2026 NPPES data Pediatric Surgery Physician NPI 1649666009 M.D.
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Aaron Cunningham, M.D.

Pediatric Surgery Physician in Charleston, South Carolina.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,132 in Pediatric Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Industry payments
$179.03
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Aaron Cunningham, M.D. is a Pediatric Surgery Physician in Charleston, South Carolina, listed in the federal CMS National Provider Identifier registry.

$179.03
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Board-eligible specialty (heuristic, not verified)

Aaron Cunningham, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Aaron Cunningham, M.D.?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 04/13/2015

NPI 1649666009

Primary specialty

Pediatric Surgery Physician

Niche

1,132 US NPIs in this specialty

Specialty distribution in South Carolina

How Pediatric Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among South Carolina providers

South Carolina providers
Pharmacist - 6.2%Pharmacist6.2%Mental Health Counselor - 5.1%Mental Health Counselor5.1%Family Nurse Practitioner - 4.6%Family Nurse Practitioner4.6%Physical Therapist - 4.5%Physical Therapist4.5%Behavior Technician - 3.8%Behavior Technician3.8%Speech-Language Pathologist - 3.7%Speech-Language Pathologist3.7%Pediatric Surgery Physician - 0%Pediatric Surgery Physician0%
Largest specialties in South Carolina (% of in-state providers)

Board certification

Not published by CMS

CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Pediatric Surgery Physician. Verify directly:

How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Aaron Cunningham, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Pediatric Surgery Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 10 MCCLENNAN BANKS DR, Charleston, SC, 29425, with a listed phone of (843) 792-3853. NPI 1649666009 was issued on 04/13/2015.

Medicare Part D prescribing data is not currently published for this NPI, which typically means the provider either wrote fewer than 11 Part D claims in the most recent reporting year, does not participate in Medicare, or practices in a specialty that rarely prescribes outpatient drugs. Absence of prescribing data is not a quality signal, many Pediatric Surgery Physician providers operate outside Part D entirely.

Pediatric Surgery Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 1,132 enrolled providers across 52 states and an average of 272 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.

Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

10 MCCLENNAN BANKS DR
Charleston, SC 29425

Provider Details

NPI 1649666009
Specialty Pediatric Surgery Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 04/13/2015

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Aaron Cunningham, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$179

Largest payer

ATRICURE, INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Pediatric Surgery Physician Overview

How Aaron Cunningham, M.D. fits within the Pediatric Surgery Physician landscape nationally.

1,132
Pediatric Surgery Physician Providers in US
52
States with Pediatric Surgery Physician
272
Avg Claims per Provider

Nearby Pediatric Surgery Physician Providers in South Carolina

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in South Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Cunningham.

Compare Pediatric Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the South Carolina medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Pediatric Surgery Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

Medicare Part D and MIPS figures describe practice patterns in federal programs only, they are not quality ratings, and PlainDoctor does not rate, rank, or recommend providers.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Aaron Cunningham, M.D.'s specialty?
Aaron Cunningham, M.D. specializes in Pediatric Surgery Physician and practices in Charleston, South Carolina. Credentials: M.D..
Where is Aaron Cunningham, M.D. located?
Aaron Cunningham, M.D. is located at 10 MCCLENNAN BANKS DR, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-3853.
What is Aaron Cunningham, M.D.'s NPI number?
Aaron Cunningham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649666009, issued on 04/13/2015.
How many Pediatric Surgery Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 1,132 Pediatric Surgery Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Pediatric Surgery Physician provider writes 272 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Aaron Cunningham, M.D. accept Medicare?
Aaron Cunningham, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Aaron Cunningham, M.D.'s credentials?
Aaron Cunningham, M.D.'s NPI is 1649666009 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

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