Physician

Gitonga Munene, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Gitonga Munene, MD (NPI: 1164663829) practices surgical oncology in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Kalamazoo, MI. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is WEST MICHIGAN CANCER CENTER (NPI: 1447261730; TIN: 383061574) and primary practice location at 49007-5341.

Munene's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 127 traditional Medicare patients, billed 256 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $55,016 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 36561 (Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older)). Part D data shows 74 prescription claims across 35 beneficiaries totaling $108,533 in drug costs, led by Creon (Lipase/Protease/Amylase). Open Payments data shows 31 records totaling $18,057. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $48,455 and ending at $55,016. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $1,594 to $108,533. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$49K$98K2015 Medicare payment: $48,455 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $82,938 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $98,262 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $88,694 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $92,077 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $69,468 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $53,678 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $67,939 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $44,378 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $55,016 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
201577162$48,455
201693433$82,938
20171192,326$98,262
2018120329$88,694
2019149392$92,077
2020133294$69,468
2021131240$53,678
2022123248$67,939
2023136247$44,378
2024127256$55,016

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$79K$158K2015 Drug cost: $1,594 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $10,821 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $4,862 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $5,979 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $7,152 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $6,234 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $1,814 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $81,448 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $157,931 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $108,533 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151829$1,594
201637118$10,821
20174597$4,862
201834125$5,979
20192968$7,152
20202342$6,234
20211223$1,814
202246100$81,448
202352150$157,931
20243574$108,533

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
36561Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older)1416$247
99205New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more1818$160
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more3232$113
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more1820$98
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more6880$61

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
CreonLipase/Protease/Amylase291,204$103,730

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.31$18,057Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Gitonga Munene, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Gitonga Munene, MD (NPI 1164663829), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Gitonga Munene, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Gitonga Munene, MD?

Gitonga Munene, MD is linked to WEST MICHIGAN CANCER CENTER (billing NPI 1447261730) in the available physician profile data.

Does Gitonga Munene, MD have Open Payments data?

Gitonga Munene, MD has 31 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.