Dr. Hunter Lee Hays , DO
Surgery β’ Saint Louis, MO
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Div Surg Accs
Saint Louis, MO 631101003
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NPI assigned on May 11, 2020; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 11 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) β 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table Β· Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Saint Louis, MO (2024, 107 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 40. Middle half: 21 to 100.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Missouri (2024, 367 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 66. Middle half: 28 to 138.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 11 in 2021 to 11 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2021β2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz
Div Surg Accs
Saint Louis, MO 631101003
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Saint Louis, MO. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Washington University. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2020
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
11 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$10 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019β2025.
Years since graduation
6 years (graduated 2020)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2020 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2020
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Hays has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Hays as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Saint Louis and Missouri
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Saint Louis, MO (2024, 107 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 40. Middle half: 21 to 100.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Missouri (2024, 367 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 66. Middle half: 28 to 138.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Saint Louis, MO (2024, 107 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $179. Middle half: $70 to $838.
A lower Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Missouri (2024, 367 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $376. Middle half: $114 to $1,301.
239 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Saint Louis, MO (715 in Missouri).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Saint Louis
10% of these 239 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
49% of these 239 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 11 in 2021 to 11 in 2024.
- 2021: 11
- 2022: 20
- 2024: 11
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 11 in 2021 to 11 in 2024.
- 2021: 11
- 2022: 20
- 2024: 11
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $26 in 2021 to $10 in 2024.
- 2021: $26
- 2022: $43
- 2024: $10
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 11 | 15 | $9.92 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-11-19NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0127X
Trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20251103001053
MO
5991294555
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Washington University
1 Barnes Jew Hosp Plz, Saint Louis, MO 631101003
Phone: 3142737373
Secondary Practice Locations
1201 S Grand Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 631041016
Phone: 3146172000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioner
Surgery - Surgical Critical Care
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Gerontology
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1 BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL PLZ, DIV SURG ACCS, SAINT LOUIS, MO 631101003 (Tel: 3143625298)
Registered at PO BOX 7412011, CHICAGO, IL 606742011 (Tel: 3143625298)
Registered at 1201 S GRAND BLVD, SAINT LOUIS, MO 631041016 (Tel: 3146172000)
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MO 2025039900)
Registered at 237 DEJOURNET DR, CHESTERFIELD, MO 630051620 (Tel: 6605256210)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 5450 FORT ST, TRENTON, MI 481834601 (Tel: 7346713297)
Registered at 5700 HIGHLANDS PLAZA DR APT 3033, SAINT LOUIS, MO 631101336 (Tel: 6605256210)
Recorded as HUNTER HAYS, DO
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Saint Louis
- Dr. Joseph Banton, MD
- Dr. Eddy Hsueh, MD
- Dr. Tonya Martin-Dunlap, MD
- Dr. John Mazuski, MD
- Dr. Jessica Lindemann, MD
- Dr. Akhil Gangisetty, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 7412011
Chicago, IL 606742011
Phone: 3143625298