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Dr. David Charles Kunkel, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

University of New Mexico School of Medicine (2008)

Professional interests include: gastrointestinal motility disorders

200 W Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

1-800-926-8273

Dr. David Charles Kunkel, MD is a gastroenterologist in San Diego, CA specializing in adult gastroenterology. He graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 2008 and has 16 years of experience. Dr. David Charles Kunkel, MD is affiliated with Regents of the University of California.

Office Locations

Address:

200 W Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

Address:

4303 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, CA 92122

Address:

9300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“The authors of the abstract include Richard McCallum, MD (Texas Tech University-El Paso), Michael Cline, DO (Cleveland Clinic) and David Kunkel, MD (University of California, San Diego), which will...”—"Evoke Pharma's Abstract Entitled "Superiority of Nasal Spray Compared to Orally Administered Metoclopramide in Reducing Healthcare Costs in Treating Diabetic Gastroparesis Patients" to Be Presented at The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2023 Annual Meeting", Channel 8 News, October 2023

“During the meeting, David C. Kunkel, MD, Gastroenterologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Health and lead author, will present data from...”—"GlobeNewswire", KRON4, August 2023

“Lead author, Dr. David C. Kunkel, Gastroenterologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at UC San Diego Health, emphasized the challenges faced by patients with gastroparesis who have limited...”—"GlobeNewswire", Fox31 Denver, January 2023

diagnostic procedures	8
doctor visit	10
minimally invasive procedures	3
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	9

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

anorectal procedures	94
complementary or alternative therapy	40
diagnostic procedures	119
doctor visit	227
gastrointestinal procedures	233
hospital care	47
hydrogen breath test	39
inpatient care	47
manometry	70
methane breath test	39
minimally invasive procedures	131
preventive care	25
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	81
urologic procedures	38

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	516
Black	40
Hispanic	94
Asian	50
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	34
Less than 65	156

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

anorectal procedures	84
complementary or alternative therapy	46
diagnostic procedures	135
doctor visit	270
gastrointestinal procedures	316
hospital care	27
hydrogen breath test	68
injections	32
inpatient care	27
manometry	87
methane breath test	68
minimally invasive procedures	170
preventive care	10
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	105
urologic procedures	30

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	325
Black	20
Hispanic	52
Asian	27
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	21
Less than 65	83

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

anorectal procedures	180
complementary or alternative therapy	79
diagnostic procedures	226
doctor visit	241
gastrointestinal procedures	303
hospital care	32
hydrogen breath test	66
injections	31
inpatient care	32
manometry	90
methane breath test	66
minimally invasive procedures	164
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	137
urologic procedures	89

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	19
Hispanic	56
Asian	23
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	24
Less than 65	96

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

anorectal procedures	159
complementary or alternative therapy	45
diagnostic procedures	235
doctor visit	176
gastrointestinal procedures	280
hospital care	17
hydrogen breath test	20
injections	24
inpatient care	17
manometry	79
methane breath test	20
minimally invasive procedures	203
preventive care	8
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	156
urologic procedures	79

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	28
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	21
Less than 65	78

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

anorectal procedures	108
complementary or alternative therapy	64
diagnostic procedures	182
doctor visit	204
gastrointestinal procedures	310
hospital care	21
hydrogen breath test	22
injections	22
inpatient care	21
manometry	68
methane breath test	22
minimally invasive procedures	218
preventive care	33
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	128
urologic procedures	54

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	17
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	21
Less than 65	84

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

anorectal procedures	75
diagnostic procedures	170
doctor visit	211
gastrointestinal procedures	275
hospital care	13
injections	31
inpatient care	13
manometry	49
minimally invasive procedures	193
preventive care	8
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	133
urologic procedures	37

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	231
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	14
Less than 65	68

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

anorectal procedures	250
diagnostic procedures	412
doctor visit	407
gastrointestinal procedures	770
hospital care	22
injections	33
inpatient care	22
manometry	182
minimally invasive procedures	464
preventive care	58
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	286
urologic procedures	126

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Charles Kunkel, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Charles Kunkel, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in San Diego, CA were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and anorectal procedures.

anorectal procedures	135
complementary or alternative therapy	54
diagnostic procedures	186
doctor visit	220
gastrointestinal procedures	315
hospital care	25
hydrogen breath test	43
injections	29
inpatient care	25
manometry	89
methane breath test	43
minimally invasive procedures	196
preventive care	25
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	129
urologic procedures	64

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Kunkel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	16
Non-Hispanic White	199
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	33
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	73
85 and over	13
Less than 65	58
65 to 74	132

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Kunkel, MD From 2014 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Charles Kunkel, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	8
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. David Charles Kunkel, MD graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 2008. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine (2008)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David Charles Kunkel, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Regents of the University of California

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David Charles Kunkel, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$65,635 DUPIXENT $65,635
Pfizer Inc.	$22,312 VYNDAQEL $22,312
Shire North American Group Inc	$14,586 $14,586
EVOKE PHARMA, INC.	$12,123 GIMOTI $10,734	$1,389
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$5,486 LINZESS $5,486
Other	$17,085 Solesta $4,270	IBSRELA $2,088	MOTEGRITY $2,056	talicia $1,500	ZELNORM $750	Other $6,421

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$93,122
Consulting Fee	$27,888
Travel and Lodging	$9,314
Food and Beverage	$4,691
Honoraria	$2,200
Other	$13

Research Payments

Dr. David Charles Kunkel, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $12,454.

Biography

Dr. David Kunkel practices adult gastroenterology in San Diego, CA. He has indicated that his clinical interests include gastrointestinal motility disorders. He is a graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Dr. Kunkel is affiliated with Regents of the University of California.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Charles Kunkel, MD From 2014 - 2021

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General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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