20 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. reported $10,397 in payments in 2025, mostly education. Lists Northwestern Memorial Hospital as a hospital affiliation.

Overview

NPI1336193283
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMay 22, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJul 11, 2007

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X—IL

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (IL)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients65
Services billed97 across 27 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$26,572

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)20 · 30 30-day fills
Patients11
Total drug cost$161.67
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year1997
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$10,397 · 17 payments from 1 company
  • 2024$1,981 · 5 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.$10,39717

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Education$8,500 · 5 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$1,748 · 8 payments
  • Food and Beverage$148.78 · 4 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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