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Dr. Chester L. Strunk, MD

Ear, nose and throat doctor in Houston, TX

Bay Area ENT Specialists333 N Texas Ave Ste 3100Webster, TX 77598(281) 338-7135Listed on Healthgrades, WebMD, Medicare and the NPI registry
2950 Cullen Blvd Ste 202Pearland, TX 77584(281) 606-3100Listed on Healthgrades

Practice: Bay Area ENT Specialists

NPI 1740281229 · NPI registry · University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio · graduated 1974

Patient experience

Healthgrades4.1 out of 5 from 12 ratings4 written reviews · latest Oct 2022Read the reviews on Healthgradeschecked Nov 2026
WebMD4.0 out of 5 from 18 ratingsNo written reviewsRead the reviews on WebMDchecked Nov 2026

Not enough reviews mention specific topics yet for a breakdown.

Accepting new patients, according to Healthgrades (checked Nov 2026). Call the office to confirm.

Board certification

Otolaryngology · American Board of Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Pediatrics · American Board of Pediatrics

Source: Listed on Healthgrades · checked Nov 2026

Procedure experience

Hearing test: 383 times for Medicare patientsMore than 90% of Houston ENTs who do this
Ear wax removal: 85 times for Medicare patientsMore than 50% of Houston ENTs who do this
Nasal endoscopy (camera exam of the nose): 55 times for Medicare patients
Voice box exam (camera exam of the throat): 32 times for Medicare patients

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, 2024. Medicare patients only; CMS hides counts under 11 · checked Nov 2026

Hospitals

Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital · 5 of 5 CMS stars
Memorial Hermann Houston Physicians Hospital · Not rated by CMS

Source: CMS Facility Affiliation and Hospital General Information · checked Nov 2026

Texas medical license

License E2889 · Active · expires Nov 2027

Disciplinary status: None

Source: Texas Medical Board · checked Nov 2026

Medicare quality score

75.7 out of 100 (reported by the doctor's group)

Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2024 · checked Nov 2026

Payments from drug and device companies (2025)

$2,536 across 51 payments

Integra LifeSciences Corporation: $1,132
Aerin Medical Inc.: $258
Lilly USA, LLC: $207

Many of these payments are small, such as meals. A payment does not mean wrongdoing.

Source: CMS Open Payments, 2025 · checked Nov 2026

Insurance

Plans in the insurers’ own directories

Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, CHIP and Marketplace plans from public directories run by the insurers. Employer plans are not listed here yet.

UnitedHealthcare · 16 plans

Medicare Advantage

AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC TX-0006 (PPO)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC TX-0009 (HMO-POS)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC TX-0015 (HMO-POS)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC TX-001P (HMO-POS)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
AARP Medicare Advantage from UHC TX-4P (HMO-POS)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
AARP Medicare Advantage Giveback from UHC TX-31 (PPO)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
AARP Medicare Advantage Patriot No Rx TX-MA01 (HMO-POS)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
AARP Medicare Advantage Patriot No Rx TX-MA05 (PPO)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
UHC Complete Care Support TX-1A (Regional PPO C-SNP)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
UHC Complete Care TX-29 (Regional PPO C-SNP)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
UHC Complete Care TX-2P (HMO-POS C-SNP)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
UHC Dual Complete TX-D01P (HMO-POS D-SNP)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
UHC Dual Complete TX-S001 (Regional PPO D-SNP)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
UHC Dual Complete TX-V01P (HMO-POS D-SNP)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
UHC Medicare Advantage TX-0030 (Regional PPO)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.
UHC Nursing Home Plan TX-F001 (PPO I-SNP)Last checked Oct 5, 2026 · confirm with the office.

Source: UnitedHealthcare provider directory · checked Oct 2026

Insurance companies listed on Healthgrades

Listed on Healthgrades, confirm with the office.

Aetna
AnthemNational (BlueCard) PPO
Assurant Health
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of TexasBlue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Blue Cross Blue ShieldBlue Cross and Blue Shield
CareFirst Blue Cross Blue ShieldHealthyBlue Advantage
Cigna
Commercial Insurance Company
CoreSource
Coventry Health Care
CurativeCurative PPO Plus, Curative EPO, Curative PPO
First HealthFirst Health (Coventry Health Care)
Golden Rule
Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)GEHA
HAP Insurance
Humana
Humana Health Plan of Texas
Medicare
Meritain Health
MultiPlanMultiPlan PPO
National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)
Principal Life
Private HealthCare Systems
Tricare
UnitedHealthCareUnited Healthcare

Source: Listed on Healthgrades, confirm with the office · checked Nov 2026

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