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Dr. Lucas M. Hunter

General Surgery (Surgery Physician)

At a glance

Years since graduation
7
In the NPI registry since
2019

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2019Medical school: Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
  • 2019Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery Physician primary
    NC license 2026-02405
  • Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: General Surgery per capita by county →

Where they work

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare prescriptions

Most prescribed drugs, Medicare Part D 2024
DrugPrescriptions
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (hydrocodone/acetaminophen)
Other prescribers in Winston Salem, NC
23

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 2 companies reported 21 payments worth $2,000 in total to this clinician.

By company
Medtronic, Inc.$1,944
Terumo Medical Corporation$55.98
By type
Travel and Lodging$1,249
Food and Beverage$751

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Jul 16, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Jul 16, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ENDURANT IIS · Aortic Stent Grafts · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$638
Oct 3, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Oct 3, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ENDURANT IIS · Aortic Stent Grafts · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$199
Oct 4, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Oct 4, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ENDURANT IIS · Aortic Stent Grafts · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$199
Oct 8, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Oct 8, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ENDURANT IIS · Aortic Stent Grafts · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$77.53
Nov 8, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Nov 8, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ENDURANT IIS · Aortic Stent Grafts · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$62.80
Oct 3, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Oct 3, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ENDURANT IIS · Aortic Stent Grafts · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$33.89
Oct 4, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Oct 4, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ENDURANT IIS · Aortic Stent Grafts · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$33.89
Jul 16, 2025Medtronic, Inc.
Jul 16, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ENDURANT IIS · Aortic Stent Grafts · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$4.68

Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in North Carolina →

Other General Surgery clinicians in Winston Salem

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated August 18, 2026), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1497218846. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.